Reenactment photo

Post by **gdmoore28** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:10 am

We also had an SS unit that showed up. These guys work really hard on their impression, and are a cohesive group that works well together.

Even though there weren't many Russians, the guys had the look down. Especially the twelve-year-old! Doesn't he look just like you'd expect a Ruskie kid to look? We had a really hard time "killing" him, though. He just didn't like to die. We'd fill him full of lead with two or three K98s blazing away at him and he'd just run away to set up another ambush! But he was a real kick.

Post by **gdmoore28** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:22 am

The next pic is of my best friend as he tries out the panzershrek that he built. We kept setting the woods on fire, so we had to retire the 'shrek after just a few shots, but at least my friend got a good idea about the things he needs to modify before the next trials.

The second pic is of my best friend, Tommie, getting ready to hunt down a Russian sniper that kept knocking us out. The "sniper" was the real deal. He currently works for Smith and Wesson as a police trainer or some such, but used to work for the UN in Serbia. This fellow dressed as a partisan sniper and really played havoc with the Germans. He concealed himself so well in the underbrush that he would literally pick off four of us before we could locate him.

Post by **tomcatshaas** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:10 am

I wanna play army too

Schneider · Post by **Schneider** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:20 am

Welcam to Ukrainian reenacting SS LAH!!

http://lssah.com.ua/lssah_lutezh_nowember_2006.htm

http://lssah.com.ua/lssah_cherson_september_2006.htm

Post by **Pug42** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:28 am

Wow! Very good photos Schneider, like the 'look and feel'!!

Schneider · Post by **Schneider** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:33 am

One more - it is me with my MG34 on lafette!

Post by **gdmoore28** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:51 pm

Schneider wrote:Welcam to Ukrainian reenacting SS LAH!!

Hi Schneider!

I want to come and reenact with you! Great photos. I would love to hear more of your reenacting experiences in the Ukraine, and I'm sure other members here would, too.

For instance:
1. Do you receive any "resistance" or interference from your local government when it comes to portraying Germans?
2. Which weapons are you allowed to own? Full auto? Semi? Deact?
3. Where do you obtain your weapons, tanks, artillery, etc.?
4. I've run across a couple of web sites maintained by Ukrainians who log their experiences in relic hunting, etc.. Are you allowed to keep everything you uncover as relics in the Ukraine?
5. When you reenact, do you have audiences who watch your battles?
6. Is there any interest in the battles of WWII in the youth of the Ukraine? Do you have very many young men who participate in your reenacting?
7. Do you reenact any battles on the sites where the real battles took place?
8. Many of us dream of touring the Ukraine with knowledgeable residents of the country, and avoiding the usual tourist tours. Does your group ever host such events?

Many, many more questions come to mind, but I'll restrain my curiosity for now. It's great to hear from you and great to veiw your pictures. Thanks for sharing them with us.

GeeDeeEmm

Schneider · Post by **Schneider** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:14 am

Hi,

thanks for Your interest!

1. All of Our event is agreed and supported with goverment
2. We use ariginal blank firing weapon from movie studio, blanks ammo and pirotecnik from ministry of defence of Ukraine.
3. From movie studio
4. I finished my dugging works few years ago..
5. Yes, We have some open events with audience (like for 9 may) and have a tactik battles w/o civilian
6. Almost We have young mans and two kids like HJ. But we have some mans 40-50 y.o..
7. Yes, here in Ukraine everywhere was a real battles during WW2.

8. Good, welcam. In last few Years we have guest from Russia, Latvia, Estonia, Belorussia, Germany.... We will glad to see You on our events, we could help with customs documentation preparation....

If You have any question I will glad to replay..

Regards
Sergej

joshk98k · Post by **joshk98k** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:10 am

Great pics guys! Keep 'em coming!

RaccoonRough · Post by **RaccoonRough** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:07 pm

Nice guns. I also reenact with a unit out of Virginia. 1ST SS LAH.

I just began my journey to obtain my own MG 34 Parts Kit and try to one day have a semi auto gun for live fire and reenactments.

RR

Post by **gdmoore28** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:15 pm

RaccoonRough wrote:Nice guns. I also reenact with a unit out of Virginia. 1ST SS LAH.

I just began my journey to obtain my own MG 34 Parts Kit and try to one day have a semi auto gun for live fire and reenactments.

RR

Welcome Raccoon!

Got any photos of your unit?

GeeDeeEmm

RaccoonRough · Post by **RaccoonRough** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:25 am

Heres the website.

http://www.1stlahrecon.com

RR

Post by **Bil** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:54 pm

Nice site-lots of pics.How come we had to wait till we got so old to get to play again!? ---bil

Post by **gdmoore28** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:37 am

Bil wrote:Nice site-lots of pics.How come we had to wait till we got so old to get to play again!? ---bil

Exactly! Can't run, can't bend over, can't . . . can't . . . can't --------------

I think I'll start living my youth thru my kids!

GeeDeeEmm

RaccoonRough · Post by **RaccoonRough** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:51 pm

I agree, and finding time is very hard for me as I work alot of weekends. But it is a blast.

RR

Post by **gpp111** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:32 pm

Getting an unexpected post card on the Ostfront. 7th Kompanie Grossdeutschland

Post by **gpp111** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:35 pm

Russian Hiwi is impressed with the MG42 and now realizes why he is better off on this side of it. 7th Kompanie Grossdeutschland, on the Ostfront.

Post by **Bil** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:55 pm

Real nice pics-thank you very much.Looks like bad news in the mail-hope alle ist richtig! ---bil

Post by **gdmoore28** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 12:29 am

Gorgeous pics, gpp111

Did you take them yourself? What kind of camera were you using and at what resolution?

Would love to see more pics.

GeeDeeEmm

Post by **gpp111** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:23 am

Here is another one. Just a regular digital camera, 7 megapixel.

There was snow on the lense, so it created a dreamy scene.

For more reenactment photos see my website, http://www.sdkfz251.com lots of reenactment photos on page 5 and 6.

www.MG42.us

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Grossdeutschland on the Ostfront

Hiwi inspects MG42

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