Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: Unit Serial Numbers - 11th Armoured Division Tom OBrien, Sep 18, 2018 at 6:54 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: Pte Hanbury 2nd Monmouths John hanbury, Sep 21, 2018 at 2:20 AM
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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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    1,162
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    8,245
    Latest: 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division histories stolpi, Sep 22, 2018 at 9:47 AM
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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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    752
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    9,446
    Latest: Private Roland Janovsky Tricky Dicky, Sep 21, 2018 at 9:10 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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    10,777
    Latest: Foot Guards Regiments Mr Jinks, Sep 9, 2018
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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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    146
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    1,234
    Latest: 41 Commando (RM) minden1759, Sep 11, 2018
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    103
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    1,271
    Latest: DLI information - any online? stevep360, Sep 20, 2018 at 11:10 PM
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    41
    Messages:
    270
    Latest: Gerry Chester - TV Star 17thDYRCH, Aug 28, 2018
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
    Discussions:
    406
    Messages:
    6,230
    Latest: 6th btn Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment/2 Recce Recce_Mitch, Sep 22, 2018 at 2:36 AM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    1,308
    Messages:
    16,690
    Latest: 88th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery Paul Smith, Sep 21, 2018 at 7:35 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    583
    Messages:
    4,936
    Latest: source of a Monty Quote, re the Sappers Old Git, Sep 12, 2018
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    171
    Messages:
    1,884
    Latest: War record royal signals tony hermann, Sep 19, 2018 at 9:11 PM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    379
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    4,721
    Latest: Sherman DD Tanks on the Rhine Crossing Korps Steiner, Sep 20, 2018 at 10:38 AM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    90
    Messages:
    652
    Latest: Burma WW2 - Dr Harry Walker RAMC Tricky Dicky, Sep 4, 2018
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
    Discussions:
    213
    Messages:
    1,348
    Latest: War Diary 297 GT Coy RASC Tricky Dicky, Sep 19, 2018 at 8:41 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
    Discussions:
    215
    Messages:
    1,589
    Latest: War diaries Italian regiments with British officers? dbf, Sep 21, 2018 at 9:36 AM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & The Office of Strategic Services
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    115
    Messages:
    811
    Latest: SOE "Stay Behind" in Sweden Thomas Tynander, Sep 16, 2018 at 8:41 PM
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  18. Special Forces

    SAS, SOE, LRDG, Brandenbergers etc. Forum for discussion of the more unconventional or specialised Units and those that served in them.
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    328
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    2,986
    Latest: Operations Wallace/ Hardy Tricky Dicky, Sep 2, 2018
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  19. Allied Units - Others

    For discussion and documents related to Allied nations not already listed separately.
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    2,370
    Latest: Polish Armoured Division Normandy Sheldrake, Aug 5, 2018
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    443
    Messages:
    2,658
    Latest: 2/23rd Battalion AIF (2nd Australian Imperial Force) DaveB, Aug 12, 2018
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    543
    Messages:
    2,231
    Latest: Indian anti-tank reg'ts in Italian Campaign IKE26, Sep 14, 2018
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
    535
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    4,195
    Latest: Aeronautics School Denham - details sought on death 27 June 1918 Tricky Dicky, Sep 5, 2018
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
    85
    Messages:
    502
    Latest: 2NZEF - Basic and general questions re Army structure Dave Gibson, Aug 30, 2018
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
    107
    Messages:
    756
    Latest: ORIBY Military Hospital at Pietermaritzburg in Cape Town Philip Edwards, Aug 21, 2018
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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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    1,500
    Latest: United States Coast Guard at Normandy Roy Martin, Sep 12, 2018
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  26. Axis Units

    Discussions:
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    Latest: Rommel and his Injuries dave500, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:43 PM
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  1. dbf
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    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018 at 12:44 PM
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    Juha
    Sep 19, 2018 at 6:03 PM
  2. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    51highland
    May 30, 2018
  3. 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
  4. 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
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    OpanaPointer
    Jan 23, 2018
  5. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  6. dbf
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    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries

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

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  8. 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
  9. Pete Ashby
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    Pete Ashby, Mar 3, 2016
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  10. Owen
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    PW, DP and VP

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006
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    PsyWar.Org
    Jan 15, 2016
  11. 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
  12. Ben_Mayne
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    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    ramacal
    Nov 14, 2015
  13. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

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

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    534
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  15. SDP
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    Regimental Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015
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    enschede2000
    Mar 23, 2015
  16. Rob Dickers
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    War Diary instructions c1941

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

    chingoo, Sep 15, 2013
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    chingoo
    Sep 15, 2013
  18. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Pylon1357
    Sep 9, 2013
  19. cmc39v
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    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  20. 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
  21. andalucia
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    War Diaries

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    1,043
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006

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