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Norwegian Merchant Marine & Navy
I have marked the sites that are in Norwegian with an N
Ships, sailors, Nortraship | The Battle of the Atlantic | Convoys
The Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945
Lists Norwegian ships that sailed in the year 1939 through WW II, organized alphabetically, with information on what happened to them. Includes convoys, pages about German raiders, and much more. This link and the one to Nortraship below go to pages within my website, the rest of the links on this page are external.
Nortraship
and Nortraship's secret fund (my own page).
Find Nortraship Archives N
Go to "Webkataloger", then "Hovedkatalogen for Arkivverket". "Gå til søkesiden", choose 'Riksarkivet' out from 'Velg arkivinstitusjon' and hit 'start standardsøk'. Type Nortraship for 'Navn', and 1940 and 1945 in fields for 'tidsrom', then 'start søk'. That should bring you to a list of links to a description of Nortraship archives. Part of list is in English, but description of where the misc. info can be found is in Norwegian. Unfortunately, the English search button does not bring the same results.
Addresses - Misc. Norwegian Archives
Up-to-date addresses.
Researching Mariners in Norwegian Archives
Information on how to obtain data on a Norwegian sailor or ship. From a web site entitled "Mariners", which also provides help for research into mariners and ships of the merchant marine and navies of several other countries.
Bergen Steamship Co.
Skips in Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab through the years, also covers several other fleets.
Sjømmennenes Minnehall N
(Seamen's Memorial Hall)
A memorial for seamen at Stavern, Norway. Searchable database containing the ship's name and the names of those who perished on each ship, along with a brief summary (in Norwegian) of what happened to the ship. "Søk navn" means 'search name', "søk skip" means 'search ship'. This website also has some foreign ships that had Norwegians on board. (Be aware that the search engine sometimes brings up the wrong results. Also, some errors have been found in the information).
Cardiff's (Former) Norwegian Church
Many an old Norwegian seaman will remember this one!
Camp Norway
The History of Camp Norway, Lunenburg; includes names of Norwegians who are buried in Nova Scotia.
Spirit of Little Norway
The History of the pilot training camp in Canada; lots of pictures.
Norwegian Houseflags
A section of Houseflags of Shipping Companies
Norwegian Houseflags
From the page Ships & Flags
Navires de Guerre free fr.
This is a site that lists shipping companies and their ships for various countries (includes war ships). I've linked this one directly to the section on Norwegian companies and ships. Here is the main page (text is in French).
Panamanian and Honduran Ships
This page contains a summary and account of 67 Panamanian and Honduran flag merchant ships lost or damaged during World War II, and lists the names of a number of Norwegian seamen who were on board these ships (it's a section of the U.S. Armed Guard website). I thought perhaps it might prove useful for someone who's searching for a particular Norwegian sailor.
Merchant Mariners killed on U.S. Ships
Alphabetical list of seamen (many Norwegian) who died on U.S ships. This one is linked to the letter A, scroll down to get to the alphabet. (From U.S. Merchant Marine WW II).
Norske handelsfartøyer N
(Norwegian Merchant ships)
Facts and figures from the war years. From Norsk Krigsleksikon.
Internering i Nord-Afrika N
(Internment in North Africa)
Article on the Norwegian sailors who were interned in North Africa. (Norsk Krigsleksikon). Please note that I have several pages on this website describing this - start with the link to "Odd Conrad Holm" at the top and bottom of this page.
Sjøfolkene N
(The seamen)
About their significant contribution to the war effort. (Norsk Krigsleksikon).
Krigsseiler N
(War Sailor)
The general view on them after the war. (Norsk Krigsleksikon).
Senskader N
(Post Traumatic "Injury")
Article about the discovery of a series of post war health and social problems common in individuals who had traumatic experiences during the war. (Norsk Krigsleksikon).
The Other Side of the Medal
Poem about a war sailor, written by Michael Holmboe, Stavanger.
Og hver var satt til sin bestemte oppgave N
Norwegian bureacracy at its "best".
Vrakdykking N
I really like this site, it has gorgeous pictures of the ships discussed, and very informative articles. (Website for divers).
Skovheim.org
Wreck database. I've linked this one to a page listing the counties in which the wrecks are found. Click on a county to find a list of ships.
Lardex Group N
Information on ships belonging to the Sandefjord Companies Anders Jahre, Thor Dahl, A. C. Olsen, Haldor Viriks Rederi, Johan Rasmussens Rederi, and others. (By clicking on "skip" in each section, a list of ships owned by that company will come up).
Skipet N
Norwegian Shipping History Society. Ship information sorted by owning companies. Lots of information. This is the main page.
Norwegian Naval Forces
From U-boat Net.
The Norwegian subs Ula & Uredd
Slaget om Atlanterhavet N
(The battle of the Atlantic).
(Norsk Krigsleksikon).
Battle of the Atlantic Timeline
A description of the various phases of the "battle". Has wonderful pictures. From the History Dept. at The University of San Diego.
Battle of the Atlantic Bookstore
From Tom Purnell's home page. Lots more than books here. (I've also linked to various sections of his page in my Ship Lists, as he writes extensively about Convoy HX 72 & U-100).
Military History on line - battle of the Atlantic
All aspects of the battle; includes the story of the Enigma and Ultra, articles on surface raiders, U-boats and convoys.
Battle of the Atlantic
Allied Communication Intelligence
Battle of the Atlantic
From BBC's WW II section.
Battle of the Atlantic
The developments in chronological order. From Naval History Home page
Convoy Battles
The convoy system, including the numbering system is explained in detail, with a list of all the intercepted convoys during the war. From here you can go to "The Greatest Convoy Battles" with information such as port of origin of each convoy, where it was headed, number of ships in the convoy and their names, name of attacking U-boat, ships lost, information on the escorts etc. In addition you can read about the U-boat Operations, and there's a list of ALL the German U-boats and information on their commanders. (From the excellent website U-Boat Net).
Konvoi N
More on convoys. (Norsk Krigsleksikon).
Battle of the Atlantic - Convoy ONS 154
Describes the battle for this convoy in great detail.
Joining the war at sea
A book by Franklyn E. Dailey Jr. This is linked to the chapter on convoy preparations, with details on Convoy HX 150, AT 20, KMF 25A, SC 48, ON 67. The site also has info on the loss of the Rescue Ship Toward, USS Buck and much more. Here's his Table of Contents.
Group Wotan and the Battle for Convoy SC 104
There are also articles about The battle for Convoy ON 113 and Convoys ONS-18/ON-202 The links keep changing (this is the 3rd or 4th time I've fixed them) so if these don't work, all the articles can be found on this page.
Merchant Ships Lost in Halifax Convoys
See also this page.
OS/KMS Convoys
There's also has a section for the returning SL convoys, as well as a section for Russian Convoys.
Note that my own convoy section has a lot more information on misc. convoys, as well as several related links.
Operation Torch
(Wikipedia)
Coming to Africa
Chapter 5 of "Joining the War at Sea". Continue to Chapter 6 for more information.
The USS Augusta
Eye witness accounts of the attack, pictures and ship's diary, bulletin board. Part of the USS Augusta web site.
The North Africa Campaign
Views on the campaign, background history. Created by Paul John.
Order of Battle Operation Torch
U.S. Army Campaigns of WW II
Algeria-French Morocco.
It is not a pretty sight
The bomber pilot, Glen Edwards' diary from the months after the invasion. (There's also a book available which is based on the diary).
Henri Philippe Petain
The president of the Vichy government. He was later sentenced to death, but the sentence was changed by De Gaulle to imprisonment for the rest of his life. (He died in prison in 1951). Article from Grolier Online.
Evacuation
The story of British professional driver who took part in the frantic and chaotic evacuation of refugees from France. Describes the sinking of the S/S Lancastria. From the web page of H. G. Quittenton.
Refugee Problem in France
A note sent by Secretary of State Cordell Hull to Gaston Henry-Haye, French Ambassador, January 9, 1941 [1]. From WW II Recources, a site containing primary source material on the web (original documents regarding all aspects of the war).
United states policy
toward France and the French people - Text of a note dated April 13, 1942, from the Acting Secretary of State to His Excellency Gaston Henry-Haye, Ambassador of the French Republic. Dept. of State Bulletin, issue of April 18, 1942. Also from "WW II Resources".
WW I history links can be found on my "Links" page. Also, be aware that there are a lot more maritime and WW II links in my Ship Lists.
Allied Merchant Seamen, Navies & Ships, WW II
Gt. Britian | U.S.A. | The Netherlands
Merchant Navy Sites:
The Red Duster
The British Merchant Navy.
British Merchant Navy at War
Billy McGee's website covers propaganda, convoys, medals etc.
Empire Ships
Alphabetical list of Empire ships (also, list of ship builders).
British Merchant Seamen casualties on US Ships
(See also my own Survivors/Fatalities section - additionally, several British seamen as well as seamen of other nationalities are listed in my various crew lists. The site's search feature can be used to find them).
Merchant Navy Day.com
Invites all families and relatives, friends and companions, to submit the names of their loved ones to the commemoration page for 3rd September in recognition of their contribution to the war years 1939-1945.
Fort Ships of WW II
Alphabetical lists with details of each ship. Also covers the "Ocean" and "Park" ships. Has an individual page on the loss of Fort Longueuil, crew list, survivors' stories etc.
Eagle Oil Tankers
This site has info on the "San" ships (and others), with an alphabetical list of casualties from the various "San" ships, as well as survivor reports. Additionally, the site has a lot of useful information on where the misc. Admiralty records are kept - they can be found on this index page.
Allied Merchant Seamen of WW II
Great site, with links to personal stories! Maintained by Maureen Venci (Canada).
Allied Merchant Ship Losses in the Pacific and Southeast Asia
(December 7th, 1941 - March 9th, 1942) a section of The Netherlands East Indies.
Canadian WW II Merchant Ship Losses
Part of the "Naval Museum of Manitoba" website, link under the "Maritime Museums" section on this page.
Canadian Merchant Ship Losses
This is a revised version of the list linked above. This website has many interesting articles.
S/S Nerissa
A very informative website about this ship and her fate. Includes a crew and passenger list.
Lost at Sea
Alphabetical lists of names of sailors lost at sea, from several countries (and not just WW II). Includes diaries and personal accounts, as well as pictures. Dedicated to Atlantic Canada fishermen and mariners, their families and survivors, and to all those from the US East Coast and other countries who were also lost at sea.
Honours & Awards to Canadian Merchant Seamen WW II
A section of Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy - also covers pre war awards.
Ships attacked off the Australian coastline
A list of ships attacked by Japanese submarines in this area.
Navies etc.:
Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945
British and Commonwealth naval aviation history with 1000 pages about squadron units, aircraft, aircraft carriers, museums and research. I've linked this one to the section "Ships", but the main page is easy to get to.
The Royal Naval Reserve Record of John Wilson
Forbes Wilson has created this extremely well researched site about his grandfather, John Wilson, skipper on board the British trawler Rutlandshire, which endured a violent attack by German bomber planes in Namsfjord outside of Namsos, Norway in April of 1940. The crew managed to get to shore and was taken care of by the Norwegians at Skomsvoll on the island of Otterøya (near Namsos) until they were picked up by the destroyer HMS Nubian (see the report from Nubian on Forbes' website). Includes background history for the attack on Norway, list of British trawlers lost in WW II, and a very helpful research page.
New development: Forbes has now found people at Skomsvoll who remembers this episode, and he and his father have been invited to the 17th of May celebrations in Namsos (Norway's Constitution Day) from 2001. Among a long list of items in the planned program the first time, they visited the house where John Wilson and his crew were given shelter that night in April-1940. I was lucky enough to be able to take part on May 17-2003 and it was a fantastic experience! Since 2001 Forbes has also found the descendants of the crews of other vessels involved and some of them were present when I visited Namsos this year.
A new quest: Forbes has found out that the ship's bell from Ruthlandshire still exists (in Stavanger) and would very much like a picture of it. So if anyone who knows where the bell is would contact either me (address at the bottom of this page) or Forbes (through his website) he would be most appreciative. This means a lot to him and his family.
The Naval Ships of Victor Johns in WW II
Another nice personal site, lots of information here too.
The China Fleet in Hong Kong
Dec.-1941.
British Submarines of WW II
Huge site, with links to other countries' submarine sites.
British Submarine Losses (1904-1971)
Axis Submarines Destroyed by Canadian Forces, 1939-1945
Also from Rob Fisher's site.
Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot
This is huge! (WW I and II and more).
Royal Australian Navy
Includes a detailed history of each individual ship of the Royal Australian Navy.
Corvettes of the Australian Navy, WW II
U.S. Merchant Marine in WW II
Very informative web site on the USMM. This link goes to a page dealing with convoys and Atlantic crossings, since that information relates to my father's story. But from there you can go to the Index page for a great variety of links. Norwegian Mariners or American, they were all in the same "boat"!
U.S. Merchant Ships Sunk or Damaged in World War II
The title is self explanatory, and this is a part of the above website USMM.
U.S. Merchant Ship Losses WW II
Listed by month (U.S. Coast Guard website).
American Merchant Ships sunk in WW II
List from Arthur Moore's "A Careless word, A needless sinking" - w/pictures (a portion of the Armed Guard website, link below).
US Armed Guard
Has several pictures of Liberty ships & others, among a HUGE variety of other items (merchant marine, pictures, excerpts from books, personal stories, articles, ship logs and reports; the list goes on and on). Click on the button for "Button menu".
Liberty Ships
Alphabetical list.
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels
Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945.
Cutters, Crafts and Coastguard manned Vessels
includes Coastguard Combat cutters of WW II
Shipwrecks and Other Maritime Disasters
Has a list of ships sunk, including war ships, patrol vessels, landing crafts etc.
Benson-Livermore class destroyers
DANFS
The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ships (destroyers, submarines, battleships, aircraft carriers, torpedo boats etc. etc).
Naval Historical Center - Ships History
Not just US, but all nationalities. Includes list of former naval ships, preserved as museums, list of ships present at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941, list of ships present during Surrender Ceremony in Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 and much more.
The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II
By Robert J. Cressman. Very helpful resource, not only for information on events pertaining to the U. S. Navy, but also for facts on ships of other nations (From the website "Hyperwar").
Ships and Tonnage Sunk or Damaged in WW II by U.S. Submarines
Shiplovers Homepage
Photo's and data of Dutch merchant ships from 1870 till present. Also has a list of Dutch ships sold to Norway.
On-line database - Dutch merchant ships
Searchable database.
The Holland-America Line
Ships past and present.
Royal Netherlands Navy Warships of World War II
Ships, bases, equipment, specials (informative articles), pictures, forum.
The Submarines of the Royal Dutch Navy
From 1906 till 2000.
Other Misc.:
The Russian Navy
Not WW II, but interesting history, and worth a visit.
Russian Navy Weapons Catalog
Includes submarines, destroyers etc.
Swedish Merchant Ship Losses
WW I & WWII.
Irish Seamen's Relatives Asscociation
Irish ships & Crew lists.
Germany:
Prinz Eugen.com
Ships, weapons and men of the Kriegsmarine. Lots of pictures.
Marauders of the Sea
Detailed accounts of the voyages of German raiders.
Ship Register of the German Kriegsmarine
German Merchant Ships
Alphabetical list.
The German armed forces 1918-1945
U-Boat-Index
List of all the German U-boats, with information on each of them.
Ubootwaffe.net
Excellent site.
U-boat Archive
Lots of pictures, as well as records from the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
The U-boat War in Words & Pictures
Grey Wolves of the Atlantic
Pictures of U-boat Commanders (1914-1918/1939-1945).
U-35
Very comprehensive website on the history of this U-boat.
Story of the U-534
"History frozen in time".
German U-boats, WW I & II
Militaria, pictures of uniforms & equipment.
Italy:
Regia Marina Italiana
The Italian Navy in WW II. Submarines, ships, men, articles. This one is linked directly to the site map.
La Regia Marina
Also on the Italian Navy.
Japan:
Japanese Merchant Shipping
Losses during WW II.
Japan - Composition of a fleet
From "Encyclopedia of World War II Naval Battles", main page can be found under "Misc. Maritime" below.
Advanced Japanese destroyers of WW II
Other:
Misc. Maritime Links, Ship Pictures and Notice Boards/Find Shipmates
Ships, battles, ship yards | Pictures of Ships | Notice Boards
Rederi AB Nordstjernan, Johnson Line
Lots of pictures and info (text is in Swedish).
Fakta om fartyg
Swedish ships.
Ships of the East Asiatic Line
Alphabetical list of misc. Norwegian Ships N
Esso Ships
Very nice pictures, as well as history of the ships.
Swiss Ships
Text in German.
The Ships List
Fleet list for the Union Steam Ships Company (here is the main page for this site).
Northern Steam Ship Company History
Also has a fleet list and lots of pictures (New Zealand National Maritime Museum).
Union Steam Ship Company
(New Zealand - has lots of pictures).
Merchantnavyofficers.com
This site has a lot of very interesting and varied information, and is really worth a visit. Includes several company histories.
Maritime disasters of WW II
The fate of over 140 ships of all nations, the Battleships, Cruisers, Aircraft Carriers, Liberty and Victory Ships, and the civilian luxury liners. Be sure to click on "lesser known facts" too! Part of George R. Duncan's web site.
Mystic Seaport
Nothing to do with WW II, but it has so much digitalized information, I'm adding it here anyway.
Encyclopedia of WW II Naval Battles
Lists ships on all sides of the various battles, covering the Atlantic, Mediterranean, North Sea and Arctic, and Pacific. Also includes several convoy battles.
WW II Cruiser Operations
Very comprehensive website, covering Allies and Axis, with pictures, histories and articles.
Warships1
Warships of the World (and history).
Warships of World War II
Arranged by country.
Maritime World
A little bit of everything here!
Cathkin Barrow
Large collection of maritime related links.
Sir Charles Goodeve
Development of degaussing.
The Lend/Lease Act 11 March 1941
InforMare
List of ship owners.
European Shipping Companies
Alphabetical list.
Worldwide ship wreck registry
A site that offers ship wreck records for sale.
Ship wrecks off Alaska's Coast
South Portland Shipyards of WW II
Honoring the men and women who built the Liberty Ships. Includes Ships List, photographs, history and more.
British and Worldwide shipbuilders
Shipbuilders
This is for a WW I list of standard built ships, but of course, most of these builders were also in existence during the 2nd war. Lists builders in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, China, Hong Kong and Japan and includes an alphabetical list of ships (from the "Mariners" website).
Clyde Built Ships Database
Includes ships of the Anchor Line, Andrew Weir, Ben Line and several others.
Pictures of Ships, some for sale, others not (also post war vessels):
John Marsh Maritime Collection
A catalogue of a collection of 18000 photographs of 9200 ships taken in South Africa, mainly between 1921 and 1953. Prints can be ordered.
Search for, & order Pictures of Ships
A Section of The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich website. They have an extensive collection of ships' photographs. I found several of my father's ships here by running a search under the ship's name.
Maritime pictures for sale
From the website Reflections (photo archive).
FotoFlite
Library of aerial maritime photography.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Vic Young & Len Sawyer's Black/White Negative coll.
German Photo Archive
Title of the page is "Schiffsbuchhandlung Wolfgang Fuchs", but they also claim to have over 400 00 ship pictures of the German Merchant Fleet from 1870 until today.
The Richard McKenna Memorial Pictorial Shipping Database
This collection comprises library books, shipping registers, ship's photographs, maps and charts; shipping memorabilia, ship's plans, and other maritime paraphernalia. Information about each vessel has been entered, accompanied by a photograph.
Maritime images from the past
Some of these go VERY far back in time. This is a section of the website Merchant Navy Officers
Naval Vessels in Wartime Camouflage in Plymouth Sound
Lots of pictures.
Online Library of selected Images
Downloadable images from the Naval Historical Center home page. Includes ships from all over the world, and also other Naval related pictures, as well as civilian ships. Includes Norwegian Navy ships.
Japanese Navy Ships
Donwloadable pictures (includes submarines). From the above website.
Scharnhorst
History and pictures, also from the Naval Historical Center.
Ships of the RCN Photo Collection
Termaloma Productions
Ship photos from Stavanger, Norway (with links to several other websites with ship pictures).
Merchant Navy Nostalgia
Takes a while to load but has gorgeous pictures, covering Union-Castle Line, Cunard Steamship Co., General Cargo (Misc.), P & O and Orien Liners, Anchor Line, Ellerman Line and tankers.
Great Ships
Very nice postcard photos.
Simplon Postcards
Ships of all nationalities.
Ship Photos
Post war ships, 100's of pictures.
Royal Navy Warship Photographs
From the mid 1800's to the 21st century.
MaHst-L
The Maritime History mailing list. An International Marine History Information Exchange Group. Contains archives of entries from 1994 up until today. From Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston, Canada.
Rootsweb WW II Forum
Includes a message board for Merchant Marines.
Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping forum
Mercantile Marine Forum
From The Australian Merchant Navy website.
Shipmate Search
U.S. MM.
Friend-Ships.com
(Only goes back to 1950's ships).
Lost Trails
Veterans Search locator.
See also my own
Find Old Shipmates Forum and Ship Forum
Museums and Memorials, POW's, Archives:
Museums & Memorials | POW's | Archives
The Norwegian Maritime Museum
The museum keeps a database of crew lists etc. (but this database is not on line).
Nordsjøfartmuseet N
Deals with those who escaped to England, incl. the Shetland gang.
Det jødiske museum i Trondheim N
(The Jewish Museum in Trondheim).
A great collection of articles.
Imperial war museum
Includes a film & video archive, photograph archive, diaries and much more (including a section on The Battle of the Atlantic).
Maritime & Naval Museums in Britain & Ireland
Listed by letters of the alphabet. It also lists about 500 historic museum-ships, many of which form part of the collections of some of the maritime museums in the main list.
The National Maritime Museum
Greenwich, England.
The Australian National Maritime Museum
Naval Museum of Manitoba
Canadian Navy ships, Merchant ships, pictures, histories.
The Mariners' Museum
Newport News, Virginia. Be sure to visit The Battle of the Atlantic and click on "take the highlight tour" for great pictures and/or movie clips.
Central Naval Museum
Russia
German Maritime Museum
Text in English and German.
Smith's master index of maritime museum websites
By Robert Smith.
International Naval and Maritime Museums
Long list of links to maritime museums around the world. (Does not include U.S.A.).
Naval and maritime museums U.S.A
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Holds a searchable Dept of Honour Register providing personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces (including the Merchant Navy) who died in the First or Second World Wars. (A record of some 60,000 civilian casualties of the Second World War is provided without details of burial location). Also lists civilians who were killed by enemy action in WWII.
Canadian Merchant Navy War Dead Database
Searchable by name of sailor and/or name of ship.
Astralian War Memorial
Includes, among other things databases where 1000's of WW II photographs can be found, including ships, and a searchable Memorial Roll of Honour database. Details on over 102,000 of Australia's war dead. More than half the entries have additional information attached.
Australian Merchant Seamens Memorial
Here's the main page - the site has a description of over 1000 memorials in various locations in Australia.
Burial Locations of Victoria Cross Recipients
(World wide).
See also my own Memorials page.
The Falstad Center
POW camp outside Trondheim, Norway.
Russian Prisoners in Norway
National Archives, Norway - also has an alphabetical list of names.
Fleet Air Arm POWS
Lists names and camps (British aviators).
Prisoner of War
From Stalag 18A.
Prisoner of War
Misc. nationalities (includes camps).
The Stove in Barracks 3
I love this story, it's from the page A Tribute to a Hero - well worth a read!
The forgotten camps
A very comprehensive list of the various WW II prison camps.
Anne Frank was not alone
Holland and the Holocaust.
Holocaust Timeline
From "The History Place" (this website takes a while to load).
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Articles and exhibits.
World War II - Axis Prisoner of War Camps
Camp reports can be ordered.
Prisoners of war held in Java
(British & Commonwealth).
List of ALL Japanese camps
Site for the Study of Guam and Allied POWS under the Japanese in World War II, here's the main page
Never Forgotten
Taiwan POW camps, incl. list of names of prisoners and several links to other POW websites.
Southeast Asia under Japanese Occupation
FEPOW Community
Far East Prisoners of War, has a wealth of information.
Twelve Hundred Days
Russell A. Grokett's story of surviving the Bataan Death March and three years as a Japanese Prisoner of War. Includes photos, maps, and audio clips.
Captain George Duffy's POW page
ADBC
(American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc.). A LOT of information on POW's and prison camps, personal stories etc. Also has a section on the The Hellships of WW II with pictures of the ships, and a link to a roster of those who were on board Arisan Maru.
The Hell Ships
A section of NARA (unfortunately, the page does not show up properly in Internet Explorer).
Island Farm
Bridgend, South Wales
Google links
Misc. POW's stories.
Several more links can be found on my own misc. POW's pages which can be located by going to the main page for the ship lists. Names of camps in Africa are listed on my page Labor Camps.
Researching Mariners and Ships
Tips on where to find archives on mariners in United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, Germany, and Finland.
Researching mariners
Includes "a realistic guide to what is available to those looking into merchant mariners’ careers" and has misc. mercantile links.
Forbes Wilson's Research Tips
A section of "The Royal Naval Reserve Service Record of John Wilson", linked further up on this page under Gt. Britain. Includes addresses and info on where to find the misc. Admiralty Records.
The Aerial Reconnaissance Archives
The Public Records Office Online Catalogue
In Kew, West London.
IWM Collections on-line
A section of the Imperial War Museum. I've linked this one to the War at Sea.
Research Guide, Merchant Navy WW II
Information on where the misc. records are held (National Maritime Museum).
National Archives of Australia
Public Record Office, Victoria
Archives & Collections Society
In Ontario, Canada.
Maritime History Archives
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Includes searchable crew lists.
The U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
(also has a summary of war casualties).
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
Has copies of original dokuments, correspondenc etc.
The Second WW Experience Center
Here are some examples of what can be found on this site - Celia's Story, Anna Golesworthy's Story (both were prisoners of the Japanese), Christopher Tulitt's Story (the sinking of the City of Athens, City of Canton and City of Adelaide), and many more.
For archives related to Norwegian ships and seamen, see the links under "Odd's War" at the top of this page.
Norway:
Weserübung - the German Invasion of Norway
Includes British counter attacks and German naval losses.
The invasion of Norway
Lists the naval units taking part, and also has a page on German coastal Defences in Norway in WW II.
Norway 1940
"Dedicated to the struggle of Norway in the spring of 1940. A campaign famous for the daring German assault over enemy controlled sea, Allied indecision, Norwegian failure and the traitor Quisling."
Norway During WW II
Interesting articles, pictures, popular forum, buying and selling of artifacts etc.
Tungtvannsaksjonen på Rjukan N
The "heavy water action" at Rjukan.
Operation Freshman
In Norwegian and English.
Under the Swastika
Life of a Norwegian Student in WW II
Tiger's Revenge
The story of 10 American airmen and their aircraft that crashlanded in Brunlanes, Norway.
Archie - A Pilot in RAF Bomber Command
A collection of 660 posters from WW II
On The National Library of Norway website. Each poster sometimes has more links in the text, some of which is in English.
The Norwegian armed forces
Includes info on the Norwegian Navy, ships, submarines etc. etc.
The Norwegian Army in Exile 1940-1945
Hegra Festning N
(Hegra Fortress)
Close to my heart (I made many a ski trip up there, and even lived there for a while when my grandmother cooked for students). Well known in Norway for its resistance to the Germans in WW II, with only a few brave men from the village (the last group in Norway to give up the fight).
Hegra Festning N
Several pictures from Hegra Fortress. From Greta Fornes' Web page (an old classmate of mine from the '50's).
Norsk Krigsleksikon N
Norwegian War Encyclopædia.
NorgesLexi N
(War Encyclopedia)
Indexed facts on the occupation years in Norway. Even if you don't speak the language, have a look at the many pictures.
Panikkdagen N
(The Day of Panic)
The rumours of a planned, massive British bombing raid caused widespread panic and evacuation of Oslo, April 10-1940.
Kvasir N
List of links to websites on WW II.
The Soviet Advance into Norway
WW II Timeline
Starting with 1917.
Timeline of WW II in Europe
From The History Place.
The World at War
A year by year, day by day account with links to related sites. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it's monitored very well, because many of the links no longer work.
The Generals of WW II
Searchable, or browse by nation.
Romanian Armed Forces in WW II
D-Day
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library Digital Documents Project.
Operation Overlord - The Normandy Landings
Britain at War
Has a wealth of information, including Japanese POW's info.
Guardian Unlimited
How this newspaper covered various events during the war.
Adventures of a Royal Navy Medic in WW II
A personal story - interesting reading.
Sids War - the Story of an Argyle at War
Also a personal story, well worth a visit.
WW II + 55
Very interesting data, in chronological order. A section of Battleship USS Washington website.
WW II Recources
A site containing primary source material on the web (original documents regarding all aspects of the war).
Hyperwar
A hypertext history of the 2nd world war. Political Papers, Policy Statements, Treaties, etc. Military/Service Histories, Pacific Theater of Operations, European Theater of Operations and Other Useful Sources.
The U.S. Army Center of Military History
Lots of WW II related articles.
Dad's War
A long list of links to web sites of sons and daughters who have written about their fathers' war experiences.
Australia@War
Military aircraft crashes in Australia, military airfields, military units, military camps, prisoner of war and internment camps, command structure in the South West Pacific Area, signal intelligence units etc. etc.
Lost Lives
The 2nd World War and the islands of New Guinea - has many personal stories.
The Russian Battlefield
Archival documents, personal stories, etc.
The Northern Mariana Islands & WW II
Japan as a Pacific power, Japanese Strategy, American Strategy, Invasion of Saipan (includes Amelia Earhart's story), the last surrender of WW II, Tinian offensive etc. etc.
Not the slightest chance
The defence of Hong Kong. Includes a listing of each individual defender.
Japan at War 1931 - 1945
Articles and books.
The Imperial Japanese Aviation Resource Center
Specifications and images of Japanese bomber aircraft.
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy - Hiroshima
The Berlin (Potsdam) Conference, July 17-August 2, 1945
Conclusions of The Berlin Conference of the three Heads of Government of the USSR, USA, and UK. From the Avalon Project (Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy), Yale law school. This excellent site also has other documents, from pre-18th century up until our time, including documents such as Germany's Declaration of War with the United States of December 11, 1941 and 100's of others. Well worth a visit.
The German surrender Documents
Crimes, trials and Laws
Includes the Nüremberg trials - From Web Genocide Documentation Center.
WW I history links can be found on my "Links" page. Also, be aware that there are a lot more maritime and WW II links in my Ships Lists.
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