Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: Bernard Law MONTGOMERY, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL Charley Fortnum, May 21, 2020 at 7:59 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: Dutchman serving in the 53rd (Welsh) Division Jan B, Mar 1, 2020
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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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    Latest: The Lincolnshire Regiment Buteman, May 25, 2020 at 8:02 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: Capt. A.D. Llewellyn-Jones: 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery R.A. Eric Dacca, May 25, 2020 at 9:36 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: 106720 Alan CATHCART (Earl CATHCART), DSO, MC, MiD, Scots Guards Guy Hudson, May 24, 2020 at 8:27 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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    1,544
    Latest: 40 R.M. Commando graeme, May 25, 2020 at 8:11 AM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    Latest: Pte John Edward Wilson 4460740 - 16th DLI Mr Jinks, May 26, 2020 at 12:36 AM
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  8. North Irish Horse

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    Latest: North Irish Horse - recognise Anyone? ww2ni, Mar 6, 2020
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    6,760
    Latest: George Francis Charles BOWYER - Which Regiment? clint lawson, May 20, 2020 at 2:39 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: Edmund TODD, Royal Artillery: Tracer Card Katie T, May 25, 2020 at 6:59 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    Latest: War Diary 89th Royal Engineers 1944 Jan - Dec JulianMHall, May 24, 2020 at 12:02 AM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    Latest: 2391197 George Henry Robert SEFFENS, Royal Signals Richard Seffens, May 23, 2020 at 4:29 PM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    Latest: 1st & 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Thomas6449, May 20, 2020 at 9:30 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: Regimental Aid Post Photos morrisc8, May 21, 2020 at 10:25 AM
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: Christopher Henry HATT, RASC : Service Records help Tullybrone, May 17, 2020
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    Latest: REME Headgear 1944-45 Rubberlegs, May 23, 2020 at 12:51 PM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & The Office of Strategic Services
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    Latest: Operation Postmaster Jimxorb, May 25, 2020 at 2:06 AM
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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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    Latest: No2 Troop (Grenadier Guards) No8 Commando arnhem2280, Apr 30, 2020
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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: Greek Paybook - any Greek speakers (well readers)? gmyles, Apr 13, 2020
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  20. Australian

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    Latest: AWM52 - Australian WWII War Diary Update dryan67, Apr 23, 2020
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  21. British Indian Army

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    Latest: Short online histories Maureene, May 25, 2020 at 11:58 PM
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  22. Canadian

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    Latest: Colditz Canadians Sheldi, May 25, 2020 at 1:07 PM
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  23. New Zealand

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    Latest: 75 Squadron, losses 24/10/1942 3111941charles, May 19, 2020
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  24. South African

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    Latest: South Africans in Italian POW Camps micky, Mar 25, 2020
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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: Tech 5 ? Raymond J. Riendeau, 2nd Rangers Paul R Allen, May 25, 2020 at 5:35 PM
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: German Stories beko, May 21, 2020 at 12:42 PM
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    gmyles
    Nov 1, 2019
  5. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  10. dbf
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    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    dbf
    Nov 26, 2017
  11. pamak
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    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  12. 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
  13. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  14. Owen
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    PW, DP and VP

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006
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    PsyWar.Org
    Jan 15, 2016
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

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

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

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  20. 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
  21. chingoo
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    War Diary language

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

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

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

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

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  26. jamesmurrow
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    T.E.W.T. Abbreviation

    jamesmurrow, Jan 12, 2012
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    jamesmurrow
    Jan 13, 2012
  27. Andreas
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    Abbreviation help needed

    Andreas, Sep 1, 2011
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    Andreas
    Sep 19, 2011
  28. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  29. 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
  30. 107 Bty 27 LAA Regt
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    War Diary abbreviation help

    107 Bty 27 LAA Regt, Nov 16, 2009
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    von Poop
    Nov 16, 2009
  31. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    2,180
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006

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