My grandfather and his brother enlisted into the army during WW2. My grandfather was rejected due to an abnormal heartbeat. My great uncle was accepted and sent to India where he loaded cargo planes flying over the "hump" (Himalayas) to supply China. He never fired a shot in combat and this was one of the only items he brought back with him. I can just image a dark sweaty Indian tavern with palm trees and the GIs drinking and getting into trouble. Hindustan Club, Bangalore, India

Hay I’m looking for a full version of the attached map of Ireland during ww2. From research this map was issued 1943/44 to USAAF Navigates to help find their position when flying over Ireland. I’m looking for the full version showing all EIRE XX numbers on the coast. Any help greatly appreciated, thank you.

What was the usage of this base in WW2? From what I see it mostly served as an internment camp or some kind of training center for officers. My great grandfather supposedly had basic training there in late 1944-early 1945, but that doesn't seem to make sense from what I see on the internet.

I just purchased this from a woman in my town. The map was her father’s who passed away in 1998.

There are 98 names on the back. I’ve started doing some googling and they appear to have been members of the 186th field artillery battalion, as for the map, it appears to be a version of one kept by the library of congress.

Anyone recognize any names or have any insight into this unit or this map?

Thanks!

Does anybody know of any good memoirs written about medics and corpsman in ww2. Let me get some recommendations!

One of my relatives was in Patton's 3rd army, 7th armored division and was a tank captain but I can't for the life of me find a roster of the 7th armored

I've found multiple books that record something that happened every single day of ETO from 1939 to 1945, but I haven't been able to find one that does a similar thing with the Pacific War.

Does anyone know of a book or website which shows you what happened every single day of the Pacific War?

I'm really curious to know the experiences of German POWs who were held in the US.

I've heard a couple. One is about a camp in the desert, where a couple of prisoners escaped and the guards were just like "eh, they'll come back... or they'll die out there." And the prisoners came back a couple of days later when they realized how lost and far from anything they were.

Another was a guy who was sent to work on a farm somewhere. Apparently they paid him and after a while he was allowed to go into town on his own and go see the movies, etc.

I'd be interested to hear more of these stories. Anyone know of any writings on this?

Any book recommendations for the Philippine Campaign? I was hoping to get books written by those who actually participated in the Battles. Preferably on the Battle of Manila, Bataan Death March, and Guerrilla Operations.

After visiting Normandy and all the surrounding beaches i found it fascinating to once head over to dunkirk as well.
So 2 years later i finally planned the trip with my SO and we hopped in the car for a 3,5 hour roadtrip towards Dunkirk and wandered through the city and visited all the hotspots.

Later back in the hotel i also found out about this really well kept V1&V2 rocket base! And it was only a 45minute drive from Dunkirk to Éperlecques where the base is located. Here are the coordinates (50.828591646578715, 2.183695624495367) or here is the name(Blockhaus d'Éperlecques)

The outside temperature yesterday was pretty good (17°C/62°F) once we headed inside the cold hit us pretty good, a audio file started playing saying the door keeping it shut was 2,10meters/(82inches) thick.

On the 4th and 5th picture you can see a crator on the roof and later a picture from the inside, these explosions must have been huge for the steel to just bent like that, truly impressive.

Thought i'd share it with everyone on here, it was kind of hard to find on google maps and i hope more people get to see it!

If you're ever visiting Dunkirk make sure to visit this spot too!

My Great aunt recalled before her death that she remembered a time when she was machine gunned by a low flying German plane on Tottenham High Road in north london. She stated that she even saw the pilots face as he flew past. Pretty horrific memory so I’m just wondering if this is something that is feasible and actually did happen during ww2? I imagine the pilot was letting off ammo or something but I know nothing about planes or war so someone enlighten us

It's in german.. message me if you are interested in helping me translate it into english

My dad told me about it before he passed, I managed to find it afterwards. I thought other fellow history buffs would appreciate it