Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 11th Armoured Division in 1941 Ramiles, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:38 AM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    65
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    570
    Latest: Photo of unknown officer of Royal Welch Fusiliers ? Pember, Nov 18, 2019 at 5:04 PM
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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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    1,350
    Messages:
    10,350
    Latest: Battle for Hottot 11 July 1944: 1st Dorsets Plassey39, Nov 18, 2019 at 9:11 PM
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  4. Airborne

    For those that follow Airborne units of the period, from Glider Pilot Regiment to Fallschirmjaeger.
    Discussions:
    808
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    10,228
    Latest: 12th Battalion Devonshire Regiment reddevon, Nov 18, 2019 at 10:25 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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    4,027
    Messages:
    15,738
    Latest: Guards related footage on British Pathe, Critical Past, etc dbf, Nov 18, 2019 at 7:23 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.
    Discussions:
    158
    Messages:
    1,418
    Latest: Royal Marines Armoured Support Regiment (2RMAS) Juno, D-Day Simon Biggs, Nov 9, 2019
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
    Discussions:
    117
    Messages:
    1,610
    Latest: DLI Records russ tobin, Nov 16, 2019 at 8:41 PM
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    95
    Messages:
    399
    Latest: 36738 Shane Edward Robert O'NEILL, North Irish Horse dbf, Oct 11, 2019
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
    Discussions:
    431
    Messages:
    6,618
    Latest: 3rd (8th Bn. The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Regt Reconnaissance Corps Roll of Honour M Guilmin, Nov 19, 2019 at 1:36 AM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    1,445
    Messages:
    18,846
    Latest: confused and needing clarification! daisy1942, Nov 19, 2019 at 12:14 AM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    603
    Messages:
    5,483
    Latest: 621st Field Squadron Royal Engineers 7th Armoured Div. Research. G Thornett, Nov 16, 2019 at 8:16 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    180
    Messages:
    1,957
    Latest: Personal War Diary 1942 Adjt A.J.S Mackenzie 50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signals Regiment, TA a well camel, Nov 1, 2019
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
    Discussions:
    419
    Messages:
    5,682
    Latest: Trooper Sherratt Westminster Dragoons Captdoug, Nov 17, 2019 at 4:30 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
    Discussions:
    124
    Messages:
    795
    Latest: Africa Star Tricky Dicky, Nov 10, 2019
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
    Discussions:
    271
    Messages:
    1,850
    Latest: 297 Coy RASC - Looking for Report snippet 02 November 1944 - Lt D. Gooch/Driver J. Allan fiwi463pfa, Nov 18, 2019 at 7:06 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
    Discussions:
    235
    Messages:
    1,821
    Latest: 38 Vehicle Company, 18 Vehicle Park, RAOC Amanda Jack, Oct 19, 2019
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & The Office of Strategic Services
    Discussions:
    208
    Messages:
    1,720
    Latest: Explosives Instructor, SOE HA96, Nov 13, 2019 at 6:05 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.
    Discussions:
    292
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    2,638
    Latest: Captain McLean vitellino, Oct 31, 2019
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  19. Allied Units - Others

    For discussion and documents related to Allied nations not already listed separately.
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    662
    Latest: Who were the Artillery commanders of for the Polish Armoured Division gpo son, Sep 14, 2019
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    452
    Messages:
    2,776
    Latest: AWM52 - Australian WWII War Diary Update dryan67, Nov 9, 2019
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    567
    Messages:
    2,554
    Latest: Lessons from an Indian division's artillery in Italy Chris C, Nov 8, 2019
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    5,074
    Latest: Governor General's Foot Guards or 21st Armd Regt Tullybrone, Nov 17, 2019 at 3:31 PM
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  23. New Zealand

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    565
    Latest: Kiwi Armour 3 ropey, Nov 7, 2019
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    798
    Latest: South African records bamboo43, Jul 25, 2019
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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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    1,954
    Latest: Pearl Harbor veteran remains returned home Slipdigit, Oct 24, 2019
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  26. Axis Units

    Discussions:
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    Latest: German uniform help hucks216, Oct 25, 2019
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  1. 51highland
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    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    gmyles
    Nov 1, 2019
  2. LeeSteventon
    Sticky

    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    14
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    1,987
    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
  3. 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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    9,578
    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  4. dbf
    Sticky

    War diaries: annotations, corrections & things that make you go hmm

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    1,111
    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  5. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    1,327
    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  6. dbf
    Sticky

    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

    dbf, Sep 27, 2014 ... 2 3 4
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    12,292
    dbf
    Nov 26, 2017
  7. SDP
    Sticky

    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  8. Ben_Mayne
    Sticky

    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    7
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    1,228
    ramacal
    Nov 14, 2015
  9. Gerry Chester
    Sticky

    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    1,342
    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  10. hutt
    Sticky

    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    1,504
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  11. Skoyen89
    Sticky

    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    2,412
    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  12. Alex1975uk

    AFPU? Help with names.

    Alex1975uk, Nov 18, 2019 at 4:56 PM
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    Alex1975uk
    Nov 18, 2019 at 4:56 PM
  13. Buck-Compton

    Battle of the Scheldt - War diaries, AAR and Kriegstagebucher

    Buck-Compton, Oct 24, 2019
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    137
    Tolbooth
    Oct 25, 2019
  14. Ramiles

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

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
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    1,226
    Richelieu
    Feb 18, 2018
  15. pamak

    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    7
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    1,289
    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  16. Recce-Boxmeer

    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    1,209
    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  17. Owen

    PW, DP and VP

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006
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    3,489
    PsyWar.Org
    Jan 15, 2016
  18. gmyles

    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    1,192
    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  19. nicks

    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    1,904
    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  20. Don Juan

    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    1,370
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  21. Rob Dickers

    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    4
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    1,587
    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  22. chingoo

    War Diary language

    chingoo, Sep 15, 2013
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    1,484
    chingoo
    Sep 15, 2013
  23. LeeSteventon

    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    1,437
    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  24. alan58

    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    1,583
    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  25. jamesmurrow

    T.E.W.T. Abbreviation

    jamesmurrow, Jan 12, 2012
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    13
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    1,825
    jamesmurrow
    Jan 13, 2012
  26. Andreas

    Abbreviation help needed

    Andreas, Sep 1, 2011
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    11
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    1,715
    Andreas
    Sep 19, 2011
  27. cmc39v

    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    2,123
    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  28. Ron Goldstein

    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    9
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    2,438
    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  29. 107 Bty 27 LAA Regt

    War Diary abbreviation help

    107 Bty 27 LAA Regt, Nov 16, 2009
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    1
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    1,442
    von Poop
    Nov 16, 2009
  30. andalucia

    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    7
    Views:
    1,791
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
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