I purchased the entrance ticket at the Fort's gift shop and when I stepped out to get a spot to watch the Reenactment, I saw quite a large body of soldiers in 1940s uniforms marching by and heading to their respective positions. Since I have been to so many Revolutionary War and Civil War Reenactments, I got used to the musket guns. Hearing the automatic weapons was indeed an eye-opener. The Allied Troops ran across the bridge and entered the Fort for the Reenactment. They slowly made their advance. I believe the Battle Of Saint Vith is considered to be a German victory so I am not sure why the German Reenactors were gunned down at the end. If anyone can explain why I would be glad to hear from you (perhaps the Germans fell in one part of the Battle??). The photographs and videos below will show you all of the action. I captured footage during the entire event - from beginning to end.
The aftermath ...
A captured Japanese Soldier:
Here are some props that were placed around The Fort:
Some uniforms were on display:
Close-up of the Reichsführung-SS uniform:
Many more photos of the day can be found at this link:
http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u213/portaltothepast/Reenactments/World%20War%20II/Battle%20Of%20Saint%20Vith%2012-18-2010
I filmed four videos:
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Hello Mike,
ReplyDeleteI have checked out some of these photos and I am in a good portion of them. I'm also in several others in other albums. Thank you.
Jesse
(Gliderrider327- Youtube Account)
Jesse, Hi there. Glad to hear you made it into a lot of the photos. You can certainly use them in any way. I will likely bump into you somewhere in 2011 if you continue to participate in these reenactments. Thanks for stopping by. Mike
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