Unit History

  1. Higher Formations

    For discussions & documents relating to Brigade, Division etc level
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    Latest: 4416 Colonel Walter Glencairn GLENCAIRN CAMPBELL, OBE, MiD, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders dbf, Jun 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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  2. 53rd (Welsh) Division

    Paperwork and discussions specifically related to this division.
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    Latest: Finding the Edgley Bridge RH Edgely RE 555 Fld Coy Elaine G, Jun 21, 2025 at 4:16 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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    Latest: 1/4th Hampshire Regiment Ingo, Jun 14, 2025
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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: 716 Light Composite Coy (Airborne) RASC arnhem2280, Jun 24, 2025 at 9:34 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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    Latest: Who liberated Enschede, Holland ? Coldstream Guards Pieter, Jun 24, 2025 at 3:20 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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    2,500
    Latest: Royal Marines on HMS Orion in 1944 Tassie_Allan, Jun 6, 2025
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  7. Durham Light Infantry

    'Faithful'
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    189
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    2,525
    Latest: Execution of 6th Bn, Durham Light Infantry soldiers - 8 June 1944: Mr Jinks, May 10, 2025
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  8. North Irish Horse

    Discussions:
    106
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    464
    Latest: 7947216 Corporal Arthur Gerald (Gerry) CHESTER, North Irish Horse, Italy, MiD dbf, Nov 16, 2024
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  9. Recce

    'Only The Enemy In Front'
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    7,791
    Latest: 61st recce members davidbfpo, Jun 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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  10. Royal Artillery

    'Ubique'
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    2,212
    Messages:
    28,993
    Latest: Major Cowan, RA bluejohn, Jun 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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  11. Royal Engineers

    'Ubique'
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    909
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    Latest: Help Required. 104 Army Troops, Royal Engineers. Andybvat, Jun 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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  12. Royal Signals

    'Certa Cito'
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    Latest: No 3 STC Jeffrey Street, Jun 18, 2025
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  13. RAC & RTR

    Fear Naught! "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond."
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    11,006
    Latest: A History of the Queen's Bays (The 2nd Dragoon Guards) 1929-1945 Beddington, Major General W.R. Martin Crowe, Jun 16, 2025
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  14. RAMC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    1,528
    Latest: Information Request 45054 Major Douglas Nairn Nicholson RAMC nemesis, Jun 13, 2025
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  15. RASC

    In Arduis Fidelis
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    Latest: RASC 349 COY N.Africa & Italy Mike Cunningham, Jun 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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  16. REME/RAOC

    Arte et Marte/Sua Tela Tonanti
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    2,552
    Latest: No 23 Ammunition Stores Depot RAOC davidbfpo, Jun 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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  17. SOE & OSS

    Special Operations Executive & Office of Strategic Services
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    278
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    2,396
    Latest: Roy Wardle W/O operator with SOE davidbfpo, Jun 24, 2025 at 7:03 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.
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    4,118
    Latest: SAS and Parachute Regiment POW's davidbfpo, Jun 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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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: 5 Baon SK Polish Army davidbfpo, Jun 17, 2025
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  20. Australian

    Discussions:
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    Latest: 172 squadron mooog1, Jun 16, 2025
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  21. Indian Army

    Discussions:
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    Latest: Indian Army Concert Parties in Italy Matt Eaton, Jun 14, 2025
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  22. Canadian

    Discussions:
    855
    Messages:
    7,317
    Latest: The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in Normandy - WW2TV Chris C, Jun 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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  23. New Zealand

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    Latest: Mallnitz & Nickelsdorf work camps paul lanyi, Jun 5, 2025
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  24. South African

    Discussions:
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    1,197
    Latest: 21st Field Company SAEC - Service in Italy 1944-45? TomP.1994, Jun 20, 2025 at 9:24 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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    Latest: Looking for info on Medical Units Dennis Burmaster, Jun 13, 2025
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  26. Axis Units

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    Latest: WWII German document from my great grandfather’s things Andreas, Jun 3, 2025
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  1. Drew5233
    Sticky

    How Do You Store Your War Diary Files?

    Drew5233, Jul 1, 2010 ... 2 3
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    Drew5233
    Aug 23, 2010
  2. dbf
    Sticky

    WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread

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

    WW2 War Diaries - available?

    andalucia, Jul 19, 2006
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    Brian C
    Nov 2, 2006
  4. Ron Goldstein

    Service Records, Regimental and Personal Diaries

    Ron Goldstein, Nov 11, 2009
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    Oldman
    Dec 8, 2009
  5. cmc39v

    Who would have written unit war diaries?

    cmc39v, Apr 28, 2011
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    NPMS
    Aug 3, 2011
  6. alan58

    National Archives Closed Archive 29 years

    alan58, Feb 22, 2012
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    bexley84
    Feb 22, 2012
  7. Skoyen89

    Maps, plans, tracings in War Diaries

    Skoyen89, Jul 3, 2011
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    PsyWar.Org
    Sep 26, 2012
  8. LeeSteventon

    List of ALL TNA War Diary references?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 14, 2012
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    Drew5233
    Nov 14, 2012
  9. hutt

    Understanding War Diaries

    hutt, May 10, 2013
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    hutt
    Jul 3, 2013
  10. Gerry Chester

    War Diaries and winning the war

    Gerry Chester, Sep 17, 2013
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    Uncle Jack
    Oct 16, 2013
  11. Rob Dickers

    War Diary instructions c1941

    Rob Dickers, Mar 6, 2014
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    Uncle Jack
    Mar 6, 2014
  12. Don Juan

    War Diary Disinformation?

    Don Juan, Oct 13, 2015
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    6,181
    BrianM59
    Oct 25, 2015
  13. nicks

    Diffferent time format in war diary.

    nicks, Oct 24, 2015
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    minden1759
    Oct 27, 2015
  14. Ben_Mayne

    Maps to match the war diaries

    Ben_Mayne, Nov 13, 2015
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    Buteman
    Nov 14, 2015
  15. gmyles

    Is this a commonly found document or a one off?

    gmyles, Nov 16, 2015
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    Charley Fortnum
    Nov 16, 2015
  16. SDP

    Unit Nominal Rolls

    SDP, Jan 1, 2015 ... 2
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    12,416
    Pete Ashby
    Mar 3, 2016
  17. Recce-Boxmeer

    Help with War Diary date notation

    Recce-Boxmeer, Dec 24, 2016
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    Recce-Boxmeer
    Dec 24, 2016
  18. pamak

    Battle Log and War Diaries

    pamak, Oct 14, 2017
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    pamak
    Oct 16, 2017
  19. Wiffer

    National Archive War Diary file prefixes

    Wiffer, Nov 24, 2017
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    6,375
    Wiffer
    Dec 2, 2017
  20. dbf

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

    dbf, Sep 18, 2018
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    5,965
    Tom OBrien
    Sep 22, 2018
  21. von Poop

    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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    23,968
    Rich Payne
    Nov 14, 2018
  22. LeeSteventon

    Transcribing War Diaries - Best Practices?

    LeeSteventon, Nov 15, 2012
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    7,016
    Charley Fortnum
    May 16, 2019
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