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Links
A miscellany of decent/useful/interesting sites.
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Network Information, Suggestions and Feedback
News & Information pertinent to the day to day running of the forums.
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User Introductions
Introduce yourself! If you want to.
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Latest: Kings Own 1st Battalion christinaann, Jan 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Unit History
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Latest: My Grandfather. Les Honess RCS 1941-46 davidbfpo, Jan 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM -
Unit Documents
For links to, or transcriptions of Histories, War diaries & Accounts not covered under Unit History section. Please include in the title unit name and date. The aim is to get all such information into one easily searchable area.
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Latest: Juno Beach Landing Tables Temujin, Jan 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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General
Forum for general World War 2 talk. Anything about WW2 that doesn't fit in any other category
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1940
The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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Latest: BEF rearguard action on the Nieuport-Dunkirk canal (May 29th till May 31st 1940) Wobbler, Jan 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM -
Theatres of War
WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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Latest: HMS Ganges and HMS Pembroke 1 CL1, Jan 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Latest: HMS Ganges July 1940 researchingreg, Jan 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Top Secret
Intelligence, Bletchley, Interception, Cryptology, MI6/Secret Intelligence Service, etc
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Latest: OSS US SOGs Yugoslavia, 43/44 davidbfpo, Jan 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM -
WW2 Battlefields Today
If you're planning a battlefield tour, or have one to report on, start here.
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Home Fronts
They also serve who 'only' stand and wait. Matters relating to the Home Fronts of the various combatants.
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Latest: Identification of a German uniform Damdam, Jan 5, 2025
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The Holocaust
Area for discussion of things specifically relating to the Holocaust. No denialism, spam, or disrespect welcome.
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Latest: Holocaust Memorial Day CL1, Jan 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM -
The Women of WW2
From combatant in the Red Army to Nurses and Munitions Workers. Women had countless roles in the war, this is the place to discuss them.
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Veteran Accounts
Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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Latest: D-DAY 80th Anniversary. Full sized knitted replica of a Churchill AVRE tank in Ripon dbf, Jan 19, 2025
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Weapons, Technology & Equipment
The machinery & artifacts of #WW2
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Weapons, Technology & Equipment
From entrenching tools to radar, and all points between.
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WW2 Militaria
Forum for discussing aspects of collecting WW2 militaria & sharing your own collections with the world at large.
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Vehicle Names and Census Numbers
This area is specifically for discussing specific British and Commonwealth individual vehicle details - names, turret numbers/callsigns, census numbers, vehicle marks etc. The results of this research is linked to the Warpaint series of books and so will be hosted by Mushroom Model Publications on their Direct Link to .PDF here)
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Latest: RAM Cougar Richelieu, Jan 18, 2025
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Research
The serious bit.
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Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy
Tracking down a family member, specific serviceman or unit.Puzzled by paperwork or official terminology?This is the place to ask.
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Latest: R160560 Eric Leslie EDNEY, Merchant Navy davidbfpo, Jan 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM -
Service Records
Topics specifically relating to Service Records and the background to them.
FAQs / related info can be found in the pinned threads
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War Cemeteries & War Memorial Research
The inevitable result of war.From far-flung resting places to your local war memorial. Research and questions relating to cemeteries and memorials to the fallen of WW2.
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Latest: Visiting El Alamein British War Cemetery Edward Pattinson, Jan 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM -
Non-Commemorated War Dead
A forum for enquiries into those not listed on the CWGC, civilian & military, that have a case for inclusion & may hopefully be remembered there.
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Prisoners of War
POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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Latest: Capua, PG 66 GeoffMNZ, Jan 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM -
Historiography
Area for historiographical issues - things relating to the whys & wherefores of historical study itself. Particular reference to WW2, but also anything to do with 'The Study of History' in general.
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Research Material
If you have access to a particular useful research source, documents, books, etc. and are willing to do look-ups for members this is the place to advertise.
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WW2Talk Resource Manager - new uploads/updates.
Place where threads created by new resource uploads will appear (Test - this may not be it's permanent form)
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Latest: USCG Rescue Flotilla One Temujin, Jan 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Prewar
Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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Postwar
Cold war, military & political history of the period after World War 2.
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Latest: Lowers & Higher Establishments For Infantry Battalions & Artillery Field Regiments in FARELF Charley Fortnum, Jan 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Other Stuff
The less serious bit
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Books, Films, TV, Radio
The written word and the moving image. Bibliophiles, telly addicts & Film critics, state your case here.
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Latest: "SAS Rogue Heroes" new drama on the BBC Wobbler, Jan 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM -
WW2 Museums. Events, & places to see.
Been to any good museums lately? Or maybe a WW2 related show? Anything that's not strictly a battlefield visit, tell us about it or ask for information here.
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Latest: Looks like Airfix have "updated" the WW2 RAF groundcrew Owen, Jan 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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The Lounge Bar
Off topic stuff.Rattle on about whatever here.Rants & raves, general strangeness & anything else you'd like to share. Used to be a free for all. - Modern Religion is no longer welcome, and no Modern Politics whatsoever.
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Latest: I can relate anything to WWII CL1, Jan 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Trux 21st Army Group
21 ARMY GROUP 1944/45 - Units, organisation and equipment - Originally the Trux Models website. An excellent resource on 21AG now resting here by the kind permission of it's creator.
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Trux Discussion Area
This is the 'open' bit of the Trux area, all the other stuff should be closed. Things posted here will appear on the Portal.
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Arms
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Other Formations
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Latest: Unknown Canadian Unit Michel Sabarly, Oct 14, 2023