5.Kompanie, 916.Grenadier Regt & Feldgendarmerie Truppe 82

5. Kompanie , 916. Grenadier Regiment , 352. Infanterie Division which was one of four companies within the regiment's second battalion (II./916). Also members of the Feldgendarmerie Trupp 82

The Kompanie was divided into four platoons (Zug), each Zug sub divided into sections (Gruppen).

The troops who served in the ranks of 5. Kompanie were a mixed bunch. On it's forming in 1943, a veteran recalls that 50% of the Kompanie were 17 or 18 year old Hanoverian conscripts, 20% were Poles who were classed by the authorities as being of German stock, and therefore eligible for combat service, 20% came from the recently dissolved Vlassov division and the final 10% were 'eastern front veterans', although what constituted a 'veteran' is unknown.

Although the regiment was later part of 352 VGD, its order of battle remained essentially the same. To read more about the history of the regiment and division, click on the timeline above.

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[TheMadMax94]

Where you mate the pictures at the Bunker?

[waynez12]

@TheMadMax94 Fort henry, Studland, Dorset

[palace916]

The statement of being the "UK's Leading German Living History Group" is down to individual intepretation. If you put this to a vote to the wider re-enacting community, there are two other names that would (I believe) be vying for this self imposed accolade. They are good, but NOT the leading group.

[waynez12]

@palace916

The statement is the opinion of myself, having seen them at very close quarter, and also many other groups. I am yet to be convinced otherwise.

[OberKanonier]

Good to see another 352 unit. You guys are lookin' pretty awesome!

[MaxPayne719]

warum spielen unsere einstigen erzfeinde wie wurde es doch genannt "lebende geschichte " und uns wird sowas verboten mit knast?

[deniahmad9]

the German (deutsche reich) had been long ago defeated by Allied forces in WW.II, but the German now has won the mind and the hearts of war-games fan, they construct their own re-enactment groups and would try to re-live the German soldiers way of life.Thank you.

[FelixFlensburg1989]

Sieht echt gut aus. Oh du schöner Westerwald das Lied singen wir immer noch. Manche Lieder wurden nicht verboten. Mein Opa war in Frankreich in Lyon. Habe von ihm auch ein paar Sachen von früher. r hat viel mitgemacht und mein großes Vorbild. Nun leben wir alle im Frieden zusammen.

Schöne Grüße aus Flensburg. ( Germany)

[TheMadMax94]

@waynez12 Ok, thank you.

[taikonaut1]

I could easily tell they are a bunch of modern day reenactors because all those guys looks suspiciously well fed. People back in the 40s on average are smaller and a few stone lighter than today.

[SStotenkopfgruppen]

0:53 ey friend i thi nk it was time to reload lol but verry nice man i go about a week i got to bastogne with myy reanect=ing club and im also a german feldgendarmerie private