Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: CREME vs. DDME Don Juan, Dec 4, 2023 at 10:13 AM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: War diaries of regiments in the 53rd Welsh Division. dbf, Nov 7, 2023
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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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    2,771
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    19,080
    Latest: 2nd North Staffs Gary Tankard, Dec 6, 2023 at 8:32 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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    1,052
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    13,775
    Latest: A Xanten Crash … ? Cee, Dec 9, 2023 at 3:12 PM
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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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    22,545
    Latest: 2733926 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Horace Cyril PHILLIPS, MBE, 1 Welsh Guards: POW dbf, Dec 4, 2023 at 10:19 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.
    Discussions:
    266
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    2,152
    Latest: Beach Battalions RM and/or RN Commando The_Stonker, Nov 28, 2023
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
    Discussions:
    179
    Messages:
    2,338
    Latest: Research on a soldier: 4469800 Private John HESLINGTON, 16 DLI: 15/09/1943 travers1940, Nov 22, 2023
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    106
    Messages:
    463
    Latest: 7953223 Trooper Charles WILLS, North Irish Horse: POW dbf, Sep 22, 2023
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
    Discussions:
    486
    Messages:
    7,377
    Latest: Canadian View on British Recce Chris C, Dec 7, 2023 at 12:59 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    2,008
    Messages:
    26,004
    Latest: 61 Infantry Division - assault division for D-Day Uncle Target, Dec 8, 2023 at 8:14 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    813
    Messages:
    8,136
    Latest: Help with abbreviation to identify unit please pickperson, Dec 7, 2023 at 4:42 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    1,762
    Messages:
    6,098
    Latest: Royal Signals - did they land at Gold Beach on D-Day??? Tony56, Dec 7, 2023 at 2:56 PM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    9,990
    Latest: 1st & 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Firefly44, Dec 8, 2023 at 2:27 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    219
    Messages:
    1,293
    Latest: Croix De Guerre awarded to Lt Col K H Clark 63256 SHAEF EmpireUmpire, Dec 5, 2023 at 10:09 AM
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    397
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    2,966
    Latest: REME/RASC Unit Locations minden1759, Dec 7, 2023 at 4:08 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
    Discussions:
    290
    Messages:
    2,260
    Latest: Assistance with RAOC units and abbreviations Joroti, Nov 30, 2023
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
    Discussions:
    257
    Messages:
    2,160
    Latest: RAF Special Duties Squadrons (138 & 161) Pilot Reports Aixman, Nov 29, 2023
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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.
    Discussions:
    529
    Messages:
    3,823
    Latest: Award DCM Sjt. D. Porter, 1 Demolition Sqn, Royal Engineers (Popski's Private Army, R Patrol), Italy brithm, Dec 9, 2023 at 2:16 PM
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  19. Allied Units - Others

    For discussion and documents related to Allied nations not already listed separately.
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    247
    Messages:
    1,023
    Latest: French 2nd Armored Division movements Wg Cdr Luddite, Nov 2, 2023
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    502
    Messages:
    2,978
    Latest: WX.1982 Corporal Edward William SYMONS, 2/32nd Bn. Australian Infantry: PoW, 20/05/1943 Andreas, Nov 1, 2023
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    669
    Messages:
    3,656
    Latest: Organisation of an Indian Infantry Battalion - Nov 41 davidbfpo, Dec 7, 2023 at 7:25 PM
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
    794
    Messages:
    6,683
    Latest: Haldimand and Dufferin Light Infantry dryan67, Dec 5, 2023 at 12:53 PM
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
    105
    Messages:
    696
    Latest: Field Force Committee Organisation Plan 36 hildaren Carter haenga, Dec 6, 2023 at 7:51 AM
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
    133
    Messages:
    1,029
    Latest: 73518 Lieutenant Horace William Devereux LONGDEN, Kaffrarian Rifles, South African Forces: POW dbf, Sep 28, 2023
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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.
    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    2,865
    Latest: Need help researching my Grandfather AmericanPatriot, Dec 7, 2023 at 1:37 AM
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  26. Axis Units

    Discussions:
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    4,887
    Latest: Early Wehrmacht Losses ltdan, Dec 8, 2023 at 4:35 PM
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  1. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017 ... 2 3
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    Wobbler
    Nov 18, 2023
  2. AB64
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    Ancestry - War Diaries

    AB64, Oct 1, 2022 ... 2
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    Deacs
    Oct 14, 2023
  3. papiermache
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    The Army of Clerks and Army forms

    papiermache, Oct 29, 2020 ... 2
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    dbf
    Oct 6, 2023
  4. davidbfpo
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    Battle Honours: how are these granted? Where are the records?

    davidbfpo, Oct 2, 2023
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    davidbfpo
    Oct 2, 2023
  5. Jill Tate
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    Reading War diaries General

    Jill Tate, Jan 30, 2022
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    Ramiles
    Jul 5, 2023
  6. 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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    Ramiles
    Jun 11, 2023
  7. graeme
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    Official History

    graeme, Apr 12, 2023
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    graeme
    Apr 12, 2023
  8. dbf
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    Note on War Office Files: Clerical instructions

    dbf, Apr 11, 2023
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    552
    papiermache
    Apr 11, 2023
  9. wmartin
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    War Diaries available online

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
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    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  10. Chris C
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    War diaries: variable detail - veriable accuracy!?

    Chris C, Aug 7, 2021
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    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2021
  11. Owen
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    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  12. 51highland
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    Result of Courts Martial in war Diary

    51highland, Jul 23, 2020 ... 2
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    7,572
    Dr Chris
    Jul 29, 2020
  13. 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
  14. dbf
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    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    31,744
    dryan67
    Jun 20, 2020
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    6,505
    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  20. 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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    22,783
    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  21. 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
  22. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

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

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  24. 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
  25. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

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

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    5,542
    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  27. Ben_Mayne
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    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    5,567
    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  28. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

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

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

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

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    5,578
    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  32. hutt
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    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    5,849
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  33. LeeSteventon
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    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

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

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    6,602
    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  35. alan58
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    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    5,633
    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  36. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  37. Drew5233
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    How Do You Store Your War Diary Files?

    Drew5233, Jul 1, 2010 ... 2 3
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    7,805
    Drew5233
    Aug 23, 2010
  38. Ron Goldstein
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    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    6,253
    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  39. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    5,579
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  40. Irishladdie

    Royal Ulster Rifles Roster

    Irishladdie, Dec 8, 2023 at 1:05 AM
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    80
    Irishladdie
    Dec 8, 2023 at 2:04 PM
  41. Chris C

    What was a unit serial number?

    Chris C, Nov 20, 2023
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    3
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    147
    Michel Sabarly
    Nov 20, 2023
  42. Chris C

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    Views:
    1,728
    Tony56
    Dec 13, 2022
  43. Chunty

    DMGA

    Chunty, Nov 23, 2022
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    528
    JITTER PARTY
    Nov 28, 2022
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