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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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, 6 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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 ☆☆
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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, 36 replies, in forum: What Granddad did in the War
  20. CarlosRV
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    Uncovered German buried bunkers in France

    Two German bunkers buried were uncovered last month in France. One of them in Normandy, next to Juno Center and the other in Arcachon Basin. Both...
    Thread by: CarlosRV, Jun 13, 2015, 1 replies, in forum: WWII Today
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