Videos of the Collings Foundation WW2 Re-enactment Battle

OK Soldiers here ya go...............a few video clips I youtubed of the battle on 10/10/09
Hope you enjoy the show !!!!
Check out that awesome Fiesler-Storch Plane it rocks.This clip is part one of two.


And now onto the second clip with the rest of the battle I shot.

Working On The Script

Hello:

I am now going to go ahead and do a script.i have folks here in Maine that will be helping and I will contact some of the folks who were on the blog for their help.
I have 20 German Soldier Characters and will use 25 - 40 Eastern European/Russian Partisan types.

See my previous posts for character names I thought up.I have more than enough German Character names and have to think up around 10 more Russian type names.

Time To Rest

Now it is Sunday and i have had enough work for one day.Have a great day everyone.More updates to follow in the next few days.

Random Images from Collings Foundation

Here are some more of the images I took of other groups doing re-enacting and some of their gear.I saw lots of great old stuff but didnot take a ton of photos as I was having to much fun.

Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Plane at Collings Foudation

I was also lucky to be able to see a real Fiesler Fi 156 plane and Chris from 3rd Panzer Grenadier got to ride in the plane.The plane took off to go on a scouting mission as part of the day's battle scenario.

The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch (stork) was a small German liaison aircraft built by Fieseler before and during World War II, and production continued in other countries into the 1950s for the private market. It remains famous to this day for its excellent STOL performance, and French-built later variants are a common fixture at air shows.The Storch (Stork) was designed in 1935 by Fieseler, Mewes and Bachem, in response to a contest for a general utility airplane by the RLM. The plane flew for the first time May 24th, 1936. Among its key features was its maneuverability, extremely low stalling speed of 32 mph, and its short field takeoff and landing characteristics. In late 1937, the Storch was accepted by the Luftwaffe and, throughout WWII, was widely used by German military forces for reconnaissance, liaison, ambulance, and other duties and by high ranking officers as personal transports. Between 1937 and 1945, the German Air Force accepted 2,871 Storchs.

The 88mm Flak Gun at Collings Foundation

Here are some photos of an actual 88mm flak gun I saw at the Living History Event.I have also included some brief information on the gun.The name applies to a series of anti-aircraft guns officially called the 8,8 cm FlaK 18, 36 or 37 and the name could also describe newer and more powerful models, the FlaK 41 and 43, although these were different weapons.

German 88mm gun is probably the best known artillery piece of World War II. First time 88mm saw combat was in Spain during the Civil War in 1936, where it proved itself to be not only excellent anti-aircraft gun but also ideal tank killer due to its high muzzle velocity and efficient heavy projectile. It again proved to be an excellent anti-tank gun in France in 1940, especially against heavily armored French Char B1-bis heavy tanks and British Mk.II Matilda infantry tanks. By the time when it arrived in North Africa it was a feared tank killer, which could knock any Allied tank at distances well over 1000 meters. It again proved its reputation in Russia, where it was the only gun capable of dealing with Soviet T-34/76 medium tanks and KW-1 heavy tanks, before the arrival of heavier German tanks. 88mm Flak guns were also used as field artillery - e.g. during the Battle of the Bulge. The only problem with 88mm Flak series was its height and weight, which forced it in action to rely on its power and range rather than concealment. During the war 88mm Flak series guns were used aside of the German Army by Italy and captured examples were often used by the Allies including US Army in late 1944 in Western Europe. After the war many 88mm Flak series guns were used by many countries including former Yugoslavia and Denmark.

3RD Panzer Grenadier Division Photos

These photos are all of 3RD Panzer Grenadier Division.Some but not all members were there and some of their gear is pictured

Columbus Day Weekend WW2 Re-Enactment

Yesterday I went down to Stow, Massachusetts to meet up with Chris and the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division and it was awesome.I saw all types of weaponry from WW2 and got to hold some of the old standards.For some folks this is a very serious hobby.They will really look at all the detail to get it right.The way it used to be in those times.Also cool was seeing girls dressed in 1940's clothing and some girls were dressed as nurses or Women in the various U.S.A. Services.
I also saw a few airplanes,tanks,mortars,grenades,"88" Flak Gun,various Armed Service Re-Enacters of Russian,British,and US.
I also met up with Mike from Albany who does a Russian 3rd Rifle Division and knows some of my old Albany friends.I am going to get into more contact with Mike and maybe they will sign on to join in on the film.We could use 6 or so Russian Army Re-Enacters.Time to rap up your puttees men.......if you know how to !!!!

Things are shaping up now and it is getting time to do the script.I am basing this film on 20 German soldier parts and 20 - 35 Russian/EasternEuropean Partisans.
Now let me upload some photos and go off to do my errands.

List Of My Main Charcters

I have been thinking of characters so here is what i have and I might try and describe each one better.I also should get with Chris on a list of the Russian type kits they might have.That way we can know who has what arms in our merry band of partisans.

RUSSIAN//PARTISANS

Girls as I may want a few in the film.Girls can be nurses & fighters.Russian girls fought tough in WW2.And since these guys are partisans they are not in the army.We can dispence with giving them Russian Army Ranks.
Darya Ivanova Nurse & fighter
Ekaterina Petrova Nurse & fighter
Irina Putina Nurse & fighter
Men who are all fighters
Lev Morozov
Kiril Kuznetsov
Egor Ivanov
Dmitri Smimov
Maksim Novikov
Sergei Lebedev
Stephan Popov
Pavel Solovyoy
Sasha Petrov
Yuri Sidorov
Timur Demidov
Stanislav Titov
Arkady Niktin
Bogdan Tarasov
Vasily Andreev
That should give us enough Russian/Partisans who are all fighters kitted out with what ever arms they are able to find.

GERMAN SOLDIERS

Hauptmann Fritz Martin Von-Stempler (main character)
Unteroffizier Rudolf Gierth
Obergefreiter Erwin Munz
Gefreiter Gerhard Schinke
Gefreiter Josef Hinsch
Grenadier Otto Heinrich
Grenadier Helmut Meyenburg
Grenadier Walter Kruger
Leutnant Karl Gambke
Feldwebel Werner Schwartner
Oberschütze Johannes Wolff
Oberschütze Willi Stache
Oberschütze Wilhelm Macke
Oberschütze Johann Bargen
Oberschütze Ulrich Hitzke
Schütze Ludwig Scholl
Schütze Alfred Gotz
Schütze Nikolaus Frohlich
Schütze Franz Konig
Schütze Reinhard Trimpe
Schütze Horst Schmitz
Schütze Konrad Balon
Gefreiter Christian Nopp
Gefreiter Hans Weishaupt
Schütze Dietrich Meier
Schütze Rufus Paulsen
Schütze Fritz Uhlig
Schütze Herbert Stockinger
Schütze Erwin Schmidt

THE VON-STEMPLER FAMILY
Aldaric Caspar Von-Stempler is Fritz Martin's father
Heidi Otylia Von-Stempler is Fritz's mother
We need 4 - 6 folks without names who are just shown standing around or sitting
Von-Stempler video to be shot in a house with a library of books scene and a place to do a weird ceremony.

There is a full list of characters we can use for this film.
We need 6 unnnamed for ceremony stuff.their names are never used

Scriptwriters I need your help

I could use the assistance of scriptwriters at this point.I think it is time to think of a script.I can not do this as I don't have the neccessary skill.My skills lie elsewhere.
Shoot me an email.I will send you my phone number so we can keep in touch.I will be making a better list to my characters with some brief descriptions.