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  1. davidbfpo
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    What happened in Setif; why did US troops respond?

    What happened in Setif, French Algeria when a post-VE-Day (so 8th May 1945) march by Algerians became a riot and there was a massacre of Europeans...
    Thread by: davidbfpo, Dec 16, 2020, 23 replies, in forum: Non-World War 2 History
  2. Rusty13
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    Occupied France Paperwork Question

    I know French workers were often used as labor on u-boat bases, like the one in Lorient, but I can’t seem to find any details on the paperwork...
    Thread by: Rusty13, Jun 10, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Submarines and ASW Technology
  3. MTarr
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    Map of Nomeny

    Good day all, I am researching my Grandfathers experience during 1944. He was a replacement rifleman trained at Camp Croft S.C, attached to the...
    Thread by: MTarr, Mar 29, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  4. Michael Akkerman
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    Omaha Beach LCT (5) Landing Craft Assault

    I am an artist working on a WWII drawing of a man’s father who was a US Navy sailor aboard LCT(5) 207 on D-Day. This sailor was firing a Browning...
    Thread by: Michael Akkerman, Mar 10, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  5. MarcPh
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    Japanese Aggression: French Indochina vs Dutch Indonesia

    In September 1940, the Japanese military took advantage of the German occupation of France to occupy French Indochina without a military conflict....
    Thread by: MarcPh, Feb 15, 2020, 5 replies, in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
  6. Conan Peisen
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    40th General Hospital - ETO

    I’ve started this thread on the 40th General Hospital that was based in Le Vésinet, France, from 1944 after relocating there from England...
    Thread by: Conan Peisen, Apr 28, 2019, 1 replies, in forum: Western Europe 1943 - 1945
  7. Nordwind_Battlefields1945
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    Hello from France's Battlefields

    Hello, I'm 18 yo and I live in Alsace (France) somewhere along the main frontine of Nordwind Operation of January 1945. I'm interested by WW2...
    Thread by: Nordwind_Battlefields1945, Mar 11, 2019, 11 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  8. NihonNOGAY
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    French Morale in 1940.

    First off, I know general French moral was low in 1939, i've heard this popular phrase over an over "Why would they want to die for Danzig or...
    Thread by: NihonNOGAY, Nov 19, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: General Discussion
  9. NihonNOGAY
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    French Polynesia

    I have a simple question, did French Polynesia stay with Vichy France or become a part of Free France after the Fall of France? From all i know,...
    Thread by: NihonNOGAY, May 16, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: War in the Pacific
  10. CAW1
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    TSgt. Clay Y Macy(ASN-34603753)Co.A,737th Tank Batln.,3rd Army,KIA Nov.15,1922-Mar.15,1945 PH

    TSgt. Clay Y. Macy - PH Wounded as the 737th drove along Moselle to the Rhine. [ATTACH] Clay Y. Macy (1922 - 1945) - Find A Grave Photos...
    Thread by: CAW1, Apr 11, 2017, 1 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  11. CAW1
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    PVT A. E. Whittington(ASN:39479966),HQ Company,1st Batln,7th Inf. Regt.,3d Inf. Div.,Mar. 19,1945 SS

    PVT Albert E. Whittington - U.S. Silver Star [ATTACH] Killed in action at the Siegfried Line positions south of Zweibrucken, not too far...
    Thread by: CAW1, Apr 10, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  12. CAW1
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    PFC Fred S McCraven(ASN-14021887)35th Inf. Div, 134th Inf. Regt,Comp.A,Jun.26,1922-1977 PH

    PFC Fred Spencer McCraven - Wounded Sept 10, 1944. Nancy,France - PH [ATTACH] Fred Spencer McCraven (1922 - 1977) - Find A Grave Memorial...
    Thread by: CAW1, Apr 9, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  13. CAW1
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    Cpl. Earl W. Whittington(ASN-18015270), CCC, USAC, USCOE, May 4, 1918-Feb. 15, 2014

    Corporal Earl Woodrow Whittington [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Earl served with the 1st Aircraft Assembly Squadron North Africa. Pictures of...
    Thread by: CAW1, Apr 4, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  14. glassfeather
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    WWII Medal ID

    Hi all, I'm populating information on the attached photograph by Leonard Freed, taken during the 1976 commemoration of the Battle of Verdun....
    Thread by: glassfeather, Mar 25, 2016, 6 replies, in forum: Medals, Insignia, Badges & Recalls
  15. Sheldrake
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    Is there a register of Graves for French military graves?

    I am planning a visit to the French Cemetery at Venafro and would like to find the grave of Lieutenant el Hadi of 4 RTT who, according to John...
    Thread by: Sheldrake, Feb 15, 2016, 9 replies, in forum: Italy, Sicily & Greece
  16. Heatherbee
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    Canadian following grandfathers journey

    Hi everyone! I inherited my grandfather's ( Allan Poyner (gnr)) WW2 memorabilia and photos etc. I'm going to start piecing together his journey,...
    Thread by: Heatherbee, Jan 31, 2016, 8 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  17. CCOBX
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    Eugene A Mosley - 70th Infantry Div, 276th Infantry Regiment

    The WWII Forums Community, I happened to stumble upon your community while doing research for my Mother and Father, looking for...
    Thread by: CCOBX, Dec 5, 2015, 10 replies, in forum: Military Service Records & Genealogical Research
  18. winterlight
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    Need info on French/Swiss border in Oct '44

    Hi, I"m a new member, from Massachusetts, working on a novel set in the final two years of the war. I'm trying to find out which force was...
    Thread by: winterlight, Nov 12, 2015, 0 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  19. southern got it
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    June SEVENTH, 1944

    Information on the D-Day invasion is everywhere, but can anyone describe the scene on the beaches of normandy immediately following the call that...
    Thread by: southern got it, Jun 23, 2015, 2 replies, in forum: WWII General
  20. briankaess
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    Sgt. Paul Ernst Kaess (1921-2002)- German Army in WWII

    Hello, My Paternal Grandfather Sgt. Paul Ernst Kaess (1921-2002) saw extensive combat in WWII as a Panzer soldier in the German Army from at...
    Thread by: briankaess, Jun 20, 2015, 44 replies, in forum: What Granddad did in the War
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