wwii axis reenactment forum

fantastic

best bit hands down is just before the "baseball bat scene witch I have to admit was pretty grim. Donowitz: "you get that for killing jews?" (points at german soldiers iron cross) German Soldier: (pauses) "for bravery". I couldn't help but feel admiration for the German ser...

Do you know the story behind the pointing jewish prisoner photo? What was going on there?

What is it commemorating? And what is the gun?

What all reenactors should strive for is an accurate impression of how it was during the war. If your unit involves women running round in dot camo with mp40's its not reenacting, just dress ups. Women in combat roles where they werent historically is completely ridiculous and annoys the shit out of...

Great photos!

Dont understand the arrows and numbers..

I would say the panther was better designed, more versatile and more of an asset to germany than the tiger.

What were they thinking when they designed them to come up to the knee, why did they need to be that high?

Do you have the pics to go with that fantastic article, west front?

While looking at a few online albums of a normandy trip for U.S reenactors visiting cemeteries with a veteran , I thought: What would happen if the same was done but with german reenactors and a german veteran? Has this been done before, if not, Would there be a public outcry at this?

This is a brilliant idea, sounds like heaps of fun, wee bit far for me to come unfortunately. As a reenactor, why limit yourself to only blank firing events? With airsoft, it is possible, in my opinion to create an immersion of a different kind, knowing that you can be hit. Just think of it, you're ...

rednas wrote:It is still a big question who that was. They've uncovered who the other guys on the photo were.

Who are the other guys? Did they survive the war?

I'd be very interested to know this too, as this photo is so famous.

Quite like this one. We both look very 'defeated'. In reality just a really hot day !

Retreating through Italy, 1944 perhaps?