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What a real WWII re-enactment battle actually looks like

This wasn’t a staged show for spectators—this was a full tactical WWII re-enactment with no script and no second chances. Our ...
Stars and Stripes

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 ...
Chicago Tribune

War reenactors show off uniforms, equipment from past

Members of the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Civil War reenacting group made the Niles Historical Society’s museum their base of operations on Sunday, May 24 to show off uniforms, weapons and ...
World War Wisdom on MSN

These are the best and most authentic WWII reenactment photos

We’re stepping into the 2025 Golden Grenade Awards to spotlight the reenactors who kept World War II history alive with photos that look ripped from the archives. As we move through standout ...
TribLIVE.com

In a recent WWII Days reenactment, some participants played the Nazis — here’s 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’ ...
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' ...