Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 78th British Infantry Division - "The Battleaxe Div" 5th buffs, Nov 16, 2018 at 11:32 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    60
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    509
    Latest: Pte Hanbury 2nd Monmouths John hanbury, Sep 21, 2018
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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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    1,237
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    8,936
    Latest: 2nd Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment Jurgen van de Coolwijk, Nov 18, 2018 at 8:14 AM
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  4. Airborne

    For those that follow Airborne units of the period, from Glider Pilot Regiment to Fallschirmjaeger.
    Discussions:
    764
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    9,604
    Latest: 6th Arborne Para Dogs Cee, Nov 18, 2018 at 4:02 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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    621
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    10,802
    Latest: Irish Guards: unofficial Nominal Roll by Army Number order Anita O'Keeffe, Nov 13, 2018 at 1:28 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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    147
    Messages:
    1,261
    Latest: 6 Commando: the battle for Steamroller Farm Guy Hudson, Nov 5, 2018
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
    Discussions:
    114
    Messages:
    1,446
    Latest: Father's service record, 11 DLI & 1 Dorsets harkness, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:34 AM
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    83
    Messages:
    328
    Latest: 7903288 Trooper Samuel JOHNSTON, North Irish Horse, Military Medal & Bar dbf, Oct 5, 2018
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
    Discussions:
    416
    Messages:
    6,376
    Latest: Help with record number minden1759, Nov 12, 2018 at 1:12 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    1,339
    Messages:
    17,053
    Latest: 6 (HAA) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - Survivors timuk, Nov 18, 2018 at 5:48 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
    Discussions:
    594
    Messages:
    5,041
    Latest: Help required. 26 assault sqn Drew5233, Nov 16, 2018 at 3:11 PM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    172
    Messages:
    1,893
    Latest: Cpl (Paddy) Shannahan Royal Signals/SAS Tricky Dicky, Nov 11, 2018
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
    Discussions:
    401
    Messages:
    4,996
    Latest: 24th Lancers - Roll of Honour harkness, Nov 17, 2018 at 12:38 PM
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    96
    Messages:
    691
    Latest: 176th (Highland) Field Ambulance - Pte R.B. Hamilton. ThereAbouts, Oct 30, 2018
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    230
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    1,477
    Latest: Officers & NCO`s Wing, R.A.S.C, No54 C.Q.M.S Course Group Photograph AndyMartin, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:28 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
    Discussions:
    217
    Messages:
    1,593
    Latest: Ordnance Unit? COPO (ME) GnrGnr, Nov 13, 2018 at 9:04 AM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & The Office of Strategic Services
    Discussions:
    197
    Messages:
    1,623
    Latest: OSS Detachment 101 - Clandestine Ops in Burma (1943) - the forgotten. 509thPIB, Nov 5, 2018
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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:
    279
    Messages:
    2,478
    Latest: Cpl Shannahan Royal Sigs.SAS Tullybrone, Nov 16, 2018 at 8:51 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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    602
    Latest: Do you regcognize their units / ranks? Stuart Avery, Nov 15, 2018 at 8:26 PM
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
    445
    Messages:
    2,685
    Latest: Info: Australian? Allied Unit, James Thomas Pacey, (Cook) Fishing Vessel Fernbank (Aberdeen). gap108664, Oct 21, 2018
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  21. British Indian Army

    Discussions:
    546
    Messages:
    2,253
    Latest: Help - Researching on 8th Indian Division hutt, Nov 18, 2018 at 9:15 AM
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
    556
    Messages:
    4,566
    Latest: The last Canadian to die in WW1 smdarby, Nov 9, 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:
    110
    Messages:
    772
    Latest: ORIBY Military Hospital at Pietermaritzburg in Cape Town Garrowby Turnoff, Nov 2, 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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    1,621
    Latest: 716th Tank Battalion Mike Walker, Nov 12, 2018 at 4:57 PM
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  26. Axis Units

    Discussions:
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    Messages:
    3,644
    Latest: Interviews with WW2 german paratroopers 509thPIB, Nov 6, 2018
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  1. 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 at 9:24 PM
  2. dbf
    Sticky

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

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    7
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    330
    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  3. 51highland
    Sticky

    War Diary humour.

    51highland, Jul 19, 2017
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    486
    51highland
    May 30, 2018
  4. Wiffer
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    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    506
    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  5. 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
  6. SDP
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    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    1,107
    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  7. Ben_Mayne
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    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    474
    ramacal
    Nov 14, 2015
  8. Gerry Chester
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    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    4
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    610
    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  9. LeeSteventon
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    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    12
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    1,106
    Pylon1357
    Sep 9, 2013
  10. hutt
    Sticky

    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    765
    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  11. Skoyen89
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    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    1,661
    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  12. Ramiles

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

    Ramiles, Feb 16, 2018
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    428
    Richelieu
    Feb 18, 2018
  13. pamak

    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    7
    Views:
    438
    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  14. Recce-Boxmeer

    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    479
    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  15. Owen

    PW, DP and VP

    Owen, Aug 4, 2006
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    2,700
    PsyWar.Org
    Jan 15, 2016
  16. gmyles

    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    494
    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  17. nicks

    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    13
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    1,152
    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  18. Don Juan

    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    591
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  19. Rob Dickers

    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    4
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    824
    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  20. chingoo

    War Diary language

    chingoo, Sep 15, 2013
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    755
    chingoo
    Sep 15, 2013
  21. LeeSteventon

    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    2
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    724
    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  22. alan58

    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    8
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    843
    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  23. jamesmurrow

    T.E.W.T. Abbreviation

    jamesmurrow, Jan 12, 2012
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    1,090
    jamesmurrow
    Jan 13, 2012
  24. Andreas

    Abbreviation help needed

    Andreas, Sep 1, 2011
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    992
    Andreas
    Sep 19, 2011
  25. cmc39v

    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    1,403
    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  26. Ron Goldstein

    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    9
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    1,712
    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  27. 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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    831
    von Poop
    Nov 16, 2009
  28. andalucia

    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    7
    Views:
    1,095
    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
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