Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 30 Corps War Diaries mark23, May 13, 2021 at 5:58 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: War Diary: 158 (Royal Welch) Brigade HQ Wapen, Jan 25, 2021
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  3. British Army Units - Others

    For discussions and documents relating to units which are not already listed separately under Unit History
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    13,765
    Latest: War diaries 23 Hussars of september 24, 1944 American flyer smitcons, May 16, 2021 at 7:31 PM
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  4. Airborne

    For those that follow Airborne units of the period, from Glider Pilot Regiment to Fallschirmjaeger.
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    Latest: 25/5/1944 - 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment - Stoke Rochford Hall Dr Allyson Peers, May 3, 2021
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  5. The Brigade of Guards

    Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Welsh Guards

    'Honi soit qui mal y pense', 'Nulli Secundus', 'Nemo Me Impune Lacessit', 'Quis Separabit', 'Cymru am Byth'
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    Latest: Who liberated Enschede, Holland ? Coldstream Guards John L Pritchard, May 17, 2021 at 3:15 PM
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  6. Commandos & Royal Marines


    18/10/42 - Hitler decrees that Commandos encountered by German forces should be killed immediately, even if in uniform or attempting to surrender.
    A forum section for the discussion of chaps who were probably rather proud they'd got up his nose so...
    Per Mare, Per Terram etc.
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    1,635
    Latest: B Troop, 45 Commando MongoUK, May 4, 2021
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    2,008
    Latest: Durham Light Infantry Museum to Close...CONFIRMED bamboo43, May 9, 2021
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  8. North Irish Horse

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    428
    Latest: Tiger 131 Uncle Target, Dec 17, 2020
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    7,030
    Latest: 15th Scottish Reconnaissance Regt - C Squadron > Tracing 1944+ Path chillfiltered, May 7, 2021
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    1,677
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    21,531
    Latest: 154 Battery HAA Burma War Diary Request MongoUK, May 15, 2021 at 8:33 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    671
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    6,265
    Latest: War Diary 50 me pl RE MARCH-MAY 45 Mark NW, May 17, 2021 at 7:53 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    2,220
    Latest: unit info wanted Lucchio1, May 17, 2021 at 10:30 AM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    Latest: 24th Lancers - Roll of Honour Ramiles, May 18, 2021 at 7:23 AM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: Award Military Medal Cpl Ambrose Albert ELWELL (7518447) 157th Field Ambulance, RAMC mark abbott, May 17, 2021 at 9:57 AM
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    321
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    2,156
    Latest: RASC troop carrying in 1944 Armd Divs Gary Kennedy, May 8, 2021
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    Latest: REME with First Army in North Africa. Richelieu, Apr 17, 2021
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    Latest: Captain Julian Henry Hall, 100107, Intelligence Corps Varasc, May 4, 2021
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  18. Special Forces

    SAS, LRDG, Brandenbergers, Popski's Private Army, etc. Forum for discussion of the more unconventional or specialised Units and those that served in them.
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    3,121
    Latest: SOE Mission Italy April 1944. 'Operation Atlow'. Roger Freeman, May 10, 2021
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  19. Allied Units - Others

    For discussion and documents related to Allied nations not already listed separately.
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    Latest: French Foreign Legion During World War 2 davidbfpo, Apr 21, 2021
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  20. Australian

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    2,824
    Latest: Tobruk 80 years on- A Tale of Two Rats. Waddell, Apr 2, 2021
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  21. British Indian Army

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    Latest: Central India Horse Charley Fortnum, May 11, 2021
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    5,617
    Latest: 7th Anti Tank Regiment RCA Chris C, May 13, 2021 at 5:21 PM
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  23. New Zealand

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    Latest: New Zealand Artillery Regiments WW2 Tricky Dicky, Jan 27, 2021
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  24. South African

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    Latest: [POW] Richard Gordon (Block Nr. 78645) 3rd Battalion Transvaal Scottish Shaun Gordon, May 18, 2021 at 8:28 AM
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  25. US Units

    The chaps will do their best, but in all honesty this place is better at Commonwealth stuff.
    You may wish to try our 'sister' forum WW2F.com for queries on US units - link below.
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    Latest: 'A KISS IN THE ASS' alieneyes, May 6, 2021
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: Help identifying this uniform and badges... please not a nazi travers1940, May 17, 2021 at 1:37 PM
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  1. Owen
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    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  2. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    51highland
    Oct 20, 2020
  3. 51highland
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    Result of Courts Martial in war Diary

    51highland, Jul 23, 2020 ... 2
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    Dr Chris
    Jul 29, 2020
  4. Red W
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    Unit War Diaries - Rolls of Officers / Field Returns

    Red W, Jun 13, 2020
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    Red W
    Jul 13, 2020
  5. dbf
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    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    dryan67
    Jun 20, 2020
  6. Mikeo
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    War Diaries (Kept at what level - battalion, coy?)

    Mikeo, Jun 15, 2020
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    Drew5233
    Jun 16, 2020
  7. Osborne2
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    War Diary Army Form C.2119. May 1941

    Osborne2, May 6, 2020
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    Osborne2
    May 6, 2020
  8. Osborne2
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    1940 Instructions on completing War Diaries - Army Form C2119A

    Osborne2, Feb 16, 2020
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    Osborne2
    Apr 4, 2020
  9. Steve Fuller
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    Rules for posting war diary pages?

    Steve Fuller, Dec 9, 2019
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    Steve Fuller
    Dec 10, 2019
  10. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  11. von Poop
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    Where are all the War Diaries Then? Hidden on yer Hard Drive, that's where.

    von Poop, Jan 21, 2011 ... 2 3
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    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  12. dbf
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    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  13. Ramiles
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    It seems - perhaps - that there is a page missing from the War Diary?

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
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    Richelieu
    Feb 18, 2018
  14. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  15. pamak
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    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  16. Recce-Boxmeer
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    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  17. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  18. gmyles
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    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  19. Ben_Mayne
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    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  20. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  21. Don Juan
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    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  22. Rob Dickers
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    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  23. Gerry Chester
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    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  24. chingoo
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    War Diary language

    chingoo, Sep 15, 2013
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    chingoo
    Sep 15, 2013
  25. hutt
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    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    3,062
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  26. LeeSteventon
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    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  27. Skoyen89
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    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  28. alan58
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    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  29. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  30. Ron Goldstein
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    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  31. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  32. Jackie Speakman

    7899642 Frederick SPEAKMAN, MM, 15/19 The Kings Royal Hussars 1939-1945

    Jackie Speakman, May 12, 2021 at 11:15 PM
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    Tricky Dicky
    May 13, 2021 at 7:04 PM
  33. LT Bilawal

    Info about 8 HAA Bty of 2 HAA Regt, Royal Indian Arty

    LT Bilawal, May 9, 2021
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    Rothy
    May 10, 2021
  34. lineman

    No 10 Holding and Selection Company

    lineman, Mar 27, 2021
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    Tricky Dicky
    Mar 27, 2021
  35. patrick Vaudreville

    43rd (Wessex) Division "Jeep"

    patrick Vaudreville, Dec 29, 2020
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    Owen
    Dec 29, 2020
  36. Mike Selcon

    53 Brigade Group Singapore January 1942

    Mike Selcon, Dec 23, 2020
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    Mike Selcon
    Dec 24, 2020
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