Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: H.Q 1st Armoured Division DavidW, Oct 6, 2022 at 6:23 PM
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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. Julien Woestyn, Sep 9, 2022
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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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    2,347
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    16,799
    Latest: Looking for information: 6978049 Corporal Robert WALLACE, 6th Bn., KOSB: 05/11/1944 Keith Lawler, Oct 6, 2022 at 3:30 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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    12,091
    Latest: 12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment da00562, Oct 2, 2022 at 10:01 AM
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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: Sergeant DEAZLEY, 1 Irish Guards Hyacynth, Oct 6, 2022 at 3:58 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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    210
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    1,804
    Latest: Assistance RM Commando WW2 Service Record welshmedals, Oct 3, 2022 at 8:17 AM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    156
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    2,148
    Latest: Best D.L.I. books to read Sapper D., Oct 3, 2022 at 2:18 PM
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
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    Latest: Gemmano Ramiles, Sep 14, 2022
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    471
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    7,199
    Latest: 3854166 Cpl Joseph Dennison BARRON, 1 Reconnaissance Corps: DOW 07/12/1943 DAVE MARTIN, Oct 5, 2022 at 9:12 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    1,857
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    24,140
    Latest: 73rd Anti-Tank Regiment, RA: Sadly missed. RIP dbf, Oct 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    765
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    7,734
    Latest: 1883598 Staff Sergeant John DEBLING, Royal Engineers Tony16, Oct 3, 2022 at 3:58 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    Messages:
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    Latest: B.8 Beach Signal Section Royal Signals on Operation Jubilee 19th August 1942 john_mac, Sep 16, 2022
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    626
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    8,913
    Latest: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards May 1940 battleofassche, Oct 6, 2022 at 1:43 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    181
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    1,084
    Latest: 8th Field Ambulance RAMC Roger Brown, Sep 2, 2022
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    360
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    2,652
    Latest: War Diary - 14 Company RASC Terry M, Aug 29, 2022
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    275
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    2,173
    Latest: AE's in the RAOC RFC01, Sep 11, 2022
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    238
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    2,027
    Latest: SOE/OSS killed Greece 9 September 1944. gmyles, Oct 5, 2022 at 10:41 PM
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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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    442
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    3,350
    Latest: Are you looking for someone from No. 2 SBS ? Joe Pagnam, Oct 6, 2022 at 1:37 AM
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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: Sovjet / Ukrainian soldier Grigori Dotsko davidbfpo, Sep 30, 2022 at 7:47 PM
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
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    2,909
    Latest: Award Military Cross Lt. H.W. Nicholls, 2/1 Australian Pioneer Battalion (Tobruk) brithm, Aug 27, 2022
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
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    3,402
    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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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
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    Latest: Canadians in The Hague alberk, Oct 6, 2022 at 8:25 PM
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  23. New Zealand

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    Messages:
    618
    Latest: Charles Upham VC davidbfpo, Jul 16, 2022
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    968
    Latest: PG52 and Stalag VIIIB - South Africans vitellino, Sep 29, 2022
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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: US army, 368th engineers Byoos, Aug 25, 2022
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  26. Axis Units

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    4,610
    Latest: SS when ? steelers708, Sep 22, 2022
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  1. AB64
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    Ancestry - War Diaries

    AB64, Oct 1, 2022 at 11:31 AM
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    dryan67
    Oct 4, 2022 at 3:25 PM
  2. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017 ... 2
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    8RB
    Apr 16, 2022
  3. Jill Tate
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    Reading War diaries General

    Jill Tate, Jan 30, 2022
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    1,214
    Uncle Jack
    Mar 29, 2022
  4. wmartin
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    War Diaries available online

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
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    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  5. 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
  6. Owen
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    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    5,167
    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  15. 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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    18,750
    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  16. dbf
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    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    4,158
    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  17. 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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    4,300
    Richelieu
    Feb 18, 2018
  18. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

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

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  20. 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
  21. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

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

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    4,225
    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  23. Ben_Mayne
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    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    4,267
    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  24. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

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

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    4,441
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  26. Rob Dickers
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    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    4,540
    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  27. Gerry Chester
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    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    4,345
    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  28. hutt
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    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    4,589
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  29. LeeSteventon
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    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

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

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    5,370
    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  31. alan58
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    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    4,443
    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  32. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    4,830
    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  33. Drew5233
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    How Do You Store Your War Diary Files?

    Drew5233, Jul 1, 2010 ... 2 3
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    4,262
    Drew5233
    Aug 23, 2010
  34. Ron Goldstein
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    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    5,063
    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  35. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    4,392
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  36. Dan Taylor

    11th Hussars Orbat 1944

    Dan Taylor, Sep 26, 2022
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    73
    Dan Taylor
    Sep 26, 2022
  37. Chris C

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    2
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    196
    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2022
  38. Sanne

    War diaries?

    Sanne, Jul 11, 2022
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    16
    Views:
    530
    Sanne
    Jul 13, 2022
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