Where can I find any groups that are into discussing WWII?

LCpl Mark Lefler — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:00:23 -0400

Are there any groups that are into dicussing ww2? I've gotten really into watching and learning about the pacific theatre and I don't seem to have any interested FB friends so I was looking for a group or such for discussion.

Response by COL Randall C. made Mar 27 at 2025 1:59 PM

COL Randall C. — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:59:34 -0400

No 'groups' that I'm aware of (regular topic discussions, etc.), although we have many WWII posts by members.

If you go to the WWII topic page (direct link is https://www.rallypoint.com/topics/wwii, but in general you can either click on the topic tag or enter it into the search box above), it will show you all the past posts that were tagged with "WWII World War Two".

WWII World War Two

A live Q&A where U.S. military members and veterans discuss and evaluate WWII World War Two.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2025 4:19 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:19:15 -0400

Try "Together We Served" you also can start a chat forum, and get many in decussion.
https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ForumSearch

Largest U.S. Army Veteran Directory + Service History Archive | Find People You Served With |...

Army.TogetherWeServed.com is a unique website for all who served in the U.S. Army. Here is where you can reconnect with people you served with, share in the camaraderie of other Army Veterans, and preserve a comprehensive legacy of your Army service for your family and future generations.

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Mar 27 at 2025 9:13 PM

LTC Kevin B. — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:13:48 -0400

Try this site:

https://www.ww2f.com/

Response by SPC James Neidig made Mar 28 at 2025 1:24 AM

SPC James Neidig — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 01:24:51 -0400

Go To Your Local VFW Or American Legion Post And Look For The Oldest Member You See, Then Start A Conversation, Odds Are They Served During WW2 , Korea Or Vietnam And If You Are Lucky You Could Get Some Great Stories , But Don’t Push It Let Them Tell Their Stories At Their Pace ! And Don’t Talk, Listen !

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 4 at 2025 2:36 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 02:36:48 -0400

I'm old enough to watch history be rewritten. It's pretty scary. I remember watching WW2 documentaries in the 1980's, and now that same history is being sensationalized with a modern spin for a modern audience. I'm not talking NEW information here. I'm talking political temperaments rewriting the past to be more palatable for today.

Stuff I see that's current production have blaring technical errors.

I suppose it's a symptom of age. I was reading, watching and listening to that history from those that made it. Now it's being written by history buffs, and academics who are multiple generations separated from those events with their own personal biased of world views.

I do military funerals, and once in a while I get a WW2 Vet. Keep in mind, those WW2 Vets at the YOUNGEST today would have to be AT LEAST 97. That 97 year old is young enough to have went to basic training at age 17, got shipped off to Japan, and the moment he stepped off the boat the war ended. THOSE guys are 97. The guys who actually were in the thick of it are just about all gone, and those that were would have been teens and very early 20s at best.

I'm sure the Legionnaires of Caesar would say we have it all wrong too, and it's every more out of touch.

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What I am liking though is historians are FINALLY getting into the weeds with after action reports. Yes, we know about Pearl Harbor, yes we know about Dolittle, yes we know about Stalingrad, yes we know about Midway..................

But there are all the little things in between those major engagements or other parallel big events that are finally getting looked at. It only took 80 years.

All the while Japan and Germany are trying to distance themselves and more than happy to blur the modern interpretations. Italy is happy just letting the world forget they were ever a part of it at all.