heirflick Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 if you have time on your hands, watch this documentary on WW2 in fill colour - an excelent account of the war... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=U4gLURNf_h4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 A friend of mine has recently become heavily involved with WW2 re-enactment - http://www.gdrecon.co.uk/ - the Germans had some really good kit, I've got him to get me a TSR99 set, a classic design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 heres an irish gang doing the re-enactment stuff - a very professional group called Battle Group South... http://battlegroupsouth.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I've seen their stuff, the have some remarkable machinery.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 ...and they even like trains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 My mate's mob at the Churnet Valley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flange lubricator Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 The Battegroupsouth have also been called Kampfgruppe Langer by some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minister_for_hardship Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 A friend of mine has recently become heavily involved with WW2 re-enactment - http://www.gdrecon.co.uk/ - the Germans had some really good kit, I've got him to get me a TSR99 set, a classic design. [ATTACH=CONFIG]14365[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]14366[/ATTACH] The Aussies had something called a FRED (Field Ration Eating Device) more popularly called by the Diggers the 'F**king Ridiculous Eating Device'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 The Aussies had something called a FRED (Field Ration Eating Device) more popularly called by the Diggers the 'F**king Ridiculous Eating Device'. A sort of can-opener/spoon - a bit daft, all right... Yanks had a similar thing. The British had the 'Baby' can-opener, at the bottom, made a bit more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 .....amazing the things you learn from this site - its just like being back at school!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broithe Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 There will be a (very) short exam at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirflick Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 There will be a (very) short exam at the end. [ATTACH=CONFIG]14377[/ATTACH] ah here now - thats below the belt!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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