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Post by corpsman on Jan 18, 2006 13:46:10 GMT -5
alright guys let the whole world see you in your gear. 2nd SS
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Post by 9mmsleepingpill on Jan 18, 2006 19:01:14 GMT -5
I'm on the left this was taken at Beltring 2005 (biggest military display in the UK, if not Europe)  just thought id mention..... I'm sporting the Das Riech cuff band  2nd SS the two other lads use the ww2 forum section from UKAN |
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Post by silencer on Jan 18, 2006 21:19:50 GMT -5
Wow, nice to see this will spread to europe eventually. Looking good i must say, your friend on the right- what is he portraying?
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jan 18, 2006 22:11:04 GMT -5
Looks like a tanker. "Spread to europe"? already over there.
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Post by silencer on Jan 18, 2006 23:26:43 GMT -5
I like the way he put his ammo pouches. I plan to do it that way for my german and american impresion.
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Jan 19, 2006 3:47:19 GMT -5
Oh crap...here comes me an' my trench! That is me decked out for the cold winter that is Canada in the beginnings of our sleeping quarters. Took 2 nights to dig that hole.  |
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Post by 9mmsleepingpill on Jan 19, 2006 6:02:04 GMT -5
the lad in the middle is dressed in a tanker outfit thats Mr_Fibble he is from Holand, the young lad is just dressed as Wermacht soldier (i cant remember the unit he is from)(signalers or something like that) the ammo pouchies i have sit that way aswell, its the way the belt loops are sewn into them Rainer Schmidt.. lol.. have you seen Band of Brothers ?? you look like the young german solder that gets shot point blank from Capt. WINTERS..........  |
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Post by Guinness on Jan 19, 2006 15:54:17 GMT -5
Nice hole Rainer! I like the way he is giving the rare and obscure "Teufelhorne" Regiment handsignal......... Rock on teufelhorne, rock on ;D -G |
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Jan 20, 2006 0:23:14 GMT -5
Danke! Haha, I don't think I look too much like that kid. He seems to be a year or two younger them I am, not to mention he looked so innocent. |
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Post by Soldat on Jan 20, 2006 23:27:23 GMT -5
Hah, Rainer, i'll say it again, that trench is awesome.
I know what kid our talkin about, I dont see the resemblance, but im very jealous of trench and open farmland you guys got up there in Kelowna.
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Post by Guinness on Jan 21, 2006 0:08:54 GMT -5
yeah, your probably right.........  .....his helmet is bigger -G |
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Post by Soldat on Jan 21, 2006 2:51:59 GMT -5
That part was awesome, if I remember correctly, those were Polish SS.
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Post by Soldat on Jan 26, 2006 3:10:17 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if there was, there was lots of volunteer units in the German Army, but something tells me they weren't volunteer. lol they didnt put up much of a fight. AT ALL.
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Post by Gordak on Jan 26, 2006 10:51:31 GMT -5
there were volks deutche (germanic people) drafted from every country.
My division (Hohenstaufen) was 70% draftees.
-Gordak
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Post by polak on Feb 8, 2006 15:56:43 GMT -5
Polish SS? Oh, you make me laugh. That scene was fantastic, and I almost died laughing. In fact, what a huge hilarious factor is that becuase of the intense fighting the Germans faced in the Polish Carpathians, Hitler actually offered to make the Polish Highlanders honorary Nazis. Of course, they rejected.
Big helmet though, yes.
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Post by Gordak on Feb 8, 2006 16:39:42 GMT -5
Big helmets make you looks smaller/younger.
-Gordak
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Post by guest on Feb 20, 2006 22:20:18 GMT -5
Hi!
There were lot of volunteers in the SS.
of the 1,000,000 members of SS by '45 only 100 000 were "pure" German.
Some of the foreing SS troops actually fought more fanatically than the German ones.
If the volunteers were captured they were utterly punished by their nations.
ex: French, Dutch, Belgian, Russian, Serbs Bosnians etc.
My grandfather served in the 25th Ungarische Freiwillige Waffengrenadier Division "Hunyadi".
No concrete evidence, but I heard him hinting it ( he was captured in Germany, served 3 years in Russian captivity)
Right now I am putting together an SS impression.
why SS? Simple
I was not conscripted to airsoft, but volunteerd (thus wehrmacht is knocked out)
I never flown an airplane, neither did I ever parachute from one ( Luftwaffe is out)
Thus the volunteer ground unit remains (waffen-ss)
Hope to see you all soon!!!
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Feb 21, 2006 14:20:19 GMT -5
Mmmm yeah, post-reenactment pictures  G43 Action!  Who doesn't love gear?!  Mein Kameraden.  |
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Post by Guinness on Feb 21, 2006 20:00:47 GMT -5
mmmm G43....... ;D
Great shots there Rainer!
-G
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Feb 21, 2006 20:19:55 GMT -5
Danke kamerad! Lookin' forward to more pictures of y'all in action.
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Post by Gordak on Feb 21, 2006 20:28:13 GMT -5
awesome!
all my picts are in the photo section of the web page.
-Gordak
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Post by Reece on Feb 21, 2006 21:20:51 GMT -5
Looks like Rainer Schmidt has the rare G43 flamethrower prototype ;D
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Feb 21, 2006 21:33:53 GMT -5
Haha Reece, she's a real steel an' frickin' fun to fire Of cource I am slightly deaf now an' have invested in hearing protection. Most people think the flash is fake, but boy did it take us awhile to get that still |
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Post by mauser98k on Feb 21, 2006 21:34:18 GMT -5
Speaking of the g-43, a shop i go to every week has all the gear you'd ever want. They have 2 G43's!!! One with original scope!
Going for $3500 for the one with scope and matching parts, and $2500 for the one with no scope and not as many matching parts. Good deal or no?
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Feb 21, 2006 21:42:13 GMT -5
Eric got his for 1500 at a EXCEPTIONAL deal. I would imagine that these are ok, to resonable depending on condition, etc
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Post by Rainer Schmidt on Feb 22, 2006 0:10:37 GMT -5
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Post by polak on Feb 22, 2006 16:13:34 GMT -5
Dang, if you want some good stuff, you should see the Market Garden event that Poland does. two words:
Good Lord! It is fantastic, and looks exactly out of "A bridge too far." Despite the fact that they must use Mausers and old Soviet Bloc weapons due to some tight gun laws, it's great.
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Post by Gordak on Feb 22, 2006 23:47:56 GMT -5
HOLY SHIIIIIIIII thats one of the best reenactor movies i have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!
congrats!
-Gordak
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Post by hadoken on Feb 22, 2006 23:53:10 GMT -5
Rainer: Saw your pics a while back on the AH forums, but I don't recall the video. Great stuff as always. Here's my humble contribution to the thread. I'm more of a modern day geardo, but have always been fascinated with German WWII uniforms and gear for as long as I can remember. Late last year I finally decided to purchase a uniform from Capt. Zak and have been collecting odds and ends since then. The impression is far from being finished, but here's what I have so far:  Cheers, -Hado
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Post by Guinness on Feb 23, 2006 0:52:14 GMT -5
Great pic and gear Hadoken!
Question- what proggy are you using for the 'old time' photo there?
-G
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2nd SS
come and i will put you too sleep BANG BANG 
