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There are a great number of websites on World War Two. Here you will find a selection that I have used for my own research and which might be of help or interest to you

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TRIBUTE SITES

- A great and detailed site about all Polish casualties in The Netherlands. Format is very much like this site with information and pictures on most Polish casualties. Highly recommended!

- Website by Bert Caris about the graves he and his friends and family have adopted at Margraten. Highly Recommended!

- A site by Peter Heckmanns about Americans buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium. Highly recommended!

WWW.HEROESFOREVER.NL
- Rick Mommers's site about the graves he adopted at Margraten and researched at great length. Highly Recommended!

WWW.SOLDIERSOFFREEDOM.NL
- Site by Jean-Louis, Monika and Rob Vijgen about the graves that they have adopted at Margraten and Henri-Chapelle Cemeteries. Highly Recommended!

WWW.ADOPTIEGRAVEN-MARGRATEN.NL
- The official site of the foundation were you can adopt a grave of an American buried at Margraten. ALL GRAVES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED!!!!

www.inproudremembrance.com
- A beautiful site by Mr. Kevin Klump with stories of many men who have fallen for our freedom. Many of the men on his site are buried at Margraten

www.ouralliedheroes.nl
- Another great site with stories of Allied KIA's in The Netherlands. This is site is maintained by Wesley Haex

www.victims-of-victory.nl
- Tribute site with stories about the men whose graves the webmasters have adopted at Margraten

www.remember-our-heroes.nl
- Tribute site with stories about the men whose graves the webmasters have adopted at Margraten

www.margratenmemorialcenter.nl
- Website of the Margraten Memorial Centre which is a initiative of the local municipality

www.akkersvanmargraten.nl
- A website dedicated to documenting the history of Margraten American Cemetery and the men of the Graves registration Companies who worked to make this cemetery possible. This is an amazing site that I cannot recommend too highly. A must see

- Great site by John Robertson about the world's Special Forces units and the men that died while serving their countries in these organizations. Very thorough and well maintained site. Highly recommended.

WAR GRAVE PROJECTS

- Veterans Affairs Canada Virtual War Memorial

MARGRATEN MEMORIAL CENTRE
- Under construction

- JPAC investigates and recover US Service personnel (MIA's) all over the world. This official site is about the work and operations of this fantastic US Army unit.

- "The information assembled [...] is to assist readers in understanding the U.S. Government effort to achieve the fullest possible accounting of our missing in action."

Local sites about war casualties

War Casualties in Culemborg - Site about civilians and military (Allied and German) casualties in Culemborg

War in Dreumel - Site about the war in the town of Dreumel with a section on Military and civilian casualties

RESEARCH, Veteran Organizations and other sites

- The official site - Database of Commonwealth casualties of war

To search the database, I strongly recommend using GEOFF's SEARCH ENGINE. Through this search engine you can search the database on much more subject, like unit, Service number, etc.

- You can obtain the British WW2 service record of your family member by contacting the Ministry of defense Veterans Agency.

- The official site - Database of United States casualties of World War 2.

- The World War II memorial Website. Liaised with the World War II Memorial that was dedicated in Washington, DC in 2005. Includes an Register were veterans and casualties are commemorated. Freedom is Not Free is proud to have a working relationship with this website.

- The website of the Canadian Veterans Affairs Department. An enormous website with all kind of information on Veterans affairs and a lot of information on Canada's participation in World War 2; News, Photo's, stories, articles, official military studies conducted after the war, etc. etc. Also a large database of all Canadians who were killed in different conflicts. Freedom is Not Free is proud to have a working relationship with this website.

- The official site - Database of Australian WW2 casualties of war

- The official site - Australian War memorial with very much information on the Australian participation in World War 2 and databases on Australians casualties.

De Grebbeberg
- A Great site about the Grebbeberg, the main Dutch line of defense when the Germans invaded on 10 may 1940. All Dutch soldiers that died on the Grebbeberg in May 1940 are registered here in more or less the same way as I have tried with this site.

Richard Heus's site on Allied war graves in Holland.
- An overview of military cemeteries in The Netherlands

- A truly great site with over 22 million graves in the US and elsewhere. Easy to search and many loyal volunteers who will go out and photograph a grave for you. Highly Recommended!

- An excellent site on the 505th PIR in WWII.Part of the 82nd Airborne Division, they saw action in Holland. Many of its members were KIA during Operation Market Garden and buried in Holland.

506^th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association (Airmobile-Air Assault)

- The association site of one of the most famous Airborne units in history.

- One of the best unit pages on the internet. The website of the 70th Infantry Division is one of the best, if not the best, of its kind with a wealth on information on the division. Also a very active
e-mail list and a great group of enthusiastic veterans and volunteers that have been more than a great help to me in preparing the pages of the 70th ID men buried at Margraten. This website sets the standard!

- Excellent and ever growing site about the 6th Corps Combat Engineers by Marion Chard. A great tribute to her father and the men he fought shoulder to shoulder with.

- The official 14th Armored Division Association website.

- The Official 82nd Engineer Combat Battalion website

-This site by Ronald Stassen is dedicated to all Allied paratroopers of World War Two.
It is their aim to honor their heritage.

- A great and well designed site about the Dutch participation in operation Market Garden. Well worth a visit!

Market Garden.com
- Site about operation Market Garden, the airborne landings near Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem in 1944. This site includes a roll of honor for the 1st British Airborne Division, the 82nd US Airborne Division and the 101st US Airborne division, searchable by name. Provided is, when available, picture of person, grave and additional information.

- A user friendly forum about WW2 with a wide scope of subjects on the war. Frequented by a friendly and helpful group of regulars. One of the best and friendliest forums you will find on the internet!

- A very good forum with many knowledgeable members who will always be willing to help you on your way in your research or where you can post any thoughts or questions relating to the war.

Paul Reed's Battlefields of WW2 site
- If you plan on visiting battlefields in Europe, this is the site to start.

- A great site from Denmark about the air war and casualties buried in Denmark

www.combatcamera.org
- This is the official website of the International Combat Camera Association. In World War 2 cameramen and photographers of Camera Combat Units flew with the Army Air Forces to film and photograph the air war. Their colleagues on the ground and at sea went to great lengths to capture the ground- and sea war on film. It is one of the aims of the Association to

"seek to support an unceasing quest for accuracy, as well as to provide insight into the photographic recording of armed conflicts. Further, it strives to recognize and inspire those dauntless individuals who chronicle these events for posterity.[...]

Many lost their lives in the pursuit of "the telling image" so that we would have the privilege of inheriting their vision. Our goal is to honor and credit those individuals and groups who participated in the terrible panorama of world and regional conflict.

If our images of war can help others to understand the value of peace, perhaps our efforts were not in vain."

Paul Kendrick has a great website on the 555 Field Company, Royal Engineers, in WW2.

Jeff Badger's Warbuddies page about his grandfather, Leo Kavanaugh, who was with the 978th Engineer Maintenance Company in WW2. The Dutch version of the page can be found here.

Dave Stapleton's website about the 626 Squadron research Project.

156 Squadron PFF is a great new website on the history of this Pathfinder Squadron. It is home to a great database on members that flew (and died) with this squadron.

Steve Harris website about Tempsford Airfield. Tempsford airfield was used by Special Duty squadrons  to drop allied (SOE) agents and supplies to the different resistance movements in occupied Europe. This site is about the airfield, the squadrons, planes and people who played a crucial part in the war.

 
- Bob Body's website about the Hudson FK790, 161 Special Duty Squadron. His uncle, Fl Lt Menzies was lost on 5 July 1944, on a mission to drop four Dutch agents. All onboard perished. Bob wrote a book about his uncle, his crew and his search to find the truth. Details for obtaining the book can be found on the site. He also operates a website on 138 and 161 Special Duty Squadron (click on banner).