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March 22nd, 2008, 07:04 AM
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Websites for WWII or Related Research (i.e. Family History)
I've tried looking to see if a thread already exists for website links, but have not seen it. If there is one, perhaps, the moderators could put them together. We all link to various sites when corroborating or expanding on a post, but they can be hard to find once one tries to find it again. I thought I would add some of the sites that those doing information or family history requests might find useful. I've got 32 plus pages of sites and will add them here as I verify that the links are still live effective the date of the post.
General
http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
An excellent site where you can search for places of commemoration to the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars.
http://members.aol.com/dadswar/index.htm
This site by Wesley Johnston (husband of Lynn Johnston “The Better or Worse” cartoonist) is to military genealogy what Cyndi Howell’s links are to general genealogy research.
American
http://www.abmc.gov
American Battle Monuments Commission
Searchable database listing monuments to US Casualties.
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/
US National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.accident-report.com/index.html
Accident Report.com
Offers accident reports and information on USAAF and USN. *Charges for service.
Australian
http://www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/family_history/armed_services.html
National Archives of Australia Armed services personnel records
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/
World War II Nominal Roll of Australia
British
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/researchguidesindex.asp
UK Public Record Office Online Catalogue
Search for records, which can be viewed at Kew.
http://www.wartimememories.co.uk
Wartime Memories Project
Canadian
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/war-military/index-e.html
The National Archives of Canada
http://www.warmuseum.ca/
The Canadian War Museum Website
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/newspapers/intro_e.html
An online database: During the Second World War, the staff of the century-old Hamilton Spectator newspaper kept its own monumental record of the war. This collection of more than 144,000 newspaper articles, manually clipped, stamped with the date, and arranged by subject, includes news stories and editorials from newspapers, mostly Canadian, documenting every aspect of the war.
www.mapleleafup.org
The Canadian Army Overseas in World War II
www.CanadaAtWar.com
Listings of book resources on Canada’s war and military history
http://www.civilization.ca/orch/www04i_e.html#army
Online resources for Canadian Heritage: Military and naval history – Canada (includes more than WWII military links)
http://lib74123.usask.ca/scaa/gallery/war/
Saskatchewan in Two World Wars
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/CommonwealthCountries/CanadaHomepage.html
Canada and the Fleet Air Arm 1939-1945
http://www.junobeach.org/main.html
The JunoBeach Centre in Normandy
http://www.dnd.ca/hr/dhh/engraph/home_e.asp
DND Directorate of History and Heritage (This is the Department of National Defence)
German
http://www.lwag.org/index.php
Luftwaffe Archives & Records Reference Group
A co-operative resource for worldwide research on the German Air Force, 1933-1945.
http://www.volksbund.de/
The German Wargraves Commission
Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt)
for the notification of next-of-kin of members of the former German Wehrmacht who were killed in action
http://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/cannockchase/wargraves.htm
Cannock Chase - German Military Cemetery
The German Cemetery Near Broadhurst Green
The German Cemetery near Broadhurst green, on Cannock Chase is a memorial to some 5,000 German war dead, where the servicemen's graves are marked by headstones of Belgian granite, set in plots of heather and tended by gardeners.
The cemetery is a tribute to the spirit of co-operation existing between the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgraberfürsorge (German War Graves Commission).
Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery
http://www.bundesarchiv.de/
The German Public Records Office
http://www.feldgrau.com/
research on the German armed forces 1918-1945
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March 22nd, 2008, 08:09 AM
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Re: Websites for WWII or Related Research (i.e. Family History)
Stellar post Michelle, thank you.
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March 22nd, 2008, 08:23 AM
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Re: Websites for WWII or Related Research (i.e. Family History)
I do have links to other countries history, but I'm having to sift through the links and initially the preponderance may tend to be Canadian..... I hope you understand!
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-71-103
CBC Archives – World War II
http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/lastpost/
Since 1928, Legion Magazine has honoured those Canadians who have served their country by publishing in print short death notices for Royal Canadian Legion members with military backgrounds, Canadian war veterans and Legion members with police service. With the advent of the Internet, they created a historical archive for your free use a Last Post database that goes back to January 1989. It currently contains over 136,208 names, but this number will rise as further entries are published in print and added to the collection twice a year. They will gradually go back further in time as their resources permit
www.canadiansoldiers.com
A source, regarding the uniforms, traditions, and insignia of Canadian soldiers in the 20th Century. Over 5,500 images on 500+ pages dealing with history, equipment, literature and more are presented here for students of history, re-enactors, modellers, gamers, serious researchers and anyone interested in the Canadian Army between 1900 and 1999.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query
American Memory Collections: Library of Congress (500 hits for Military)
http://www.mala.bc.ca/history/letters/
Canadian Letters & Images Project (Canada's Military History told in the words of Canadians letters & Photos)
::: WELCOME TO THE CANADA WAR MUSEUM :::
The Canada War Museum in Belgium
Treasures Gallery: Military History items
Includes both WWII and non-WWII items
Canadian Military Medals and Decorations - Veterans Affairs Canada
Canadian Military Medals and Decorations
Courage Remembered: the world wars through Canadian eyes
Canadian Heroes
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/hrp
The Heroes Remember Web site presents the personal recollections of ordinary Canadians who became heroes when confronted with extraordinary circumstances
Aboriginal Canadians in the Second World War - Veterans Affairs Canada
Aboriginal Soldiers (Canada) in the Second World War
Japanese Canadian Internment - Information at the University of Washington Libraries and Beyond
Japanese Canadian Internment
The Royal Canadian Dragoons
Royal Canadian Dragoons
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s)
The Canadian Scottish Regiment
The Black Watch (RHR) of Canada
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada - About Us
Harry Palmer Gallery: Royal 22nd Regiment Gallery - Je me souviens
Wings of Freedom: The history of the Royal Canadian Air Force
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Reason: Colouring....although Wings of Freedom didn't cooperate
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March 22nd, 2008, 08:41 AM
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I understand completely Michelle, especially since I'm a Canadian myself. 
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March 22nd, 2008, 09:45 AM
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This is perfect Michelle, I am always interested in Canadian casualties. I did not know some of these, sites thye look really interesting! More work for me now. I have probably hundreds of Canadians to identify.
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March 22nd, 2008, 02:38 PM
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March 22nd, 2008, 03:12 PM
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Hey Michelle!
Wow, you must have been busy locating all of these sites! Thanks for the hard work! I love looking at things like this! It will help greatly with the letter I rec'd for Christmas, to identify this man!
Thanks again!!
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March 22nd, 2008, 03:49 PM
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This is great, I don't know whether the same thing happened to other members, but several of these links appeared in purple instead of blue, so I immediatley knew which ones I had recently visited or not. Thanks again Michelle, some really useful sites here.
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Hmm, the blue/purple may be happening because I didn't resave my word document after confirming the links were live prior to adding them to my post. An oversight on my part. Depending on what happens for others, you might want to double check that you really did visit the ones appearing in purple. I've gone back made all the links read as blue, hopefully you will still have the benefit of them going purple when you visit the site.
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