Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
    Discussions:
    437
    Messages:
    4,689
    Latest: 5821 Lieutenant-General Brian Gwynne HORROCKS, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, MiD**, Middlesex Regiment CL1, Jun 26, 2022
    RSS

  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
    Discussions:
    75
    Messages:
    693
    Latest: Researching 1st Bn Manchester Regiment in N W Europe Red W, Jun 25, 2022
    RSS

  3. British Army Units - Others

    For discussions and documents relating to units which are not already listed separately under Unit History
    Discussions:
    2,275
    Messages:
    16,427
    Latest: 117959 Major John Alexander HAMILTON, MC, MiD, Loyal Regiment: 02/11/1945, Military Cross info?? Uncle Target, Jul 3, 2022 at 2:51 PM
    RSS

  4. Airborne

    For those that follow Airborne units of the period, from Glider Pilot Regiment to Fallschirmjaeger.
    Discussions:
    952
    Messages:
    11,933
    Latest: Glider Cleanup/Removal in Normandy brithm, Jul 3, 2022 at 4:12 PM
    RSS

  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'
    Discussions:
    6,314
    Messages:
    21,078
    Latest: 2718497 Maurice MORIARTY, DCM, 1 Irish Guards Stuart Avery, Jul 2, 2022 at 4:42 AM
    RSS

  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:
    207
    Messages:
    1,792
    Latest: MNBDO1 davegreen81, Jul 3, 2022 at 1:59 PM
    RSS

  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
    Discussions:
    155
    Messages:
    2,121
    Latest: 19th (Stockton-on--Tees) Battalion Homeguard Mr Jinks, Jun 15, 2022
    RSS

  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    104
    Messages:
    443
    Latest: Gerry Chester, 1922 - 2019 Andsco, Apr 28, 2022
    RSS

  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
    Discussions:
    468
    Messages:
    7,155
    Latest: 15th Scottish Recce, C Squadron > Google Mapping 1944+ Route Recce_SM_Ward_Daughter, Jun 27, 2022 at 5:57 PM
    RSS

  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    1,825
    Messages:
    23,714
    Latest: 147th Essex Yeomanry RA - Battery Identification IanTurnbull, Jul 3, 2022 at 11:48 AM
    RSS

  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    754
    Messages:
    7,631
    Latest: David Scott Daniell aka Albert Scott Daniell R.E. alieneyes, Jun 28, 2022 at 4:12 PM
    RSS

  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
    Discussions:
    1,286
    Messages:
    4,817
    Latest: War diary Chris C, Jun 6, 2022
    RSS

  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
    Discussions:
    609
    Messages:
    8,729
    Latest: 170611 Captain Keith Castellain DOUGLAS, RAC : 09/06/1944, Battlefield poet Ramiles, Jul 3, 2022 at 2:01 PM
    RSS

  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
    Discussions:
    177
    Messages:
    1,074
    Latest: Field Hygiene Sections stevejm, Jul 3, 2022 at 11:20 AM
    RSS

  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
    Discussions:
    358
    Messages:
    2,635
    Latest: RASC Petroleum Tom OBrien, Jun 28, 2022 at 10:54 PM
    RSS

  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
    Discussions:
    272
    Messages:
    2,157
    Latest: Help Needed on Uniform? Staffsyeoman, Jun 21, 2022
    RSS

  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
    Discussions:
    235
    Messages:
    1,979
    Latest: OSS Detachment 101 - Clandestine Ops in Burma (1943) - the forgotten. davidbfpo, Jul 3, 2022 at 10:43 AM
    RSS

  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:
    436
    Messages:
    3,266
    Latest: 410258 Ewen CAMERON, Lovat Scouts, 2 SAS & Popski's Private Army Don Eagleton, Jul 1, 2022 at 6:26 AM
    RSS

  19. Allied Units - Others

    For discussion and documents related to Allied nations not already listed separately.
    Discussions:
    221
    Messages:
    885
    Latest: Award OBE Lt. Jean Arnold SCHWAB, 44 Corps Staff, French Army brithm, Jun 27, 2022 at 7:06 PM
    RSS

  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    485
    Messages:
    2,900
    Latest: Battery Observation Tower | Darwin | Dudley Point NT_Australia, May 7, 2022
    RSS

  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    642
    Messages:
    3,323
    Latest: Indian Mountain Artillery Bev Saylor, Jul 1, 2022 at 10:40 PM
    RSS

  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
    724
    Messages:
    6,089
    Latest: Looking for War Diaries April 1945 mhil, Jul 2, 2022 at 8:36 PM
    RSS

  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
    98
    Messages:
    616
    Latest: Pvt. Robert Bryson, 27th Machine-Gun Battalion (New Zealand) TonyRNZE, Jan 10, 2022
    RSS

  24. South African

    Discussions:
    123
    Messages:
    935
    Latest: South Africans in Italian POW Camps vitellino, Apr 8, 2022
    RSS

  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:
    376
    Messages:
    2,548
    Latest: US 3th infantry division vosges mountains. Temujin, Jul 3, 2022 at 2:50 PM
    RSS

  26. Axis Units

    Discussions:
    322
    Messages:
    4,573
    Latest: German War Graves CL1, Jun 30, 2022 at 9:50 PM
    RSS
Sort By:
Title ↓ Start Date
Replies Views
Last Message
  1. andalucia
    Sticky

    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    4,149
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  2. dbf
    Sticky

    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
    Replies:
    61
    Views:
    25,116
    dryan67
    Jun 20, 2020
  3. cmc39v
    Sticky

    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
    Replies:
    9
    Views:
    4,632
    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  4. von Poop
    Sticky

    Where are all the War Diaries Then? Hidden on yer Hard Drive, that's where.

    von Poop, Jan 21, 2011 ... 2 3
    Replies:
    41
    Views:
    18,076
    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  5. Rob Dickers
    Sticky

    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    4,300
    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  6. 51highland
    Sticky

    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017 ... 2
    Replies:
    28
    Views:
    6,505
    8RB
    Apr 16, 2022
  7. Don Juan
    Sticky

    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    4,202
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  8. Osborne2
    Sticky

    War Diary Army Form C.2119. May 1941

    Osborne2, May 6, 2020
    Replies:
    0
    Views:
    2,175
    Osborne2
    May 6, 2020
  9. Chris C
    Sticky

    War diaries: variable detail - veriable accuracy!?

    Chris C, Aug 7, 2021
    Replies:
    6
    Views:
    1,203
    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2021
  10. dbf
    Sticky

    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    3,947
    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  11. wmartin
    Sticky

    War Diaries available online

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
    Replies:
    0
    Views:
    532
    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  12. Gerry Chester
    Sticky

    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
    Replies:
    4
    Views:
    4,126
    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  13. Mikeo
    Sticky

    War Diaries (Kept at what level - battalion, coy?)

    Mikeo, Jun 15, 2020
    Replies:
    10
    Views:
    2,260
    Drew5233
    Jun 16, 2020
  14. Red W
    Sticky

    Unit War Diaries - Rolls of Officers / Field Returns

    Red W, Jun 13, 2020
    Replies:
    6
    Views:
    2,249
    Red W
    Jul 13, 2020
  15. SDP
    Sticky

    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
    Replies:
    20
    Views:
    8,287
    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  16. hutt
    Sticky

    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    4,350
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  17. LeeSteventon
    Sticky

    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
    Replies:
    14
    Views:
    4,938
    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  18. Ron Goldstein
    Sticky

    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
    Replies:
    9
    Views:
    4,839
    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  19. Steve Fuller
    Sticky

    Rules for posting war diary pages?

    Steve Fuller, Dec 9, 2019
    Replies:
    6
    Views:
    3,155
    Steve Fuller
    Dec 10, 2019
  20. 51highland
    Sticky

    Result of Courts Martial in war Diary

    51highland, Jul 23, 2020 ... 2
    Replies:
    21
    Views:
    4,273
    Dr Chris
    Jul 29, 2020
  21. Jill Tate
    Sticky

    Reading War diaries General

    Jill Tate, Jan 30, 2022
    Replies:
    6
    Views:
    927
    Uncle Jack
    Mar 29, 2022
  22. alan58
    Sticky

    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    4,224
    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  23. Wiffer
    Sticky

    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    4,397
    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  24. Skoyen89
    Sticky

    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
    Replies:
    16
    Views:
    5,137
    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  25. Ben_Mayne
    Sticky

    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    4,052
    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  26. LeeSteventon
    Sticky

    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
    Replies:
    2
    Views:
    4,181
    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  27. Ramiles
    Sticky

    It seems - perhaps - that there is a page missing from the War Diary?

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    4,056
    Richelieu
    Feb 18, 2018
  28. gmyles
    Sticky

    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    4,003
    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  29. Recce-Boxmeer
    Sticky

    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
    Replies:
    2
    Views:
    4,053
    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  30. Owen
    Sticky

    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
    Replies:
    56
    Views:
    17,899
    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  31. nicks
    Sticky

    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
    Replies:
    13
    Views:
    4,728
    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  32. pamak
    Sticky

    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
    Replies:
    7
    Views:
    4,402
    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  33. Osborne2
    Sticky

    1940 Instructions on completing War Diaries - Army Form C2119A

    Osborne2, Feb 16, 2020
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    2,560
    Osborne2
    Apr 4, 2020
  34. Cassino1944

    1st Battalion Royal Sussex at Cassino 1944

    Cassino1944, Jun 23, 2022 ... 2
    Replies:
    30
    Views:
    288
    Cassino1944
    Jun 25, 2022
  35. Arthur001

    1 RTR at Verrières village - 25 July 1944 - but which squadron?

    Arthur001, Jun 24, 2022
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    98
    Arthur001
    Jun 28, 2022 at 1:33 AM
Showing threads 1 to 2 of 2

Thread Display Options

Loading...