KETC | Living St. Louis | WWII Re-enactors
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From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Anne-Marie Berger joins in with some of the country's most dedicated re-enactors when they gathered at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis in spring 2007 to relive World War II history. Children often play army games, but for some grown men and women, reenacting World War II requires the utmost sincerity. Berger spoke with these World War II historians about the significance of their accurate portrayals. Berger says historical authenticity is of the utmost importance; participants in the annual event come bearing restored American, British, Russian and even German uniforms, tanks, artillery and supplies—all of which is privately owned and operated. "World War II re-enactors play a different role than those portraying Civil War and Revolutionary War soldiers," Berger says. "Not only are they trying to educate younger generations, but they also serve as a kind of nostalgia for World War II veterans who are still alive."
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| I was at this event ... ( 1 year ago by sweetie2172005) |
| I was at this event this past year... It was a blast... Another event that was a blast this year was the Branson World War II Remembered event... |
| screw russia! ( 1 year ago by scottragsdale35) |
| screw russia! |
| italian lol lol ( 11 months ago by irish89055) |
| italian lol lol |
| 88m325tc the ones ... ( 11 months ago by IntetPersonligt) |
| 88m325tc the ones who reenact SS is not sick they are not reenacting the bas side of the SS.. ver 70 % of the waffen SS was normal soldires on the front.. |
| Hey, I know Tony, ... ( 11 months ago by azazel87) |
| Hey, I know Tony, that Italian guy. I haven't seen him forever though. He's the only guy I know that reenacts Italian WW2. I'm from St. Paul and reenact 2nd SS Das Reich. |
| the russians did a ... ( 10 months ago by ryan1258) |
| the russians did a pretty good job against the germans too! |
| i plan to do ... ( 10 months ago by ryan1258) |
| i plan to do reenactments of ww2 myself but im to young. i want to reenact as a russian because they supprised me on how they did fighting in there country... |
| i'd like to reenact ... ( 10 months ago by 1980rules) |
| i'd like to reenact when im older too im 15 you gotta be what 18? |
| Great video! ( 10 months ago by Leonesaurus13) |
| Great video! |
| I know someone who ... ( 9 months ago by schultz234) |
| I know someone who is 16 and he does it. |
| great stuff. just ... ( 8 months ago by gester27) |
| great stuff. just weondering whre i can maybe get soem of that equipment. |
| Strange hobby! ... ( 8 months ago by scarhoeld) |
| Strange hobby! Anyway, the guy at 1:55 pronounces "Leibstandarte" as "Liebstandarte" thus making out of "corpse" (Leib) the word "nice"/"endearing" (lieb). What an unintentional and complete changing of the facts. The SS might have been a lot, but they were certainly not nice or endearing. |
| I'm 15 and I do it ( 8 months ago by Brettboat) |
| I'm 15 and I do it |
| really? where ( 8 months ago by 1980rules) |
| really? where |
| GA, SC, TN, etc ( 8 months ago by Brettboat) |
| GA, SC, TN, etc |
| Bad guys? lol, ... ( 8 months ago by Brettboat) |
| Bad guys? lol, theres no such thing as badguys |
| Ok, how about ... ( 7 months ago by rick0289) |
| Ok, how about someone needs to play the F'ing Nazi's, so they can have their asses kicked again and again... that work? |
| woot, I reenact ... ( 6 months ago by Scars318) |
| woot, I reenact 505th PIR 82nd ABN |
| when he says that ... ( 6 months ago by FlyingTankPro) |
| when he says that it will coast 1500 to 2000, hes right i so far have put 1600 into mine and its still growing |
| you could try ... ( 5 months ago by TMoorej) |
| you could try atlanta cutlery, they have some US and German uniforms |
| Same here. ( 3 months ago by airborne1940) |
| Same here. |
| 504th right here ( 3 months ago by 82Airbornereenactor) |
| 504th right here |
| wait i thought u ... ( 3 months ago by mastermike95) |
| wait i thought u were doin easy co |
| not all nazis were ... ( 2 months ago by ww2africaww2) |
| not all nazis were bad either they where told what to do and if you disagreed hitler or whom will kill you. |
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