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We captured a German town - then they came back for revenge

This tactical World War II reenactment recreates Operation Cobra, the Allied breakout from Normandy in July 1944, using an ...
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WWII re-enactment: Defending against German assaults

At this World War II re-enactment, the battlefield erupts as Allied troops struggle to hold their ground against relentless German counterattacks. This video captures the intensity of the fighting, ...
MLive

River of Time reconsidering WWII German re-enactment groups after controversy

BAY CITY, MI-- A month after banning a World War II German re-enactment group from the annual River of Time event in Bay City, organizers are discussing ways to continue including that part of history ...
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In a recent WWII Days reenactment, some participants played the Nazis; here’s why they did it

ROCKFORD, Ill. (Tribune News Service) — Someone has to play the bad guy. Someone has to play the Nazi. “It’s a costume, man,” one guy in an SS uniform told me. They were also here as educators, as ...
Texarkana Gazette

In a recent WWII Days reenactment, some participants played the Nazis -- we talked to them about why they do it

Someone has to play the bad guy. Someone has to play the Nazi. Otherwise, how do you teach history? I heard this a lot. Whenever I would ask anyone portraying a German soldier at Rockford, Illinois' ...