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We captured a German town - then they came back for revenge

This tactical World War II reenactment recreates Operation Cobra, the Allied breakout from Normandy in July 1944, using an ...
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Assaulting a German Half-Track at a WWII Reenactment

This video captures the intensity of a World War II re-enactment where Allied troops storm a German half-track in a staged battle. From the coordinated attack to the close-quarters action around the ...
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In a recent WWII Days reenactment, some participants played the Nazis; here’s why they did it

ROCKFORD, Ill. (Tribune News Service) — Someone has to play the bad guy. Someone has to play the Nazi. “It’s a costume, man,” one guy in an SS uniform told me. They were also here as educators, as ...
MLive

River of Time reconsidering WWII German re-enactment groups after controversy

BAY CITY, MI-- A month after banning a World War II German re-enactment group from the annual River of Time event in Bay City, organizers are discussing ways to continue including that part of history ...
Texarkana Gazette

In a recent WWII Days reenactment, some participants played the Nazis -- we talked to them about why they do it

Someone has to play the bad guy. Someone has to play the Nazi. Otherwise, how do you teach history? I heard this a lot. Whenever I would ask anyone portraying a German soldier at Rockford, Illinois' ...
The Crescent-News

AuGlaize Village's WW II reenactment will feature German-occupied town

World War II enthusiasts won’t want to miss AuGlaize Village and Farm Museum’s “Echoes of Valor” World War II reenactment on April 17-19 as the village kicks off its spring festival season. The ...
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WATCH: We geared up to fight in N.J. WWII re-enactment

PENNSVILLE TWP. -- The "ting" of raindrops battering a steel helmet and the "ping" of a rifle's empty magazine ejecting itself. The concussion from a German gun going off right above your "lifeless" ...