Collings Foundation World War II Reenactment Battle For The Airfield 2010 Pre-Battle Slideshow

[82ndairborne100]

Did you perform in this battle? i notice there arent many people there.

[stukadbomber]

@82ndairborne100 No I did not. This was the 3rd time they've had the event and it gets bigger every year. There was probably between 100-150 reenactors who performed. 

[82ndairborne100]

i went here

[7500jenn]

Thanks for the info! You've been very helpful. Any info on the motorcycle?

[7500jenn]

Does anyone know where the German reenactors are from? I have a question about one of their vehicles and would like to contact hem.

[panzergrenadier67]

Which vehicle do you have a question about ? The half track belongs to the Collings Foundation. The ford trucks belong to 3rd Panzer Grenadiers. The StuG and Kubelwagen belong to the 9th SS Hohenstaufen.

[7500jenn]

@panzergrenadier67 I am looking for more info on all the vehicles ie where they were in service etc...I was asked to do a presentation to some students at my school on what I saw. I am also looking for more info on the black , bmw motorcycle with sidecar. The guy giving rides was dressed as a German paratrooper...I have alot of pictures of it and want to be able to give my students specfic info. I think the guy was from Pa??

[panzergrenadier67]

@7500jenn : The Sturmgeschutz III G is a replica. It was built by HBO for the series "Band of Brothers". The Sturmgeschutz or StuG was the most produced german armored fighting vehicle of the war. If you want a short history of these vehicles look it up on Wikipedia.

The Kubelwagen is an original 1944. It was captured by the Russians and in a museum is Russia before it was imported into the US. The Kubelwagen basically was the German equivalent of the Jeep.

more to follow

[panzergrenadier67]

@7500jenn : The german half track (251) is actually a post war built Tatra OT810. The Czechs built the original 251s for the Germans and continued to build a modified version after the war for the Czech army. The vehicle has been converted to look like an original wartime production vehicle.

[petrwarry]

5*****

[stukadbomber]

@petrwarry Thank you!

[ronaldweasleyfan55]

2:51 the trench i dug with 3 other guys