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WWII
Memories Links |
Here
are a list of links that I feel are worth a look at, even though
some of them make quite distressing reading. With this
kind of information, you could have an endless supply of links
and I will continue adding to them as I find them. If
you wish to submit a link to your veteran story or WWII information,
please drop me an email via the Feedback button on the Contact
page. I would be most grateful if you would add a link
to this site from yours also.
| QVR
(KRRC) Specific |
| Sacrifice
at Calais discusses the QVRs efforts to ensure the
rescue of troops at Calais. (Now a subscription service) |
| Operation Dynamo discusses the mass evacuation from Dunkirk
and the role of the QVRs in that. |
| Land Forces of Britain, The Empire and Commonwealth has a
section on the Queen
Victoria Rifles (QVR). |
| Parliamentary discussion on value of Territorial Army quoting the QVRs at Calais |
| There is a QVR museum at Zwarteleenstraat 40, 8902 Zillebeke,
Belgium |
Royal Green Jackets Museum
Dedicated to The Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry,
The Kings Royal Rifle Corp and The Rifle Brigade |
| Dunkirk
Retreat - Queen Victoria Rifles at Calais |
| Into
Captivity by Stan Johnson |
| Captured
at Calais: A Kings Royal Rifleman |
| Last
Out, First In : Battlefield tours of the sites of
the battles around Calais and Normandy |
| Forced
March |
| Alfred
Gray - Dad's Three Months Forced
March 1945 - A PoW in Poland and Germany |
| RAF
Warrant Officer Joseph Fusniak - Lamsdorf Death
March 1945 |
| World
War II (PoW and Experiences) |
| The
Second World War Experience contains diaries, memories,
veterans, bulletin board and links. |
| National
Ex-Prisoner of War Association promotes the welfare
of those with UK or Allied Service who were taken as POWs. |
| World War 2 Mailing
List, to help those who are researching the genealogy
and service records of family members who served in the
armed services during World War II (1939-1945) and the
history of the units and organisations in which they served. |
| Prisoner
of War. A site dedicated to those who were imprisoned
in Stalag XVIII A in Wolfsberg, Austria and particularly
members of Working Party 99/L. |
| Prisoner
of War.
Dedicated to the experiences of PoWs of all nationalities
during WWII. |
| BBC
WW2
People's War - Features memories, experiences, research,
events and teaching aids. |
| John
Dale Chew
- PoW in Stalag XXIB, Poland. Features documents, letters,
photographs, concerts, maps and reunion information. |
| George
Smith Longster
- History of George's capture and imprisonment in Italy
and Stalag XVIII C, Markt Pongau, Austria. George is nearly
95 so would probably be on of the older prisoners in the
camp who helped build the chapel. |
| Royal
Leicestershire
Regiment - Detailing personal accounts of those who
served with the regiment, history, photographs and general
information on "The Tigers". |
| Stalag
IV C - French site dedicated to this Stalag and those
who were PoWs or involved with it in some other way. |
| Stalag
383 - PoW diary of Bill Clark whilst held prisoner
in Hohenfels, Bavaria |
| Veterans
Day Diary - YouTube diary of two WWII veterans that
were reunited by CA Living History (3mins 38secs) |
| Useful
Contacts |
Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey
TW9 4DU.
Tel: 020 8876 3444
www.pro.gov.uk |
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ
Tel: 020 7416 5342
www.iwm.org.uk |
War
Pensions Agency
(Ministry of Defence)
www.veteransagency.mod.uk
This is where I found my father's
PoW record card. You need to be either the serviceman/woman,
their widow/er or dependent to obtain this information.
You will also need a Death Certificate. |
| Forces
Reunited. Site dedicated to all service personnel
of the Army, Navy and RAF. |
| World
War II General Information |
| Planes and Pilots
of World War Two |
| Women
in Intelligence |
| Codes and Ciphers
in the Second World War by Tony Sale. Includes information
on the Enigma, Lorenz and Colossus, and Bletchley Park
museum |
| Second World War
Armour, listing tanks from all the countries involved |
| Britain's
Secret WWII
Weapons Revealed. News article from the BBC |
| A
Cybrary of the Holocaust |
| Memorial
and Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau |
St
Manvieu War Cemetary
Cheux Calvados
France Seems
to be primarily for those killed between June and July
1944.
This
information was found by a lady whose uncle served in
the 2nd bn Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow).
Thank you Mary. |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commision |
| Operation
Market Garden |
| The
Second World
War |
| World
War II Links
on the Internet produced by Steve Schoenherr, Professor
of History at the University of San Diego |
| World
War II a British focus |
| Phil's
World
War II Pages featuring a variety of facts and figures,
and articles. |
| Teaching
History Online
by Spartacus Educational |
| Overlord44
- Dealing with the landing of Allied troops in Normandy
in 1944 (French language site) |
| Lone
Sentry - Photographs, articles and research on the
European Theatre in WWII |
| Oral
History Project
- The D.C. Everest School District Oral History Project
is a non-profit student volunteer organization that works
to chronicle the life experiences of people involved in
Twentieth Century and recent historical events. The organization,
founded in 1999, has been very active, producing eight
books on subjects including the Hmong, the Vietnam War,
the Korean War the Great Depression, and 2 books on WWII. |
| Eden
Camp is located in Malton, North Yorkshire and is
a living museum dedicated primarily to WWII history but
expanded over the last few years to cover the First Great
War and post-1945 conflicts. They also have war re-enactments
and host reunions. |
| The
Royal Norfolk Regiment Museum, Market Avenue, Norwich,
Norfolk NR1 3JQ. Telephone 01603 493650. |
| Dilip
Sarkar
- Dilip is a recognised authority on the Spitfire, the
Battle of Britain in general and RAF fighter pilots 1939-45.
He has written the only family-authorised books on both
Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson and Group Captain Sir
Douglas Bader, and is Honorary Historian to the Douglas
Bader Foundation. A variety of WWII RAF and Royal Navy
research information included. |
| Panzers
of the Reich - Information on the German Panzer Tanks
of WWII including development history, combat service,
technical data and photographs. |
| Western Desert Battlefield
Tours - Guided tours of the battlefields of North
Africa |
| WWII
and other war veterans experiences |
| OldOpps
provides details of Navy, Army and RAF units since World
War II, both in the UK and US. |
The WWII US Veterans Website includes forum, collectibles,
roll call, memory lane and links. |
| World War II Oral History
includes photo gallery, poems, interviews, stories and
links. |
Military World features a variety of services for all forces
including historical links, employment, events, veterans
reunions and news. |
| Sid's War
is the story of Pte. Sid Martindale of 1st Battalion,
Argyll Sutherland Highlanders |
James
Woolcock's experiences in "My Father - An Ordindary
Hero" written by his son. Available from CopyRight
Publishing or directly from Steve
Woolcock |
| Arthur
William Hall, a member of the Carlton York Regiment.
His story and photographs |
Diary
of Herman
K. Beaber, an American WWII PoW in Los Banos Philippines |
| John
Bruszewski - site dedicated to John and chronicling
his journey with the 4th Cavalry Group during World War
II. |
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| General
Military Information |
| Grunt's
Military Site |
British
1st Airbourne
- Organisation in California of re-enactors preserving
the memory of those who gave their lives |
| D-Day:
The Greatest Invasion - A People's History - this book
is written by military historian Dan Van Der Vat with
an introduction by John S.D. Eisenhower. |
Land
Forces
of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth - Providing information
on nations, wars, regiments, formations and traditions. |
| Finer
Times: Information on
WWII but also covering American Wars, Middle East, history
of war, spys and weapons of war. |
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| Geneology
Information |
| RootsWeb
- Primarily for those searching for relatives from the
USA. Some UK data. |
Ancestry
- Information for UK families. |
| Parish
Chest - Variety of information and links to help those
researching their geneology. |
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| Miscellaneous
Information |
The
Memorabilia
Package Company - produce small packs of replica memorabilia
relating to different historical themes, such as Home
Guard, Suffragettes, Home Front, Victorian, 1960s, etc.
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Spoils
- WWII Fiction -
Spoils is a fictional thriller set up during World War
II and the great Nazi loot of art carried across Europe,
showcasing derring-do and conscience struggles. |
| Victory
Theater : Hollywood at War - Excellent Blog all about
what part the stars took during WWII and more. |
Secret
Tunnels - Deep beneath South Heighton, one mile north
of Newhaven in East Sussex, lie the forgotten remains
of a once vibrant maritime intelligence centre. Recent
research revealed just how vital this secret establishment
was to the war effort. |
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