Epic WW2 Reenactment -- Rockford 2012

German positions are met by an American vanguard, and a full scale battle ensues. Filmed at the annual WW2 Days reenactment in Rockford, IL with over 1,000 reenactors. All musical credit to Globus/Immediate Music.

The elderly man you see starting at 0:37 was a Fallschirmjäger, or paratrooper, with the Germany army during WW2. He came as a spectactor, but the reenactors provided some extra gear and invited him onto the field. The great thing about these reenactments is that many WW2 veterans of both sides will emerge from obscurity to see them. They're a generation that is fast going extinct and we need to get and preserve their stories before it's too late.

Want to spend a little more time inside the Hetzer? Here' s some more footage from within:    • Epic WW2 Reenactment -- Driving a German T...  

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This reenactment was done with blank rounds, which means the shells have gunpowder but no projectile. Pyrotechnics were set off by observers nearby (though I didn't get any shots of them that I could use for this video). If you are interested in reenacting, just keyword it and look for a unit near you.