Hi, If you have a genuine interest in World War II, and more especially the Normandy Campaign of 1944, you are very welcome to open a user account here on Whitebeam Battlefield Research Forum. Unfortunately, due to the ever present annoyance of spammers creating bogus accounts, new members must firstly have their accounts activated by our Membership Administrator John Szweda before they can open new threads or participate in existing discussions. We apologise for this inconvenience, but it is an unfortunate consequence of having to protect the Forum. Therefore, new members, having created an account on the Forum, must email John with a short paragraph stating that they have a genuine reason for joining and would like to participate in the Forum discussions. John and I are both willing to reach out to you regarding your interest with a personal e-mail request if you require further information before joining. Once John is satisfied that an application is genuine, he will activate your account to 'Member' status. Members can then post queries and contribute to the work of the Forum. Active members who contribute to the various discussions may, at the discretion of the Administration Team, be upgraded to 'Researcher' status whereupon additional resources are made available in the closed 'Green Room' area of the Forum. Membership of the Forum is free to all. Regards, Pat Curran Forum Administrator