WW2Talk

  1. Links

    A miscellany of decent/useful/interesting sites.

  2. Administration

    1. Network Information, Suggestions and Feedback

      News & Information pertinent to the day to day running of the forums.
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      Latest: Trying to PM Clive Owen, Sep 28, 2022
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    2. User Introductions

      Introduce yourself! If you want to.

      Please try and keep the research queries in other sections of the forum.
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      Latest: New Member from the southern US. Slipdigit, Oct 4, 2022 at 7:26 PM
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  3. Unit History, War Diaries & Documents

    1. Unit History

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      1. Higher Formations

      2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

      3. British Army Units - Others

      4. Airborne

      5. The Brigade of Guards

      6. Commandos & Royal Marines

      7. Durham Light Infantry

      8. North Irish Horse

      9. Recce

      10. Royal Artillery

      11. Royal Engineers

      12. Royal Signals

      13. RAC & RTR

      14. RAMC

      15. RASC

      16. REME/RAOC

      17. SOE & OSS

      18. Special Forces

      19. Allied Units - Others

      20. Australian

      21. British Indian Army

      22. Canadian

      23. New Zealand

      24. South African

      25. US Units

      26. Axis Units

      Latest: War Diary R.E. 4th Indian Infantry Division and 8th Indian Infantry Division dbf, Oct 6, 2022 at 8:59 PM
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    2. 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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  4. Main WW2 Talk Forum

    1. General

      Forum for general World War 2 talk. Anything about WW2 that doesn't fit in any other category
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      Latest: East Surrey Regiment - Laurence Hunt stephen.r, Oct 5, 2022 at 3:21 PM
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    2. 1940

      The Campaign in Belgium, France and Holland' - 1940 and all that - Same war, but almost a different era.
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      1. Sub-forum: The build-Up - 1933-1940

      Latest: BEF Movement and Maintenance. Trux, Oct 6, 2022 at 8:27 AM
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    3. Theatres of War

      WW2 by theatre of operation and geographical area.
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      1. North Africa & the Med

      2. Italy

      3. NW Europe

      4. Burma & India

      5. War Against Japan

      6. The Eastern Front

      7. Scandinavia and Finland

      Latest: 1st Bn The King's Regiment, (Liverpool), Chindits. bamboo43, Oct 6, 2022 at 9:31 PM
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    4. The War at Sea

      Naval warfare in the period.
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      Latest: Robert Denholm BEILBY - HMS Unicorn - - 837 Squadron- Died 10.10.1943 tackler7, Oct 5, 2022 at 10:44 PM
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    5. The War In The Air

      Aerial warfare in the period.
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      Latest: RAF Northolt Red Goblin, Oct 6, 2022 at 3:48 PM
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    6. Top Secret

      Intelligence, Bletchley, Interception, Cryptology, MI6/Secret Intelligence Service, etc
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      Latest: Intelligence Corps Tom Murray, Oct 5, 2022 at 8:44 PM
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    7. WW2 Battlefields Today

      If you're planning a battlefield tour, or have one to report on, start here.
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      Latest: A decent pair of walking boots? Quarterfinal, Oct 5, 2022 at 4:42 PM
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    8. Home Fronts

      They also serve who 'only' stand and wait. Matters relating to the Home Fronts of the various combatants.
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      1. United Kingdom

      2. Australia & New Zealand

      3. Canada

      4. France

      5. Soviet

      6. Poland

      7. USA

      8. Germany

      9. Others

      Latest: Any extra info on raid on Crewe - April 8, 1941 Mark Potts, Oct 6, 2022 at 4:01 PM
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    9. The Third Reich

      Rise of the Nazis, Politics, Personalities etc.
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      Latest: Former camp workers in German courts 2021 papiermache, Oct 1, 2022 at 10:38 AM
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    10. The Holocaust

      Area for discussion of things specifically relating to the Holocaust. No denialism, spam, or disrespect welcome.
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      Latest: Thomas Mann BBC broadcast Lindele, Sep 27, 2022
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    11. 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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      Latest: Leading Wren Eva Monks Hugh MacLean, Sep 17, 2022
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    12. Veteran Accounts

      Specific accounts from veterans around the world.
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      Latest: Ron Goldstein 1923 - 2021 Jeff 11th Field Amb, Oct 3, 2022 at 11:09 PM
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    13. All Anniversaries

      All anniversaries relating to WW2
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      Latest: Operation Torch: 80th Anniversary Osborne2, Oct 3, 2022 at 2:06 PM
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  5. Weapons, Technology & Equipment

    The machinery & artifacts of #WW2

    1. Weapons, Technology & Equipment

      From entrenching tools to radar, and all points between.
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      Latest: Halftrack info.com von Poop, Oct 5, 2022 at 1:50 PM
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    2. WW2 Militaria

      Forum for discussing aspects of collecting WW2 militaria & sharing your own collections with the world at large.
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      Latest: WW2 German Death Card of Franz Brandl. Jeremiah, Oct 3, 2022 at 9:22 PM
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    3. 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)
      Please title each post clearly with the details known or requested: name, census number, callsign and of course unit or formation if known. The aim is to generate discussion and then allow the results to be collated and then shared by updating the spreadsheets available online (as read-only).
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      Latest: Order of Battle - Tanks at Cambrai Christian Fletcher, Aug 17, 2022
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  6. Research

    The serious bit.

    1. 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.

      Please at least place unit details in your thread title to attract attention from those who might best answer your questions.
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      1. Photo Restoration

      Latest: Kendrick, of Morton, Shropshire Quarterfinal, Oct 6, 2022 at 8:56 PM
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    2. Service Records

      Topics specifically relating to Service Records and the background to them.
      FAQs / related info can be found in the pinned threads
      Start a thread here to ask for help deciphering those abbreviations, etc.
      Add unit name to the title for best results.
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      Latest: Service Records help please - What does this mean !! Andsco, Oct 5, 2022 at 11:58 PM
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    3. 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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      1. War Grave Photographs

      2. Remembering Today

      Latest: Can you photograph your local war memorial? (UK) jamesmurrow, Oct 5, 2022 at 2:37 PM
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    4. 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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      Latest: Joshua Brewer dp_burke, Sep 13, 2022
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    5. Prisoners of War

      POWs, individuals, camps, capture, escape & all matters therein.
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      1. UK PoW Camps

      Latest: Far East POW Affidavits at the National Archives papiermache, Oct 6, 2022 at 7:55 PM
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    6. 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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      Latest: Will age ever weary the subject? Grasmere, Sep 21, 2022
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    7. 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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      Latest: 61st Highland Anti Tank regiment Edward Pattinson, Sep 27, 2022
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    8. 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: Autumn 2022 Edition Chindit Column bamboo43, Sep 21, 2022
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  7. Military History (other than WW2)

    1. Prewar

      Military or political history of the period before World war 2
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      Latest: RAF Armoured Car Companies - Iraq, Kurdistan and Palestine davidbfpo, Oct 2, 2022 at 8:12 PM
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    2. Postwar

      Cold war, military & political history of the period after World War 2.
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      1. Vietnam

      2. Korea

      3. Malaya

      Latest: Ukraine War. 2022- ltdan, Oct 6, 2022 at 9:10 PM
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  8. Other Stuff

    The less serious bit

    1. 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: England's Last War Against France: Fighting Vichy 1940-42 davidbfpo, Oct 2, 2022 at 7:32 PM
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    2. 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: Royal Hospital Chelsea,London brithm, Oct 5, 2022 at 7:58 PM
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    3. Modelling

      Modelling, any material, any scale.
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      Latest: Models from Kiev (or Kyiv). Trux, Oct 3, 2022 at 7:21 PM
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    4. The Barracks

      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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      1. For Sale & For Trade

      Latest: I can relate anything to WWII CL1, Oct 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM
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  9. 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.

    1. Home

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      Latest: Crossing the Rhine. Trux, Oct 4, 2022 at 8:06 AM
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    2. 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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      Latest: Where can I find number & type of telephone sets in HQs? pamak, Aug 29, 2022
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    3. Headquarters

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      1. 21 Army Group HQ

      2. Army & Corps HQ

      3. Division HQ

      4. LoC HQ

      5. Miscellaneous HQ

      Latest: 21 army group headquarters. NINA WOLFF, Aug 16, 2022
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    4. Arms

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      1. Infantry

      2. Armour

      3. Artillery

      4. Engineers

      Latest: Help - National Service Reserve Wing (NSRW) timuk, Sep 2, 2022
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    5. Services

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      1. RASC

      2. REME

      3. Other Services

      4. Signals

      Latest: RASC trucks and odometers morrisc8, Jan 9, 2021
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    6. Other Formations

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      1. Airborne Forces

      2. Canadian

      3. 2 TAF

      4. Nearly

      5. Royal Navy

      Latest: Lt. Col. Lockhart (Lockie) Fulton, DSO, Royal Winnipeg Rifles Chris C, Jun 6, 2022
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    7. Equipment

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      1. Vehicles

      2. Armoured

      3. Wireless

      4. Bridges

      Latest: Details for the RCV vehicle ? pamak, Aug 31, 2022
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