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Month 29-30
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Effective 10 Feb, 2005,
all event listings should be submitted in this format to
Dave Halseth
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Title:
Public Display
Loc: Nifong Park, Columbia,
Missouri
Event Times: SA 0900-1700, SU
0900-1200
Registration Times: Sat: 0700 - 0900, Sun: any
Pre-Registration: Yes, or at event on Saturday AM.
Fee: No
Contact: General Disorder, 51st ABN HB Detachment
Website: N/A click here
Map: AC exit Hwy 63 & Nifong
Directions: Exit Hwy 63 at AC, signs to Historical
Society
Authenticity Notes:
WWII HRS Rules apply
Prohibited Vehicles/Items: Tracked vehicles
Other restrictions: No discharging of weapons or
pyro
Motels: Yes,
click here
for more information
Sponsoring Unit (s):
U.S. 51st Airborne HB Detachment
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April |
April |
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April 22- 24
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"Stack-
O-Grad" East Front Tactical
event
Website
click here
Contact:
David Halseth (651) 687-9962
Fee:
$15 at the gate
Russian Front tactical planned in Rosemount,
Minnesota.
A Great Patriotic War tactical battle is planned in the ruins
of the Gopher Munitions Works Rosemount, Minn.
Scenarios will be 1944/45 time frame, so the organizers would
like to see late war impressions.
The event is sponsored by the 13th Siberians, 62nd Soviet Army.
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May |
May |
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May 6-7
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WWII Vehicle Convoy
Website:
click here
Contact:
Tim Scherrer
Fee: $12.00
Event T-shirts $17.00
The third annual World War II military vehicle
convoy through the Missouri wine country will take place,
starting and ending in Columbia, Mo. This year's route will
head to the Northwest of Columbia, visiting several new
locations.
The route will include a morning stop at the Baldridge
School, located near Higbee, where Omar Bradley attended grade
school and where Bradley's father taught school. The route
then is tentatively scheduled to go to Fayette for lunch. From
Fayette the route goes on back roads to the Missouri River,
and a stop at the Boone's Lick State Historic Site. From there
the group heads into Boonville, Rocheport, and then back to
Columbia via back roads.
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12-15
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Charles City Military
History Days
Website:
click here
Contacts:
Fee:
No fee to re-enactors or
general public.
Charles City, Iowa will host its annual Military History Days
timeline re-enactment display and battle on the grounds of the
town's high school.
Gun/Militaria Show in Nat'l Guard Armory. Details will be coming this spring.
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30th
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Title:
Memorial Day Public Display & Battles
Loc: Batavia,
Illinois
Event Times: SA ?, SU ?
Registration Times: Sat: ? Sun: ?
Pre-Registration: ?
Fee: ?
Contact: Dave
Fornell
Website: N/A
Map: ?
Directions: ?
Authenticity Notes:
WWII HRS Rules apply
Prohibited Vehicles/Items: ?
Other restrictions: ?
Motels: ?
Sponsoring Unit (s):
?
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June |
June |
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June 11th
10am – 4:00pm
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WWII Living History Encampment – Static Display Wandschneider
Park, Downers Grove, IL (Chicago Suburbs)
U.S., British, Russian, German, Japanese - All WWII
impressions are welcome to set-up on the grounds of
Wandschneider Park for this one day static display.
Presentations to the public as well as weapons demonstrations
are planned. The park opens at 08:00a for set-up, the event
is open to the public from 10:00a – 4:00p. WWII vehicles are
welcome.
POC: Jeff Dvorak – 708.460.5433
Jeffdwwiihrs@aol.com
Downers Grove Park District Contact: Mark Harmon –
630.931.1309 –
mharmon@xnet.com
Mapquest Search: 831 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove, IL |
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WWII Vehicle Convoy
Loc: Ottawa,
Illinois
Event Times: SA SU
Registration Times: Sat: Sun:
Pre-Registration: ?
Fee: ?
Contact: Dave
Fornell
Website: ? click here
Map: ?
Directions: ?
Authenticity Notes:
?
Prohibited Vehicles/Items: ?
Other restrictions: ?
Motels: ?
click here
Sponsoring Unit (s):
?
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July 15-17
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Public Battle Northern Wisconsin
Loc: Antigo, Wisconsin
Event Times: SA: ?
SU: ?
Registration Times: Sat: ?, Sun: ?
Pre-Registration: ?
Fee: ?
Contact: Pierre Voge
at (715) 359-9932.
Website:
click here
Map: ?
Directions: ?
Authenticity Notes:
?
Prohibited Vehicles/Items: ?
Other restrictions: ?
Motels: ?
Sponsoring Unit (s):
(401st Glider Infantry
Regiment)
The town of Antigo, Wis. is planning a time-line re-enactment
event with a big emphasis on WWII. The event will include
public battles on a prepared battlefield. Negotiations are
also on going for perks for the re-enactors.
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July 15-17th
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Public Display & Battle
Loc: Parma, Ohio
Event Times: SA: ?
SU: ?
Registration Times: Sat: ?, Sun: ?
Pre-Registration: ?
Fee: ?
Contact: John Keaton 440-888-2317
Website: ?
Map: ?
Directions: ?
Authenticity Notes:
?
Prohibited Vehicles/Items: ?
Other restrictions: ?
Motels: ?
Sponsoring Unit (s): ?
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JULY 30 - 31st 2005
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Public Display / Living History Encampment
Loc:
Historic Ft. Snelling,
Ft. Snelling Military Reservation, Minnesota
Event Times:
July
29: 12:00 to 18:00,
July 30: 10:00 to 17:00,
July 31: 10:00 to 17:00
Registration Times:
(See
event times and event website.)
Pre-Registration:
Yes, see website:
http://hometown.aol.com/jle130/index.html
Fee:
Free to Reenactors and Veterans, general public pays gate fee.
Contact:
Joe Erdmann, 82nd ABN email:
jle130@aol.com
Website: www.
http://hometown.aol.com/jle130/index.html
Map:
See Event Website
Directions:
See Event website
Authenticity Notes:
WW II HRS rules apply, also see event website.
Prohibited Vehicles/Items:
Check with Joe Erdmann
Other restrictions:
See event Website or Joe Erdmann
Motels:
See Event website
Sponsoring Unit (s):
82nd Airborne & 30th Inf. Div. WWII HRS
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August |
August |
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No Events Submitted |
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September |
September |
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No Events Submitted |
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October |
October |
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7-9
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National Event
Read about the
Russian & U.S.
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East meets West Tactical Battle
Loc:
Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin
Event Times: SA 0000-0000, SU
0000-0000
Registration Times: Sat: 0000 - 0000, Sun: 0000
Pre-Registration: Pre-registration will be
required to reserve barracks space.
Fee: $35.00 which includes two nights in barracks, bus
transport to and from the base training areas and dinner
Saturday night.
Contact:
David Halseth
(651) 687-9962
or
Warren Klein at (763) 862-2195
warren_513@ hotmail.com
Website: click here
Map: ?
Directions: ?
Authenticity Notes:
WWII HRS Rules apply
Prohibited Vehicles/Items: ?
Other restrictions: ?
Motels: ?
Sponsoring Unit (s):
U.S. 30th Infantry Division
"East Meets West 1945" tactical battle,
including a
simulated night Allied paratroop drop, at Ft.
McCoy, Wisconsin. Americans, Brits/Commonwealth,
Soviets and Germans are welcome.
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November |
November |
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December |
December |
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No Events submitted |
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January
2006 |
January 2006 |
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February
2006 |
February 2006 |
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March |
March |
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The WWII HRS Inc., reserves the right
to publish events or not,
and as time permits. Events must
be sanctioned by the WWII HRS Inc. to
appear on this page. Contact:
Dave
for more information
Notices may be sent 12 months prior to the event
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