Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 56 "Black Cat" Division history or war diary (Sep 44)? And Tigers? Chris C, Jan 5, 2021
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: Vernon John 4th BTN Welsh Reg 53rd Div KIA,Reusel 26th Sept 1944 jonheyworth, Jan 5, 2021
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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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    13,436
    Latest: The 3rd Battalion the Monmouthshire Regiment Nathan Obady, Jan 21, 2021 at 2:07 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: Personal accounts of 7 Para DDay Mr Jinks, Jan 14, 2021
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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: 2619493 George YATES, Grenadier Guards attached SAS JimHerriot, Jan 20, 2021 at 9:03 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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    1,611
    Latest: 1 and 6 Commandos in North Africa Npteggchaser, Jan 16, 2021 at 8:54 PM
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    137
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    1,975
    Latest: Looking for info on WEST, JOB Durham L. I. Regtl. No. 2553 MARK WEST, Jan 18, 2021 at 4:01 PM
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
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    428
    Latest: Tiger 131 Uncle Target, Dec 17, 2020
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    459
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    6,975
    Latest: 53rd Reconnaissance Regiment drumaneen, Jan 16, 2021 at 8:56 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    1,648
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    21,068
    Latest: 17th Field Regiment Royal Artillery - Sicily - August 1943 Drew5233, Jan 21, 2021 at 6:50 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    663
    Messages:
    6,129
    Latest: 154 Railway Operating Company Royal Engineers RENNES David Perkins, Jan 10, 2021
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    195
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    2,139
    Latest: Operation Demon David Lambert, Jan 17, 2021 at 4:52 PM
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    Latest: RAC RADIO VP Tiberius fairly, Jan 20, 2021 at 8:42 AM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: 6 General Hospital evacuation melvyn sexton, Dec 28, 2020
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    318
    Messages:
    2,110
    Latest: Please Help! RASC Driver records N. Africa/Italy Tricky Dicky, Jan 20, 2021 at 12:57 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    256
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    2,035
    Latest: RA/RAOC/REME Service Record Tricky Dicky, Jan 20, 2021 at 10:38 PM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    Latest: HQ SO (M) FORCE 399 gmyles, Jan 18, 2021 at 9:59 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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    416
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    3,075
    Latest: 132513 Maj Bill FRASER, Gordon Highlanders & SAS Original seaforth, Jan 19, 2021 at 9:27 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: A winter in the Abruzzo Mountains - French Expeditionary Corps - Italy (21 Nov 1943 - 3 Feb 1944) Wapen, Jan 8, 2021
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
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    2,823
    Latest: Australian Corps of Military Police Les Carter, Jan 8, 2021
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
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    2,977
    Latest: When did 1/6th Rajputana Rifles transfer from 20th Indian Brigade to 21st Indian Brigade? dryan67, Jan 14, 2021
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  22. Canadian

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    Latest: WW2: The Calgary Highlanders History During WW2 Chris C, Jan 10, 2021
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  23. New Zealand

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    Messages:
    599
    Latest: New Zealand Artillery Regiments WW2 dryan67, Dec 4, 2020
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
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    Latest: 145827V WJ Myburgh, 6 S.A. Bde., Sig. Coy., South African Corps of Signals: 21/6/1944 Annemarie Gerber, Jan 20, 2021 at 1:19 PM
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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: TEC 4 Ward Portland-Weymouth, Dorset? travers1940, Jan 19, 2021 at 4:26 PM
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: 3 Panzer- Grenadier Division- 3 Infanterie Division( mot.) ltdan, Jan 15, 2021 at 10:19 PM
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  1. Owen
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    Help with War Diary Abbreviations

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006 ... 2 3
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    AB64
    Dec 11, 2020
  2. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    51highland
    Oct 20, 2020
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

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

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  16. 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
  17. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. nicks
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    Diffferent time format in war diary.

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

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

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  23. 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
  24. chingoo
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    War Diary language

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

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    2,670
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  26. LeeSteventon
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    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

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

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

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

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  30. 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
  31. andalucia
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    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  32. patrick Vaudreville

    43rd (Wessex) Division "Jeep"

    patrick Vaudreville, Dec 29, 2020
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    Owen
    Dec 29, 2020
  33. Mike Selcon

    53 Brigade Group Singapore January 1942

    Mike Selcon, Dec 23, 2020
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    Mike Selcon
    Dec 24, 2020
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