StinkBlossom!?
Is that your name?!
This is to all members of that reinactment thing whatever it is called:
Do you know if they have branches in England?

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[Bürgen]

Yes I am StinkBlossom, It was the only name that I could think of at the time that wasn't already taken....

And yes there is at least one club in England here are some links:

German:
2Kp. I/60 PzGren Rgt, 116th Panzerdivision 'Windhund' http://www.callnetuk.com/home/windhund/index.html
'Second Battle Group' LASSH http://www3.mistral.co.uk/sbg1/
Fallshirmjager Rgt 6 (this is the club i'd be in if I lived over there) http://www.luftwaffe-hist.demon.co.uk/

Amerikan:
can't find any! apparently to you brits, we didn't fight in WWII!

Limey:
Go here, the actuall club over there, they have plenty of links to individual units http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/jt/vera.html



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"Victory at any Price!"

SS-Panzergrenadier

[Koshi]

Waht about American clubs? I REALLY wanna find one near Connecticut or in New England.

[Bürgen]

check out www.atthefront.com and their WWII links page.

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"Victory at any Price!"

SS-Panzergrenadier

[-Waffenampt-]

Von Paulus - The Germans Have about 30 Soldiers, and There is always a 95% Turnout to our events. For the Americans, It they have nearly 20 Soldiers, and they also have a 95% turnout rate. Everyone is very motivated.

When the Battles begin, We are all issued a small piece of paper in our Wound pocket of out Tunic, and for the Americans, just in a pocket or whatever. We are not allowed to look as these, as they are KIA/WIA cards.

They system wounds like this, If I was moving forward, for example and was shot down by an American, I would take a "Hollywood Hit" (that means you act and fall like you really got shot, falling down, screaming, etc..) and then I would reach into my pocket and look at my Card.

My card would read any one of these choices:

1-KIA : Killed in action. You just lay there until dragged back to our lines, and then you would act as a Replacement for yourself for the Rest of the Action. But would not be able to join a battle already in progress, and you would come in during a lull.

2-WIA : Wounded in action. Then under WIA, it would tell me where I've been wounded, in the face (Blinded) the arm(s), main body, Sucking chest wound, Etc, Legs.

If I was wounded, then I would not be able to continue on fighting, Our Sani (Medic) can bandage us up and we would slowly get better as the re-enactment goes on.

That's basically it.

Vassili - If I shot at you and you were 40 yard away, with a full powder charge blank, You would know all about it. Trust me.

Sometime though hits are hard to tell, and the theory is that if you are in serious doubt about it, Take the hit because they probably did get you. And Its boosts the other sides moral, If you take a hit with no problem, then they well feel the same way about it.

On the Battlefield we try to kill eachother, but off, we are all Brothers.

[intrestedviewer]

why dont u guys play it as laser tag like the war games the real army has. They got tanks and choppers bazookas rifles and everything set up with lasers, but they r firing blanks. So it sounds real and u actually know if u get hit or not.

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[-Waffenampt-]

A W.W.II Re-enactment/Living History Event is an attempt by a group of Volunteers to Portray Soldiers of Select units in a 'as obtainably realistic' and historically accurate environment as possible.

How do we go upon this? First We must appear as the soldiers we are portraying, with the correct uniforms, field gear, food, and psychical condition.

Second, we must Think in the same matter, this means researching the attitude of the Common Infantryman, recognition & knowledge of Rank and the issuing and carrying out of orders, Using as much of the Primary language of the Army you are portraying.

Thirdly, We must fight like the soldiers we are portraying, this means in depth personal knowledge of Weapons, Tactics & Field Commands.

Every one of these so called primary principals is extremely important, With intense research going down even to the stitching of the uniforms and the smallest of details.

Veterans are interviewed by Club Members, and this is the best and most rewarding part of this amazing hobby, meeting those who where actually part of this incredible time in our past.

An 'Event' is actually divided into two different classes. The First being a Public - Living History type. This means that we are there to display the lifestyle and fighting to an audience as a educational tool to bring History Alive for everyone there to see. We rarely will stage a battle for the audience, but sometimes it is requested for them to get a more interesting "Show."

The Second type is a Private "Tactical" Battle, which is not a battle the public is not ment to attend, these battles/events are made to make every member feel as if he has burred the edge of time into the past and forget anything of recent and immerse themselves in authentic surroundings. In these events, Nothing is staged or rehearse whatsoever. We Arrive at the Site, and step into character instantly.

A Typical Tactical Event is as follows:

On Friday, everyone arrives and the Campsites are formed. One Allied, one Axis on opposing sides of the battlefield. Everyone is to report in, file paperwork, and is issued ammunition and a light dinner is served. Everyone is required to have Guard or watch for an Hour during the night. Everyone sleeps in period conditions in four man tents for the Germans, and two man tents for the allies. In the morning at 8:00am Everyone is alarmed and readied, a quick breakfast is prepared and we March to the Front.

The Battles then Rage from all day, into the night and into the next day. Ground is usually bitterly fought over, and switches sides often. Food if available is brought to the front line soldiers by assigned personnel.

At the End of the Event, everyone is called into a club Formation, Issues and Ideas are discussed and dealt with, and then everyone marches back to their original rear-echelon bivouac area. Everything is cleaned up and packed up, and the Final Unit formations are held, and everyone returns to the 21st Century.

That is very, very basically it. I personally have never experienced a more enriching and amazingly interesting, not to mention Fun Hobby!

[-Waffenampt-]

"why dont u guys play it as laser tag like the war games the real army has. They got tanks and choppers bazookas rifles and everything set up with lasers, but they r firing blanks. So it sounds real and u actually know if u get hit or not."

The Same reason why we Dont use Paintball Guns, The Equipement detracts from the enviroment we are trying to simulate. In Paintball, everyone would have to wear face masks, and Etc. In Lazer-Tag we would have to attach ungainly items to our weapons and wear the battery and scenor harneses.

You dont feel like you are in WWII when you are running around with stuff they didnt have. It is like running around with M-16's and wearing incorrect uniforms, and just calling it WWII re-enacting.

Trust me, It would suck very much to wear all of that crap, If we wanted to just bust caps and kill eachother off and a large hootenanny, we would just wear our nikes and play paint ball.

[intrestedviewer]

oh yea, or u could always just beat the enemy unconciose with ur gun. ern urself a medal.

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The most dangerous thing in the world is a 2nd lt. with a map and a compass

when the medic bandages you do u get a new card?
If you are 3 guys walking in a row and you see a muzzle flash and hear a gunshot which one is hit or do you all fall down??
How much ammo do you have and how?
how much does this cost you and where do you buy the equipment.


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"...await the right moment for one, and only one well-aimed shot"
-Vasily Zaitsev

[Von Paulus]

Waffen, You said that the battle rages through the night and into the next day, so how many men do you have ? I mean, if you don't have that many men are you allowed to "re-spawn" if you've been dead for a certain period of time ?

[-Waffenampt-]

Vassili - You Get a Different Card Either from the Medic or when You report in as the Replacment.

If three of us are walking down a road, and one shot is fired to the sides or infront of us, Everyone would take cover, and Problably the closest to the enemy would take the hit.

Ammunition is purched at the Event while you report in. It is about $28.00 dollars (Us Currency) for a bag of 100 rounds of 8mm Mauser ammuntion.

This Hobbie is very Demanding and Expensive! A Head to toe Impression (Everything you need to meet the requirements) will run almost up to $2,000.00 Dollars for doing German, and $1,000.00 Dollars for American, and I think it is Even Cheaper to do Russian and British (Either Para or Line).

For Information & Prices of Recommended Uniforms and Equipment suppliers go to :
http://www.atthefront.com http://www.kingncountry.com http://www.bayonetinc.com

And For Worldwide Unit Listings:
http://www.reenactor.net - Click on the WWII Page.

Of course, you are not expected to buy everything at once and loaner gear is given to those who are just wanting to figure out if they really want to be a part of WWII re-enacting or not.

If you are Really from Iceland, I Do not know if or if not there are Any Re-enacting Clubs in your Area. But, If you Have the Interest, and Work hard with talking to other units around the world and Reading and looking at countless books and pictures, you could start a WWII Club in your Area.

thanks.
Yes I am really from Iceland and I am very sure there is no such club here.
But thanks for the info this re-enacting stuff sounds really fun.

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"...await the right moment for one, and only one well-aimed shot"
-Vasily Zaitsev

hehehe respawn

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and how do you know you are hit???

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"...await the right moment for one, and only one well-aimed shot"
-Vasily Zaitsev