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British WW2 Veterans Reunion and tracing your Military Ancestors Page

Dad's War: Finding and Telling Your Father's World War II Story

Find Them in World War II ^FREE

A free 3-page how-to article from the Ancestry.com Learning Center.

Fold3 - The World War II Collection $

Experience World War II like never before. Read firsthand accounts, view photos & documents never-before-seen on the internet and add your own stories, photos and documents. Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Genealogy Trails' WWII index

The World War II project at Genealogy Trails is dedicated to provided free genealogy data related to the war.

I Dream of Genealogy - World War II Military Records

Online World War II Indexes & Records

Genealogy directory of online indexes for WWII military records, including casualties, POWs and enlistments.

RKKA in World War II

Materials, translated from different Russian sites, books and serials. Operations, battle maps, equipment, weapons, structure, battles history, photos. Eastern look on the World War II.

The Wartime Memories Project

Preserving memories of The Great War and The Second World War, before they are lost forever. The original wartime memories website online since 1999.

Wikipedia - World War II

World War II on the Web

World War II, a British Focus

World War Two

From the BBC.

WorldVitalRecords.com - Search All Military Databases $

An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, court records, military records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.