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  Secret footage unearthed of American troops practising Normandy invasion
Posted by: ricklind - 02-24-2009, 07:00 PM - Forum: ANYTHING WWII - Replies (1)


Secret footage unearthed of American troops practising Normandy invasion

 

 

 

Top secret footage of American soldiers training for the D-Day landings in North Devon has been unearthed.

 

 

 

Full Story:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...y-invasion.html

 

 

 

24 February 2009

 

www.dailymail.co.uk .

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  Farewell to Benjamin Lacki - 36th Combat Engineer
Posted by: Walt's Daughter - 02-21-2009, 12:25 PM - Forum: Announcements, Get Well Wishes & Farewells - No Replies


Benjamin J. Lacki

36th Combat Engrs.

 

Reported by his wife:

Stella Lacki

%Briarwood Health Center

150 Lincoln St.

Needham, MA 02492

 

Our condolences to Stella, her family and the regiment. I did not know him, but a loss just the same. :tearyeyed:

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  The Battleship Danton
Posted by: CaptO - 02-20-2009, 03:09 PM - Forum: WWI - Replies (1)


I found this today while I was on the front page of the knower of all things (Wikipedia, of course.) Just recently a battleship found in the Med south of Sardinia has been positively identified as a French WWI battleship sunk by a German U-boot.

Here are some links:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7898890.stm

This is a neat PDF by the group that identified it:

http://www.fugro.com/downloads/corporate/n...vestigation.pdf

 

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  WWII Gyrene
Posted by: sixgun - 02-20-2009, 06:56 AM - Forum: ANYTHING WWII - Replies (8)


I found this link quite by chance !

I like to read it very much

It make me think of you Todd!

 

http://www.ww2gyrene.org/uniform_blues.htm

 

Vee

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  Michigan 2009 WWII Events
Posted by: Walt's Daughter - 02-18-2009, 11:46 PM - Forum: Reenactors Corner - No Replies


2009 Events

 

April 25 – 26 2009

WWII training weekend at the Van Hoosen Farm, Rochester Hills, Mi Limited to first 60, Register @ nearydpkd@sbcglobal.net

Detroit Arsenal Museum is proud to host WWII based training camp at Van Hoosen Farm that will provide a historical cross section of essential subjects that were common among troops training to enter the war. training will encompass such essential subjects as close order drill, customs and courtesies, combat techniques in both offensive and defensive aspects, weapons and physical conditioning to name a few. Training will be conducted in an authentically recreated training camp atmosphere including all elements that troops training for war would expect to encounter. 

 

May 2, 2009

Detroit Arsenal Museum and 704 Tank Destroyer Battalion is proud to host;

Great Lakes Hobby Military Vehicle Show Sterling Hts, Mi

Utica Rd and Van Dyke rd, 0900-1500 Open to all reenactors and Vehicle owners. Register@ jlind222@comcast.net

 

May 23, 2009

Heritage Days, Vehicles and displays Rochester Heritage Park, Rochester, Mi 0900- 1600 Open to all reenactors and vehicle owners, Register@ curtnkris@wowway.com

 

May 24, 2009

Detroit Arsenal Museum will be attending; St Clair Shores Veterans’ Memorial Parade; 1000 hrs, Bruce Post 1146 open to all reenactors, vehicle owner contact us for positioning at jlind222@comcast.net

May 25, 2009

ROYAL OAK Memorial Parade; 0800 hrs open to all reenactors , vehicle owners contact us for positioning; jlind222@comcast.net

June 5, 6, 7, 2009

Detroit Arsenal Museum and the Romeo Lions are announcing;

Romeo Military Rally, Romeo Lions Field, Romeo, Mi, MV’s, Military Vendors, Reenactors, Public Battles, Parade. Open to all reenactors Allied and Axis, all vehicle owners, Register at jlind222@comcast.net for placement.

 

July 24, 25, 26 2009

Detroit Arsenal Museum is proud to sponsor the 2nd Annual Veterans Weekend, Veterans Memorial Park, St Clair Shores, Mi MV’s, Military Vendors, Reenactors, Public Battles and Parade Open to all reenactors Allied and Axis, all vehicle owners, Register at jlind222@comcast.net for placement

 

September 18, 19, 2009

3rd annual “Driven to Victory”

Detroit Arsenal Museum and Rochester Historical Museum are proud to host this event at;

Van Hoosen Farm, Rochester Hills, Mi MV’s, Reenactors, Public Battles and Military Vendors.

Open to all reenactors Allied and Axis, all vehicle owners, Register at jlind222@comcast.net for placement.

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