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World War II re-enactment comes to Lowell
A convoy of jeeps and Army vehicles travel down the streets of Lowell as the fanfare marks the opening of the 2-day "World War II Tribute" at Buckley Homestead Living History Farm, Hendricks Road. "This is the 11th year (for the program) and it really is a World War II tribute - it's the biggest event of its kind in the Midwest, with around 400 re-enactors from around the midwest and Canada. It's a combination of military, human and home-front history," says Sandy Basala. There will be battle tanks, jeeps and even some airplanes, if weather permits.     [ southbendtribune :: 2008-04-27 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Neil Robertson: Member of the WWII Axis Re-enactment Society
By day he is a design engineer - in his spare time Neil Robertson could be a German officer. He is making friends all over Europe through his passion for bringing military history to life. His most recent adventure as a leader of the World War II Axis Re-enactment Society (WARS) led him to St Petersburg to make a Russian TV documentary about the siege of Leningrad. "It was the anniversary of the 900 day siege of the city, which cost an estimated 1.2 million civilian lives. We were invited by the Russian people to take part in their remembrance day and put on a very small battle re-enactment."     [ gazettelive :: 2008-04-10 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Fort Morgan Machine-gun Shoot event: Firing the cannon on a WW2 Stuart Tank
It's not every day that you get to operate and fire the cannon of a WW2 Stuart Tank. For that matter, authentic military cannons, Humvees and rifles and 30-caliber Browning machine guns are normally scarce in Fort Morgan - except during the 2008 Fort Morgan Machine-gun Shoot and Military Vehicle Show. The 3-day event have weapons and military vehicles from WW1 to the present era. Among the displays was a working WW2 57-mm anti-tank cannon. The educational event gave the public a glimpse of the historically accurate military equipment, and re-enactors displayed what uniforms looked like during various wars.     [ fortmorgantimes :: 2008-04-09 :: Weapons, Guns & bombs of WWII ]

Photos from D-Day Ohio : World War II Reenactment of Omaha Beach
For the last 7 years the little town of Conneaut Ohio presents a WWII reenactment of Omaha Beach. They have re-enactors board actual landing craft (post WWII) and attack from Lake Erie, cross the beach, and head up a steep bank occupied by Germans. For the World War II historian it may seem a bit ridiculous but for the couple thousand people that show up it's a good living history demonstration. There weren't many veterans in attendance, maybe a dozen, but I did get to shake a few hands and hear a few good stories. For those that collect, there is also a memorabilia fair set up.     [ wildbillguarnere :: 2008-02-12 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Eastern Beach invaded by Nazis in simulated Operation Felix attack
The invasion of Gibraltar, in a simulated assault showing an operation which would have seen Gibraltar invaded by German troops, has been taking place across Gibraltar. The attack footage is to be made into a 60-min documentary about the planned assault on the Rock. Produced by Gold Productions Studios, filming began with a reenacted beach invasion by Nazi soldiers from the Grossdetuscland and Die Gebirgstuppe regiments at Eastern Beach being defended by the Black Watch and the Devonshire regiments, based in Gibraltar along with the Gibraltar Defense Force in the 1940s. Evening filming is to happen inside the World War II Tunnels. See photo gallery.     [ gibfocus :: 2008-01-20 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Simulated world war II battle draws new faces to war game
Playing war is a fun challenge for Jason Daniel. His store and online company BattleSim.com has been "chugging along". Next Daniel will host a "Long Winter" World War II war game event: "We'll be playing on about 15 acres out in Vaughn. We probably won't have a tank this time, but we should have some other cool WWII vehicles." Daniel acknowledges some of the regular participants for adding realism to the re-enactments. Some players have produced wax-and-powder grenades that explode into smoke. Others have homemade replica machine guns or bazookas. Recently customer demand has caused the business to shift a bit from WWII to battles from more recent wars, particularly Vietnam.     [ thenewstribune :: 2008-01-07 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

For WWII re-enactor, lessons of past bear message to remember
To American history buff and World War II re-enactor Jason Kritikos, the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on Dec. 7, 1941 "eventually lead to the defeat and transformation of the fascist states of Germany, Italy and Japan. The young men and women in the military of the 1940s liberated hundreds of millions of people from oppression, tyranny and death." Kritikos is part of a group World War II Federation, who organise events online at wwiifederation.org. He said he became interested in WWII after hearing stories of that time from family members who served.     [ post-gazette :: 2007-12-07 ]

World War II battle re-enactment in Italy to preserve the Gothic Line
A group of Italians are working to preserve a historic World War II battle site, the Gothic Line, by staging a yearly re-enactment of the battle and establishing a museum there. Armand Regalbuti happened to be traveling in Italy when he chanced upon a WWII re-enactment in the mountains north of Florence. "I went over there for about a month in September by myself and rented a car and did some traveling on my own. ... I saw this pamphlet about the re-enactment." And the rest, as they say, is history. That re-enactment was of the battle at the Il Giogo Pass, a long strategic battle which began in 1944 and ended in 1945, that helped turn the tide of the war.     [ journalinquirer :: 2007-11-11 ]

Wedding as a WWII tribute - with uniforms, helmets and replica guns
Jo and Tony Cox turned their wedding service into a World War II tribute. Friends came dressed in military uniforms complete with helmets and replica guns while Tony sported a smart American airforce officer's uniform. Jo, who wore a 1940's style white wedding gown that she fashioned herself, turned up to the registry in a US Army staff car to the sound of Lancaster Bombers. Her husband-to-be had already arrived in a weapons carrier. The sounds of Luftwaffe bombs and the Blitz played out before an all-clear siren signalled the start of the ceremony. Camouflage-style netting and gas masks hung from the ceiling.     [ dailymail :: 2007-09-28 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Nazis put a stop to reenactment of D-Day landings
A reenactment of a 1944 D-Day battle was cancelled because of claims that the group playing German soldiers contained Nazi sympathisers. Members of Vent d'Europe (Wind of Europe) were due to participate in a reenactment of the battle for the German heavy gun battery at Crisbecq - overlooking Utah Beach in Normandy. But the event, part of a Heritage Days programme, was scrapped after the group was denounced by Admiral Christian Brac de la Perrière, chairman of Normandie Mémoire. "History is not a circus. It is intolerable to use such a site to serve such a repugnant ideology," he said, adding that D-Day reenactments were often in bad taste.     [ timesonline :: 2007-09-21 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Weekend Nazis make you shiver - SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler
The last time Fred Roberts met Nazi troops it was on D-Day in 1944. Six decades on the old soldier came across them in Kent: "I don't like it. I still feel a little bit shivery." The SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler (LAH) division were strutting their stuff at the War and Peace Show - it's Glastonbury with panzers. The SS LAH are Nazi soldiers in a reenactment society the Second Battle Group. The event looks like muddy fun, but is all of it? The SS LAH was Hitler's bodyguard, Aryan supermen to the heels of their jackboots. So when you have got the whole of WWII to play with, why do 200 British men choose to impersonate fanatics? Why be weekend Nazis?     [ timesonline :: 2007-08-26 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Neo-Nazis infiltrate UK World War II re-enactment group
A British re-enactment society that has portrayed the SS in films and on tv has been infiltrated by neo-Nazis, according to BBC. People associated with "the Second Battle Group," which featured in Saving Private Ryan, claimed they were members of the Blood and Honour and complained of German blood being tainted by "jigaboos". The claims were made in footage filmed by BBC. The SBG was set up in 1978 and describes itself as "Britain's longest-serving Second World War living history and historical society". The aim of the group is "not to glorify war or the Nazi regime but ... to portray the fighting German Waffen SS soldier of WWII as accurately as possible."     [ telegraph :: 2007-08-25 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

U-boat U-858 surrender re-enacted
V-E Day had come and gone, but on May 14, 1945, Third Reich U-boats loaded with torpedoes were still lurking off the East Coast. That's the day Lt. Cmdr. Thilo Bode and the crew of U-858 decided to call it a war and surrender. "They actually had to surrender three times. They surrendered to the Marines, who boarded her; they had to re-enact the surrender for the admiral and they had to surrender to the Army because the Army didn't recognize a surrender to the Navy." And Saturday, a band of German Navy re-enactors surrendered to the Army one more time. U-858 was sunk in 1947 off Cape Cod during Navy torpedo tests.     [ delawareonline :: 2007-07-30 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

4th Indian Division Re-enactment Group - 1944 at Monte Cassino
Members of India's Eagles, the 4th Indian Division Re-enactment Group, are recreating a time when the 1st Battalion of the 9th Gurkha Rifles held a Hangman's Hill for 16 days. The fight was part of the Allies' Italian campaign of 1944 at Monte Cassino. The eagles have set up base camp at Beckside car park, Glenridding, where visitors can see a WWII-era jeep and a white 1940's bell tent 8ft-high and 14ft-wide. The From Hangman's Hill to Helvellyn event will raise funds for the Gurkha Welfare Trust, which looks after old soldiers now living in poverty in Nepal.     [ newsandstar :: 2007-07-22 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

World's largest paintball event: 4,000 participants replicates WW2
Sunday ended what has become the "world's largest paintball event" held annually in Wyandotte. More than 4,000 participants invaded the 720-acre tract of land for the 10th annual D-Day scenerio. Week-long Oklahoma D-Day is a large-scale paintball game built around the Allied invasion of the Normandy. Throughout the week, participants engaged in mini war games representing WWII battles like the Battle of Dunkirk, Raid on Dieppe and others. It is not uncommon to see players dressed in the vintage uniforms toting paintball markers looking like Thomson submachine guns or German assault rifles.     [ miaminewsrecord :: 2007-06-12 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Battle of Monte Cassino tribute to World War II Gurkha soldiers
Military buffs of the North East Hobby Militia group are climbing Helvellyn to re-enact the fight to hold a hilltop position during the Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy, 1944. Despite suffering heavy losses a Gurkha battalion held Hangman's Hill for 16 days against a German division. Members will climb the 950m summit on 21 July carrying 2 wooden period ammunition boxes to raise cash for the Gurkha Welfare Trust. "We have been shocked by how little support the welfare trust is given, even though the force has served in almost every major conflict of the 20th Century and has 13 Victoria Crosses to its credit."     [ -bbc :: 2007-05-24 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Battle of Stalingrad re-enacted in Volgograd by military-patriotic clubs
Members of military-patriotic clubs - youth clubs that study military history of the country - re-enacted a fragment of the famous Battle of Stalingrad. "This is the first time that military-patriotic clubs reconstruct episodes of the Battle of Stalingrad on such a scale here. Our associates have brought here the Soviet and German weaponry and uniforms of that time, while the Volgograd-based club Pekhotinets /Infantryman/ has provided re-enactment people." Spectators, many of them WWII veterans, were quite impressed with the combat action that ended with a hand-to-hand fight.     [ itar-tass :: 2007-05-09 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

D-Day battle re-enactments drawing widespread attention
June's second annual D-Day re-enactments along the Ohio River at Marina Pointe are getting a lot of attention. The History Channel will dispatch a crew to film the re-enactments and the World War II ship. In last year's Operation LST 325, spectators witnessed an "Allied" assault up the steep river bank. Actors replicated the June 6, 1944, battle for Omaha Beach of the Normandy landings. The Evansville re-enactment will present 4 battles on June 2 and 3. The landing will be presented at 1 p.m. and the assault at 4 p.m. Saturday, and a hedgerow battle will be acted out at 1 p.m. and counterattack/surrender at 4 p.m. Sunday.     [ courierpress :: 2007-05-04 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Sailors renact the Battle of Dunkirk on Melbourne beach
Hundreds of sailors are re-enacting the Battle of Dunkirk, described as the greatest seaborne rescue of all time, on Melbourne's beaches. Civilians set sail from Britain in a flotilla of 800 boats to rescue 338,000 Allied troops from the advancing Germans stranded at Dunkirk. The mammoth operation took place over 9 days in May 1940 and delivered the troops back home to help defend against a Nazi invasion. Flyovers by historic aircraft, a gunshot dinner and music by a Glenn Miller tribute band added to the atmosphere. George Shaw said as a "war baby", he had grown up with stories of Dunkirk and felt the re-enactment was a fitting way to mark Anzac Day.     [ theage :: 2007-04-26 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Wartime battle re-enactment event's Nazi uniform ban
Visitors to an East Lancashire battle re-enactment have been banned from wearing Nazi uniforms. The 1940s Wartime Weekend has become one of the biggest events of its type in UK. But last year the Jewish community was left angered when visitors turned up dressed as Nazi officers. Directors of the East Lancs Railway (ELR) have banned the uniforms to prevent causing further offence. There will be no one in the black uniform of the German Schutzstaffel. The SS was established as a personal guard unit for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Yehuda Brodie said: "For people to walk about in this country in the uniform of the SS or anything that symbolises Nazism should be offensive."     [ thisislancashire :: 2007-04-14 :: Nazi SS Uniform and Troubles ]

History student in battle reenactments as German soldier
Mike Stephenson is a student of history, literally. He is a World War II reenactor who has participated in battle reenactments that involve thousands of other soldiers. A newer movement just beginning to grow nationwide, these reenacted WW2 battles use authentic equipment - including trucks, uniforms, planes and weapons - of both the Allied and German forces. He has taking the role of a German soldier in the 5th SS Panzer Division known as Wiking. "This unit fought mostly on the Eastern Front." His role is a young 16-year-old infantryman from Stuttgart named Fritz Zeitzler, conscripted into the Hitler Youth and then the battlefield.     [ gtherald :: 2007-03-21 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

World War II-era tanks shook the ground in WWII re-enactment
Pam Burkholder slipped into re-enacting World War II battles as a way to learn more about her grandfather, an Army infantryman whom she never met. Now she plays a WWII Army nurse to participate in re-enactments around the country. 140 re-enactors gathered at the annual Museum of the American GI event, which included a weapons shows and vintage military equipment and vehicles. Many rode atop refurbished WWII-era tanks that shook the ground. "In the real thing, we didn't shoot blanks," said former paratrooper Louis Hudson, who fought during the D-Day invasion of Normandy. "They do a great job with this because it's educational."     [ theeagle :: 2007-03-19 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

American G.I. museum to offer a bit of historical fun
Brent Mullins began collecting and restoring World War II-era vehicles as a hobby 25 years ago, but it's grown into an event that attracts hundreds of people to Brazos County every year. He is president of the Museum of the American G.I. - a nonprofit living history museum dedicated to preserving the equipment, uniforms and memories of American soldiers. The museum is sponsoring its 8th annual open house and WWII battle re-enactment. The public is invited to check out the military vehicles and camps, as well as weapon demonstrations and tours of a "front line" battlefield exhibit featuring aid stations, command posts, gun pits and foxholes.     [ theeagle :: 2007-03-15 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

School wants to re-enact World War II - 2nd Panzer Division
Teachers at Jewel Middle School in North Aurora would like to reinforce their teaching about World War II with artillery and a battle tank. They would shoot blanks and be part of a re-enactment performed by the 2nd Panzer Division, a German re-enactment unit. "This is making the textbook come alive." But Mike Herlihy had concerns about bringing weapons to school, as well as how the re-enactment could proceed despite a village ban on all discharges of weapons. Also Police Chief Tom Fetzer did not have anyone qualified to inspect World War II-era rifles or to ensure concussion from blanks would not damage property.     [ - :: 2007-03-14 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Re-enactors portray GI life
Seven re-enacters made camp in front of the G.I. Museum in Gautier to raise awareness of World War II veterans. Dressed in authentic uniforms and stationed in front of World War II vehicles, the re-enactors demonstrated how members of the 29th Infantry Division might have looked during their combat stay in France during WWII. "We wanted to honor the veterans of World War II," said Pat Lancaster. Doug Mansfield said he would like to start a re-enactment group focused on the 29th Infantry Division. In order to get the group going, he needed 50-60 re-enacters to recreate World War II combat scenes.     [ gulflive :: 2007-02-26 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Relive commando epic - A marines vet is to re-enact a WWII raid
A marines veteran is to re-enact a daring World War II raid to blow up German supply ships. Ray Cooper will take a group of 14 to 18-year-olds to relive the famous Cockleshell Heroes. In 1942 five German vessels were badly damaged in Bordeaux harbour after a top secret mission by 10 Royal Marines canoeists. Under the cover of darkness, the marines slipped away from a submarine and made a journey up the Gironde estuary in southern France. Only two of the Portsmouth-based commandos returned. Now Cooper, an instructor in the Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps, will take 14 cadets to France this July.     [ portsmouthtoday :: 2007-02-10 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Baumholder re-enactment brings history to life -- Living history
It was another fun day of playing army for those who came here to re-create WW2 battles as part of the Phantom Regiment. In full and authentic uniforms from that era, men split up, some portraying American GIs and some acting as their German foes. Under the auspices of the Phantom Regiment, a private, command-supported group, soldiers, military enthusiasts and history buffs are able to get together and walk a few steps in the shoes of their military forefathers. The uniforms and rifles are all authentic, although the firearms are fitted to fire just blanks during the re-enactments.     [ estripes :: 2007-01-28 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Gap to offer re-enactment of Battle of the Bulge
The 1,700 WWII re-enactors are not only fighting mock battles, they are spending hours crouching on the ground in the cold as their counterparts did 62 years ago during the Battle of the Bulge. They are singing German drinking songs and cooking their meals on authentic field kitchens. The Battle of the Bulge re-enactment, by the World War II Federation, has been going on at Fort Indiantown Gap since 1995. It attracts veterans who comment on its accuracy as well as history buffs wishing to learn more about their past. The Battle of the Bulge, fought 1944-1945, was the last German offensive on the western front.     [ pennlive :: 2007-01-27 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Re-enactment of the attacks on Pearl Harbor during World War II
"Report to your units!" yells Commander of Troops Ron Lane from an Army jeep. "All hands, general quarters. Air raid! This is no drill!" A Japanese fighter plane sweeps over, drawing blank gunshots from soldiers who are blinded by a cloud of smoke from the plane's bomb run. Pretty Polly's engine is ignited by an American pilot and takes off after the enemy aircraft, sending spectators at the Palm Springs Air Museum into a cheer over re-enactment of the attacks on Pearl Harbor during World War 2. The scenario was the museum's ninth annual tribute for the fallen soldiers of the Dec. 7, 1941, act of war.     [ thedesertsun :: 2006-12-11 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Red Army beats Wehrmacht at Russia's Largest Wargame
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Over 3000 people came to see the Red Army beat Wehrmacht at an annual WWII reconstruction called "Moscow Lies Behind. 1941". 500 people acted in the 2-day battle that featured airplanes, battle tanks and authentic WWII artillery. The action repeated a fight near Moscow with one small inaccuracy: in the actual battle of October 1941 the Soviet Army lost and Wehrmacht marched on. Soldiers' uniforms matched the authentic WWII outfits. The coats, the buttons, the boots and the watches are all either authentic, found on the battlefields, or reconstructed from authentic materials by devoted re-enactors.     [ mosnews :: 2006-10-19 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Film on the Wehrmacht on the Russian front in World War II
Jim Jones is making his debut as a film actor in the film "Rhineland." He has lots of experience as a re-enactor with 38th Jaeger Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, 1st Company, a group portraying an unit that fought with the Wehrmacht on the Eastern front in World War II. His group is associated with the WWII Historical Re-Enactment Society Inc. The 38th Jaeger's purpose is: To preserve the memory of the WWII soldier through re-enactment battles and preservation of WWII memorabilia. When they undertake a re-enactment, the unit commanders get maps and a scenario of an actual battle for the re-enactors to portray.     [ goedwardsville :: 2006-10-11 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

World War II D-Day assault Re-enactment
D-Day Conneaut, an annual tribute to the World War II assault into Nazi-occupied Europe, was played out with more than 300 re-enactors staged the invasion. More special effects would be used during the battle than ever before. Smoke bombs and explosions planted in the beach greeted the Allied soldiers in uniform as they emerged from the landing craft. Two P-51 Mustang planes buzzed the beach, simulating strafing and bombing runs against German soldiers holed up behind sandbags and pillboxes. A mammoth German howitzer atop the beach bluff was fired often, drawing gasps from the crowd. The crackle of rifles and machine guns echoed throughout the beach.     [ starbeacon :: 2006-09-18 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

World War II Re-Enactors Bring Utah Beach Battle to Life
Cedar Beach became Utah Beach as World War II re-enactors stormed through the sand. The living History re-enactment simulated a battle on the beach that was the farthest west of the D-Day Normandy invasions. About 40 persons dressed as German soldiers (Wehrmacht) were positioned in the trench, waiting for the attack. One of the most popular uniformed soldiers was George Wisniewski, 82, who served in five battles during the war in the 7th Armored Division: "I am proud of our efforts to bring history to younger generations." The real Utah Beach battle included paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne divisions.     [ redorbit :: 2006-08-24 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

Battle of Willow Run: Allies vs. Axis reenactment - largest in US
American armored tanks took positions on one side of the field with German armored tanks not too far away. Allied soldiers made a big push to pin down the German infantry on the battlefield. Smoke rose after the simulated machine-gun fighting and mortar fire between those portraying the Allied soldiers and the Axis infantry. The smoke was so heavy at times, it clouded the view of the crowd captivated by the WWII re-enactment battle. Organizers billed it as the largest World War II heavy-armored battle re-enactment in the U.S.     [ mlive :: 2006-08-07 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

What It Was Like To Train for Invasion -- Encampment
For a week, a small army has been camped out, preparing for an all-out invasion. The troops went on the offensive, strapping on their body armor, loading up in amphibious vehicles and storming the beachfront. Military vehicles and equipment have been shipped in from faraway regions. "It's like the original landings. You have to do a lot of planning." Much of the work is being done by the U.S. Marine Corps Historical Company. "But it's not a reenactment. There aren't any phony casualties." In that vein the soldiers use explosive ordnance, flame throwers and blank ammunition. The soldiers encounter replicas of Japanese defenses, barbed wire and bunker complexes.     [ washingtonpost :: 2006-08-07 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

World War II re-enactment by Tactical Studies Group
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American, British and German troops will battle in Frankenmuth to teach visitors a lesson. The lesson will involve tactics, not politics. The Twentieth Century Tactical Studies Group and Michigan's Military and Space Museum will host a World War II re-enactment. "Our German re-enactors are historians. They do not do political impressions. You will not see Gestapo."     [ mlive :: 2006-07-08 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

WWII vehicles and memorabilia in re-enactment in Germany
About 40 persons put on one of the biggest World War II battle simulations ever to take place in Baumholder, Germany. It was part of a 3-day exposition of World War II vehicles, memorabilia and culture at Baumholder's H.D. Smith Barracks. It was an unusual event for German soil. For the most part, Germany doesn't allow WWII re-enactments involving guns or German uniforms. Bill Medland drove more than 200 miles with his son Kai and two other members of the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry to take part. His unit was wiped out as the well-drilled German mechanized infantry re-enactors of Germany-based PzAbt101 stormed the town.     [ estripes :: 2006-07-03 ]

U.S., German WWII re-enactors to gather at Baumholder
Re-enactors playing old enemies will come together later this month in Baumholder, re-creating both sides during a major World War II remembrance event. The Baumholder-based Phantom Regiment, a private command-supported historical group, is putting on an international weekend June 30 through July 2. Re-enactors from the Germany-based PzAbt101, representing World War II mechanized infantry soldiers, already are signed up. The German group will re-create a military encampment in a field at H.D. Smith Barracks, said DeVos, assigned to administration and personnel, for the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division.     [ estripes :: 2006-06-22 ]

Nimitz Museum reenacts World War II battle
Volunteers from the Museum of the Pacific War participated in a recreation of a Pacific World War II battlefield attack at the Pacific Combat Zone. A block of undeveloped land was transformed into the Pacific Stage with the sound of gunshots, tanks and soldiers in authentic uniforms. Re-enactors demonstrated the weapons and discussed the tactics and strategy used in the war. Visitors watched World War II Marines on a tour of a re-created Pacific War battlefield and experienced a combined arms attack on a Japanese pillbox.     [ news8austin :: 2006-05-30 ]

Germans usually won the D-Day battle - in Paintball
What began as a Dewayne Convirs's tribute to a WWII veteran has evolved into the largest paintball game in the world. This year, more than 4,000 paintballers are expected to show up. Oklahoma D-Day is battled on 720 acres of countryside cultivated to replicate Normandy in the summer of 1944. The combat is between two forces with both armies organized into historical fighting divisions. For instance, the Nazi 352nd Infantry Division will defend Omaha Beach against the U.S. 1st Infantry Division. Last year, the Allied team won after gaining the most points, the first time to do so in several years, since the Germans usually have won the event.     [ neoshodailynews :: 2006-05-27 :: Reenactment & Reenactors: Living History ]

GI museum to hold field day, battle re-enactment
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The Museum of the American GI is sponsoring its seventh annual field day and WWII battle re-enactment March 25. The public is invited to see restored vintage tanks and other military vehicles operate. Two distinguished WWII paratroopers at the event will discuss their combat experiences. The battle re-enactment, titled "Breaching the Siegfried Line," will feature 150 actors, running tanks and armored vehicles, artillery fire and pyrotechnics. The nonprofit museum works to preserve the equipment, uniforms and memories of American soldiers.     [ theeagle :: 2006-03-16 :: Infantry Soldiers of WWII: Foot Soldiers ]

WWII Heritage Events At Chickamauga Battlefield
Special WW II Heritage Programs will be held at Chickamauga Battlefield. Activities will focus on the Women's Army Corps(WACs). From 1943 to 1946 tens of thousands of WACs trained on the Chickamauga Battlefield. Fort Oglethorpe served as the principle training ground for the WACs during WWII. Over 150,000 WACs served their country during WWII. At the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center WAC re-enactors dressed in period clothing will discuss the history and daily life of the WACs. Original WAC uniforms and memorabilia and an original WWII Jeep will be on display.     [ chattanoogan :: 2006-03-12 ]

German neo-Nazis live out their SS fantasies in SS uniforms
Neo-Nazis wearing SS uniforms spent almost two years living out their fantasies in the Czech Republic, entertaining crowds with mock executions of ''Jewish Bolshevik agents'', "Communist partisans" and "traitors", it was revealed by German state prosecutors. The macabre activities of the group, which claimed to be a historical re-enactment club, surfaced after the arrest of its founder, Peter Schulz, a known neo-Nazi - and, embarrassingly, former German intelligence agent - who is separately facing charges for the hoarding of weapons and explosives.     [ telegraph :: 2005-01-09 :: Neo Nazis - Fourth Reich ]

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