Websites for WWII or Related Research (i.e. Family History) - Page 2

Erich · #26 (**permalink**) August 18th, 2008, 05:25 PM

Michelle yes I started one up on the German side of things back in 01 which may have gone through changes - out the window - do to the server change Otto implemented times back.

lets not forget WASt as well as the Volksbund sites for death and recovery, quite the historical analysis actually with many of those seeking the whereabouts of next of kin. there are others of course such as the comprehensive www.forum.axishistory.com and www.forum.marinearchiv.de
you also have the German site : www.luftarchiv.de for an excellent search possibilities

thanks for posting the lengthy links

Jan7 · #27 (**permalink**) August 18th, 2008, 08:54 PM

I discovered those instructions in other Forum about Axis History Factbook: How to use the German War Graves database

Jan.

macrusk · #28 (**permalink**) November 2nd, 2008, 05:19 AM

macrusk · #29 (**permalink**) November 2nd, 2008, 05:25 AM

M to R

MABEE, F-O Ernest Aubrey (J88781) - Mention in Despatches - Overseas - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of
MAPS AT WAR
Marc Andrew Mitscher, Admiral, United States Navy
Massacres and Atrocities of WWII in Western Europe
Masterpiece Theatre Foyle's War Links + Bibliography
Memorial Roll of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
Memories of the 1940's (1996-1998 archive) Re rationing in WW2
Military history of Canada during the Second World War
Military History Online - Capital Ship Surface Actions World War II
Military History Online
MilitaryImages - Military Photos Images Pictures Discussion
MilitaryInk - the month's new military books
MLU History Page
Museum of London Exhibitions Current Exhibitions Remembering the Blitz
Nancy Wake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Night Raid On Berlin
No Price Too High Canadians and the ... - Google Book Search
Normandy, Neptune, Arcadia, Dieppe, Quebec, Conference, Mulberry, Eisenhower, Tedder, Montgomery, Overlord, Channel
Obee's History Page
Office of Strategic Services Society
Official Histories
Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War Vol 1 Six Years of War CP Stacey
Old Wounds, Lasting Memories Legion Magazine
One Marine, One Ship
OPERATIONS OF 21 ARMY GROUP 6 JUNE 1944 - 5 MAY 1945
Operation Compass
Orders of Battle Sources Reference Page
Original video from the Normandy Landing
Other Liberation Links - Veterans Affairs Canada
Overview of Commando Monument
Panjandrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PARKS AT WAR LONDON, 1939-1945. - Parks & Recreation Encyclopedia.com
Part III German Defence Operations in the Sphere of 1st Canadian Army, 23 Aug - 8 Nov 44.
Passengers liners sunk in World War II American War Bride
Personal Stories - Second World War - From Colony to Country
Plastics News - Celebrating a Century of Plastics
Popular Newspapers During World War II, Parts 1 to 5, 1939-1945
Professional Military and Historical Researchers - genealogyPro
Propaganda leaflets of World War 2 Italian theatre of operations
Queen Mary - Record of Wartime Cruises - 1946
Radio Broadcasts 1939-1943
RAF Bomber Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rationing in Britain during World War 2
Rationing
RCAF.com Archives General Interest High Flight
RCAF.com » Archives » Photo Collections » Nos. 438 & 439 Squadrons Heading for France by ship
RCAF.com
Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
recollections Leith - World War II - Food
Recollections of the War by Gina James
Reports from Abroad Matthew Halton CBC Archives
Research - World War 2 Talk
Research Library
Research Starters World War II Remembered
Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Coastal Mine Clearance
Ron Goldstein's Army Album
Royal Canadian Artillery
Royal Navy World War II admirals - Wikipedia
Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) officers 1939-1945 -- A

macrusk · #30 (**permalink**) November 2nd, 2008, 05:27 AM

S to T (sorry some of the site names start with The)

Saskatoon and the Second World War Experience
seaclimate.com - Cooling Europe 1939 (2)
Second world war World news guardian.co.uk
Secret Service
Sgt.William Heller's World War II Memoirs-3rd Infantry Division-www.warfoto.com
Ship Photo Gallery
Small Arms Illustrated
Social History 1920s to 1940s. Life between the Wars in England
Songs of Jo Stafford
Songs of Vera Lynn and others midi files
Special Forces - Roll Of Honour
Special Operations Executive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Special Operations Executive
Special Operations Executive in the Far East
Standing Orders for the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
Terry Copp Legion Magazine
The Avalon Project Judgement The Nazi Regime in Germany
THE BATTLE INLAND
The Battle of Britain - Home Page
The BEF-AASF [Archive] - WW2inColor Talk
The Blitz on London world war 2
The Canadian Army and the Normandy ... - Google Book Search
The Canadian Way of War Serving the ... - Google Book Search
The Carmarthenshire Roll of Honour - Whitland War Memorials
The Decision To Enter WW II Army, Part 1 Legion Magazine
The Generals The Canadian Army's ... - Google Book Search
The Hins World War II Collection - The Netherlands
The History of Camp X - Camp X Historical Society
The Holocaust Lest We Forget - Westerbork liberation - The Carel Ruijsch van Dugteren story
The Home Front World War 2
The Jews of the Channel Islands www.HolocaustResearchProject.org
The Midnight Watch
The National World War II Museum D-Day June 6, 1944
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION -- Related Links
The Second World War Experience Centre
The Second World War Historical Society
The Torch - Be Yours to Hold it High! - Canadian World War II Poster
The Visual Writer, LLC - Dialogue
The War Amps - Canada's Military Heritage Series - Second World War
THE WAR ROOM
The Wartime Memories Project UK
TheHistoryNet World War II World War II Closing the Falaise Pocket
TheHistoryNet World War II World War II RAF Flight Sgt. Jack Nissenthall's Secret Role in Operation Jubilee at Dieppe
Their Past - Your Future: Canada and the Second World War
Their past-yourfuture: Red Beach, Dieppe and the Essex Scottish
The Drive on Caen
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid, Admiral, United States Navy
Thus Perished Operation Sea Lion - The Churchill Centre
TIME Magazine - Search Results
Title Index to Items Published (or reprinted) by the Air Force Historical Studies Office
Top Secret Project Ivory Soap -- Aircraft Repair Ships
Trafford Leigh-Mallory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY (Generals Allen and Roosevelt)
Tweedsmuir Military Camp - Home Page

macrusk · #31 (**permalink**) November 2nd, 2008, 05:29 AM

And the rest as of this morning, a few found in between but I'll put them on later!

Under the Red Ensign - TIME
United States Army Green Books (PDF)
US Army Heritage & Education Center
US Army World War II Corps Commanders
US People--Spruance, Raymond A.
US-UK Song Page
USAFE TACS
Using the Legacy of World War I to Evaluate Canadian Military Leadership in WWII
USS Washington BB56 Interesting Links
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
Verrieres Ridge
Veterans UK Website
Victoria Cross - Page 6 - The Aerodrome Forum
Video of Falaise - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
Video of Groningen Holland 1944 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
Virtual Museum of Canada - Search VMC
Walter Seale - 871st Airborn Engineers
War Brides photos NArc Description Full Display - Search Archives - Library and Archives Canada
War-A Soldier's Diary
WarMuseum.ca - A Chronology of Canadian Military History - 1931-1939
WarMuseum.ca - Democracy at War - Canadian Armed Forces - Canada and the War
Web Research - Second World War - From Colony to Country - Library and Archives Canada
What is Defendu [Archive] - Military Photos
Wild Bill Guarnere.Community Lt. J G Edmund L. Mc Namara
Wild Bill Guarnere.Community (Powered by Invision Power Board)
William E. Fairbairn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Winston Churchill Speeches from WWII
Women at War
World War 2 Era Songs ca. 1944-1948
World War 2 Insightful Essays
World War 2 Talk - Powered by vBulletin
WORLD WAR II - ALLIES FLIX
World War II Allied Operations
World War II Books General Histories
World War II Forums
World War II Islands
World War II Letters on Squidoo
World War II Link Directory
World War II Links on the Internet
World War II Photos
World War II Primary Resources on the Web
World War II The Canadian Encyclopedia
World War II The Western Allies
World War II Website
World War II, or Second World War, or WWII (1939-45) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
World War II
World War Two - General - ww2
WORLDWAR2PLUS55.COM
WW2 - The Second World War
WW2 Prisoners of War, Killed while POW's
ww2db Harold Alexander
WWII Fighter Plane Profiles
WWII Generals & Military
wwii The Casualties
www.bills-bunker.de
www.canadiansoldiers.com – includes Orders of Battle
Your View War brides Share your stories and pictures
YouTube - London Can Take It
YouTube - Ocean Liners and Air Planes of the 1940's
YouTube - Rememberance Day
YouTube - World War II Winston Churchill Quotes 1
YouTube - WW2 Movie

macrusk · #32 (**permalink**) November 2nd, 2008, 05:31 AM

I found out it shows purple for the sites I renamed today from how I originally had them saved in my Favourites as well as having visited them prior to posting.

macrusk · #33 (**permalink**) November 21st, 2008, 06:53 PM

I found the following which has a 83 slide powerpoint presentation on Canada and World War II. It has the activities in chronological order mixed in with other major events in World War II. Lots of pictures. Not greatly detailed but an introduction.

Canada World War II Canadians live fireproof ppt Presentation

Otto · #34 (**permalink**) November 21st, 2008, 08:17 PM

This incredibly valuable thread is now pinned. Thanks so much to macrusk!

Jan7 · #35 (**permalink**) November 25th, 2008, 05:24 PM

Official Report of debates in UK Parliament 1803–2005

I think that this link is very interesting for all you: HANSARD 1803–2005

Read the presentation......

Quote:

.................This site is generated from information from Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament. Information presented here is generated from the publicly available XML files. Material on this site remains under Parliamentary Copyright. Within these copyright constraints, you are encouraged to use and to explore the information provided.
Information used to make this site has been provided by the Hansard Digitisation Project, led by the Directorate of Information Services of the House of Commons and the Library of the House of Lords. The site is still undergoing development and experimentation, and further features may be added in due course. Work to improve the quality of the data is also ongoing.........

Jan.

Erich · #36 (**permalink**) November 25th, 2008, 05:34 PM

for the 1st page lwag web-site/German is going down Richard Eger can no longer maintain

also of note is any private site with aol.com domain is being pulled by Aol

so get your infos while you can. as ot AFHRA at maxwell for US records suggest contacting Lynn Gamma directly as it is much faster and will not have to go through possible sublinks and broken channels for your requests, expect a long wait of 6 weeks or more if you are living in the US. the email should be listed on the web-site

also go to the databases at ArmyAirForces.com

the listing is rather large but obatainable and easy to understand instructions on how to find more info.'s on next of kin. the web-site -forum is very beneficial for that first hand on the spot help for the relative that took part in the Army A/F.

usmc7thmarines · #37 (**permalink**) December 18th, 2008, 07:36 PM

awesome post, great finds!

Jan7 · #38 (**permalink**) December 26th, 2008, 08:49 AM

Hace unos días encontré este recurso online. Como creo que es muy interesante compartirlo, os lo dejo para que lo disfrutéis. Y si descubrís alguno similar en vuestros países, no dudéis en postearlo.....

La Hemeroteca de La Vanguardia -In Spanish, but very interesting-

La Hemeroteca de La Vanguardia desde 1881 -Newspaper of Barcelona

http://www.lavanguardia.es/hemeroteca/index.html

Quote:

¿Qué puedo hacer en la Hemeroteca?

Consulte cómodamente desde su ordenador, de forma totalmente gratuita, el archivo completo de La Vanguardia.

Un patrimonio de incalculable valor cultural y periodístico: más de 127 años de historia a un clic de distancia
TRES FORMAS DE BUSCAR:
Por palabra clave: busque cualquier término y afine su búsqueda con diversas herramientas de filtrado (fechas, ediciones o suplementos, sólo portadas...)

Por día: Descubra La Vanguardia completa de cualquier día especial de su vida
Tendencias: compare los contenidos publicados en La Vanguardia sobre varios temas a lo largo del tiempo

Quote:

What can I do in the Newspaper Archive?

See from the comfort of your computer for free, the full archive of La Vanguardia.

An invaluable cultural heritage and journalism: more than 127 years of history a click away

THREE WAYS TO SEARCH:

Palabras clave: any search term and refine your search with a variety of filtering tools (dates, editions or supplements, only covers ...)

Por día: Discover La Vanguardia complete any special day of your life

Tendencias: compare the contents published in La Vanguardia on several issues during the time

Jan.

Skipper · #39 (**permalink**) December 26th, 2008, 09:05 AM

Some great additions, this thread is getting to be a very useful database. I use it quite often , and some of the links are in purple to show I tried out these site

Another useful site: Service Pals | Welcome!

macrusk · #40 (**permalink**) February 7th, 2009, 09:31 PM

Here are links to information on Ortona:

Units & Organizations: Canadian

www.canadiansoldiers.com

CBC News Indepth: Ortona

Battle of Ortona - Canadian Army Newsreel
YouTube - Battle of Ortona - Canadian Army Newsreel

No Price Too High by J.T. (Terry) Copp See the part "The Road to Ortona"
No Price Too High: Canadians and the ... - Google Book Search

Thread regarding an Italian Documentary about the Battle for Ortona
A italian movie about the battle for Ortona.. - Page 2 - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums

Into Ortona: Army, Part 69 | Legion Magazine

World War II: Christmas at Ortona
World War II: Christmas at Ortona. | Full text Armies articles from leading publications on ArticleArchives.com.

Canada at War - Page: WWII: The Italian Campaign

Battle of Ortona: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article

Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War Volume II: The Canadians in Italy 1943-1945 G.W.L. Nicholson http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/C...ly/Italy_e.pdf

The Italian Campaign: Attacking Ortona - From the CBC Archives Radio Broadcast Dec 24, 1943
The Italian Campaign | CBC Archives

Canadians in Italy - Veterans Affairs Canada

FALLSCHIRMJÄGER RGT. 3

http://sill-www.army.mil/FAMAG/1944/...ES_120_129.pdf

CBC News Indepth: Ortona

Canadian Armed Forces Blogger: Ortona: A soldier's story

Pvt. Issie Mayoff and the Battle of Ortona

http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/doc...ol6.2_13_e.pdf

macrusk · #41 (**permalink**) April 6th, 2009, 04:35 AM

World War II unit histories & officers

This website aims to give a full spectrum of data on World War II fighting units, including details on organization, commanders, and literature. All units from different countries can be included in due time. When we can find the time, and get enough response from enthusiast people who like to contribute to the site with information, scans etc., this site could grow into a marvelous reference work on World War II military history.

I have another list, but thought this one should stand on its own.

Jan7 · #42 (**permalink**) July 30th, 2009, 10:39 PM

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

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Search for biographical and service details for over 115,000 New Zealand service men and women from the 19th century till today and especially from World War One and World War Two.

Jan.

HeadlessHessian · #43 (**permalink**) August 26th, 2009, 02:30 AM

"La llave de la libertad es la sabiduria. El cerrojo de la esclavitud la ignorancia"
I love it...excellent quote.... here is another for you...
Para atras, ni para tomar impulso! One of my fathers favorites.

Joe

Jan7 · #44 (**permalink**) August 26th, 2009, 01:32 PM

Off Toppic: Quotes

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeadlessHessian

"La llave de la libertad es la sabiduria. El cerrojo de la esclavitud la ignorancia"
I love it...excellent quote.... here is another for you...
Para atras, ni para tomar impulso! One of my fathers favorites.

Joe

´
Thanks, Joe!

The quote in my signature is really from the father of a good friend.....

Your quote is also good! Saved in my computer!

Jan.

macrusk · #45 (**permalink**) September 20th, 2009, 04:45 AM

Bumping this thread as I've noticed many newer members who may be interested in some of the links, or who may have ones to add.

epoytatoy · #46 (**permalink**) September 21st, 2009, 07:43 PM

hi michelle, can u help me where can i find the list of WWII legitimate veterans from the philippines, cause my grand father was a member of ( 'WALTER CUSHING GUERRILLAS' ). I hope u can help me. thnx a lot