Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 11th Armoured Division: From Normandy to the Baltic Bleblond, Jul 5, 2024
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    797
    Latest: War Diary: 2 Monmouthshire Regiment Rich Pem, Jun 20, 2024
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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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    2,830
    Messages:
    20,086
    Latest: 12th Battalion Krrc war diaries Graham Garner, Jul 25, 2024 at 5:54 PM
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  4. Airborne

    For those that follow Airborne units of the period, from Glider Pilot Regiment to Fallschirmjaeger.
    Discussions:
    1,098
    Messages:
    14,771
    Latest: A Xanten Crash … ? Cee, Jul 26, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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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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    6,635
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    23,788
    Latest: Account: 3rd Tank Bn Scots Guards, Jul 1944 - May 1945 Alice B, Jul 16, 2024
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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.
    Discussions:
    273
    Messages:
    2,260
    Latest: HMS Odyssey Fred Fox, Jul 23, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
    Discussions:
    186
    Messages:
    2,421
    Latest: Bartlett William Joseph 14451435 Pte – 10th DLI MM LG 19/10/44 G.Wright, Jul 9, 2024
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    106
    Messages:
    463
    Latest: 7953223 Trooper Charles WILLS, North Irish Horse: POW dbf, Sep 22, 2023
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
    Discussions:
    496
    Messages:
    7,486
    Latest: A Squadron 52nd (L) Div Recce Regt Mac McQue, Jul 11, 2024
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    2,088
    Messages:
    27,161
    Latest: Help with grandads service. 51highland, Jul 27, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    857
    Messages:
    8,576
    Latest: 240 Field Company RE, Albert Jefferies JimmyMacD1489, Jul 26, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    1,770
    Messages:
    6,173
    Latest: 101 Special Wireless Section North Africa JimHerriot, Jul 26, 2024 at 11:45 PM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
    Discussions:
    897
    Messages:
    10,632
    Latest: B Sqn 3 RTR 18th July 1944 gash hand, Jul 18, 2024
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
    Discussions:
    235
    Messages:
    1,408
    Latest: Award Military Cross Capt. G.E. Evans, RAMC att. 5th Bn Hampshire Regiment (Italy) minden1759, Jul 12, 2024
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
    Discussions:
    421
    Messages:
    3,188
    Latest: RASC - Operation Husky - Invasion of Sicily - Order of Battle hutt, Jul 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
    Discussions:
    296
    Messages:
    2,333
    Latest: Award Croix de Guerre with Silver Star AQMS. G.W.H. Jackson, 6 Recovery Company, REME (Normandy) brithm, Jul 12, 2024
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
    Discussions:
    269
    Messages:
    2,277
    Latest: Roy Wardle W/O operator with SOE Jeffrey Street, Jun 13, 2024
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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.
    Discussions:
    534
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    3,923
    Latest: The Long Range Desert Group JimHerriot, Jul 19, 2024
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  19. Allied Units - Others

    For discussion and documents related to Allied nations not already listed separately.
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    Messages:
    1,089
    Latest: War Diary 4 Northamptonshire Regiment 1945 Jos Janssen, Jul 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    508
    Messages:
    3,016
    Latest: 2/3rd Australian Anti Tank Regiment mark andrews, May 1, 2024
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  21. Indian Army

    Discussions:
    682
    Messages:
    3,774
    Latest: Indian Long Range Squadron davidbfpo, Jul 18, 2024
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
    815
    Messages:
    6,922
    Latest: 85 Bridge Company, RCASC, september 1944 9600HP, Jul 24, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
    112
    Messages:
    764
    Latest: 2nd New Zealand Division Engineers Kiwi Sapper, Jul 26, 2024 at 7:37 AM
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
    142
    Messages:
    1,114
    Latest: South African Police Battalions davidbfpo, Jul 26, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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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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    3,124
    Latest: Omaha Beach landing tables Bala, Jul 27, 2024 at 3:17 AM
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  26. Axis Units

    Discussions:
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    5,013
    Latest: SS-Oberscharfuehrer in einem SS-Reiterregiment Russellc, Jul 26, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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  1. dbf
    Sticky

    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    dryan67
    Jun 20, 2020
  2. Peter Halsall

    433 HAA Aldeburgh to India?

    Peter Halsall, Jul 22, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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    Uncle Target
    Jul 25, 2024 at 12:25 PM
  3. blitz_researcher

    2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

    blitz_researcher, Jun 30, 2024
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    Trooper Peter
    Jul 5, 2024
  4. PegasusGary

    76 Field Regiment Normandy War Diary

    PegasusGary, Jul 5, 2024
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    117
    Trackfrower
    Jul 5, 2024
  5. 51highland

    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017 ... 2 3
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    dbf
    May 18, 2024
  6. AB64

    Ancestry - War Diaries

    AB64, Oct 1, 2022 ... 2
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    Shazbaz
    Apr 25, 2024
  7. Colin Yeomans

    War Diaries - 9th British Infantry Brigade - May 1944

    Colin Yeomans, Apr 12, 2024
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    514
    davidbfpo
    Apr 12, 2024
  8. DAVE MARTIN

    WEST YORKSHIRE REGIEMNT WW2 NUMBER WARRANT OFFICER CLASS ONE RAOCD

    DAVE MARTIN, Apr 4, 2024
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    DAVE MARTIN
    Apr 4, 2024
  9. Tom Cavadino

    Dors. in War Diaries

    Tom Cavadino, Mar 3, 2024 ... 2
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    Tom Cavadino
    Mar 8, 2024
  10. Yukon Tina

    Algonguin Regiment photo

    Yukon Tina, Feb 27, 2024
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    Yukon Tina
    Feb 27, 2024
  11. papiermache

    The Army of Clerks and Army forms

    papiermache, Oct 29, 2020 ... 2
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    Uncle Target
    Feb 8, 2024
  12. Chris C

    What was a unit serial number?

    Chris C, Nov 20, 2023
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    3
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    889
    Michel Sabarly
    Nov 20, 2023
  13. davidbfpo

    Battle Honours: how are these granted? Where are the records?

    davidbfpo, Oct 2, 2023
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    925
    davidbfpo
    Oct 2, 2023
  14. Jill Tate

    Reading War diaries General

    Jill Tate, Jan 30, 2022
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    7
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    3,421
    Ramiles
    Jul 5, 2023
  15. Ramiles

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

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
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    6,588
    Ramiles
    Jun 11, 2023
  16. graeme

    Official History

    graeme, Apr 12, 2023
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    graeme
    Apr 12, 2023
  17. dbf

    Note on War Office Files: Clerical instructions

    dbf, Apr 11, 2023
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    1,257
    papiermache
    Apr 11, 2023
  18. Chris C

    FDL meaning?

    Chris C, Aug 8, 2022
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    3,019
    Tony56
    Dec 13, 2022
  19. Chunty

    DMGA

    Chunty, Nov 23, 2022
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    759
    JITTER PARTY
    Nov 28, 2022
  20. wmartin

    War Diaries available online

    wmartin, Feb 25, 2022
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    3,080
    wmartin
    Feb 25, 2022
  21. Chris C

    War diaries: variable detail - veriable accuracy!?

    Chris C, Aug 7, 2021
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    6
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    3,413
    Chris C
    Aug 8, 2021
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