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World War II

1939-1948

18M+ records


Thumbnail for AUS, WWII, Military Phone Directory, 1942
A book of addresses and telephone numbers for military personnel.
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Thumbnail for UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962
Lists of individuals who served in the British Army from 1882-1962.
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Thumbnail for EU, Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historical Monuments in War Areas (The Roberts Commission), 1943-1946
NARA M1944. Records of the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, 1943-1946.
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Thumbnail for German, WWII, Record Cards of British and Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945
This is a collection of cards, printed in old style German, and completed in English. They contain varying amounts of personal details of prisoners of war held by the German Authorities during the Second World War.
Thumbnail for UK, Aberdeen, Scotland, Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
This collection is made up of a comprehensive list of citizens from Aberdeen, Scotland who lost their lives in service to the military. This collection is index-only and includes valuable personal information, such as aircraft serial numbers, which may be hard to find in other collections. Records date from the Second World War through the Gulf War Campaign.
Thumbnail for UK, Absent Voter Lists WWI (Images), 1918-1925, 1939
Absent Voter Lists of servicemembers 1918-1925 who voted by proxy as separate registrants abroad under their home constituencies. There are a few pages from 1939 in this group.
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Thumbnail for UK, Air Force List, 1940
The official published Lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
Thumbnail for UK, Air Force List, 1943
First published in April 1918, Air force lists are an invaluable way of confirming whether a man was an officer and which rank(s) he attained.
Thumbnail for UK, Air Force List, January 1941
The official lists are a snap-shot in time with names, ranks and unit details of those personnel who were members of the service as at that date.
Thumbnail for UK, Air Force List, July 1945
The official published lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
Thumbnail for UK, Air Force List, September 1942
The lists are a snap-shot in time with names, ranks and branch details of those personnel who were members of the service as at that date.
Thumbnail for UK, Air Ministry Casualty Communiques WWII
Throughout the Second World War, the Air Ministry regularly published Casualty Communiques through the Ministry of Information which announced, or updated the status of missing Air Force personnel.
Thumbnail for UK, AIR20 Air Ministry Papers, 1915-1922
 Branch folders accumulated by the Air Historical Branch and unregistered papers from British Forces in the Middle East relating to operations, intelligence etc., mainly in 1915 to 1922, and from the Sudan Defence Force 1920 to 1939.
Thumbnail for UK, Army List, 1939
The official published Lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
Thumbnail for UK, Army List, 1942
The official published Lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
Thumbnail for UK, Army List, April 1941
The official published lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
Thumbnail for UK, Army List, April 1944
The official published lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
Thumbnail for UK, Army List, January 1943
The official published lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
Thumbnail for UK, Army List, January 1945
The official published lists are often one of the best ways to trace an officer's career in the British Services.
Thumbnail for UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
This database contains the Roll of Honour – a listing of British Army casualties from World War II.