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11 Kompanie strives to give the most authentic reenacting experience from the motorized soldiers point of view. Browse our site and see what we are about. If you are interested in joining, or are looking for information on WW2 German field gear as a new reenactor, click on our Recruits section. |
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| PREVIOUS EVENTS: November 2007. Event Site: Waxahachie Tx. Date: November 9-10 Scenario: (public) Battle for Nancy, France 1944. We arrived Friday and set up a base camp. Soon it was dark, and those in attendance agreed that the time had arrived to us to deploy to the Oktoberfest celebration that was being held in our honor. A sentry was quickly dispatched to watch over our campsite and gear, we entered the village of Nancy and located the Oktoberfest in the College Pub. The overall German Commander stopped by our table and thanked us for coming to the Oktoberfest as it was organized for the German reenactors and 11 Kompanie was the only unit to take advantage of the party. After dining and bidding the Frauleins farewell, we moved from the inside of the bar to the patio/party deck for an entertaining game of 99 hastily organized by SS-Rottenführer Marten Ritter. Nancy rolls up the sidewalks at midnight, so 1Kompanie made our way back to camp and received much needed rest for the upcoming morning. The next day was full of living history in the morning and after we'd all roused, we decided to mount the truck and go find breakfast, which we did. Patrols were dispatched throughout the village and at lunchtime, we were informed that the city had prepared a great spread for us, so into town we went again and ate like kings. Several unit members got haircuts at the local barbershop and a tour in the truck took us through the historic “ginger bread” house section of Waxahachie. It was now time to prepare for the upcoming battle, and we received a basic outline of what was expected of us. Gruppenfuhrer Keidl suggested a defensive line using obstacles and our truck to delay our inevitable decimation by the allies. 11 Kompanie and some newly arrived German stragglers were placed in four groups of three men approximately 10 to 12 meters apart, behind hastily erected cover, in a direct line facing the allied advanc. here was a bridge that would be the allied soldiers main focus, so we placed the three Heer Soldaten, with their MG34, at the mouth of the bridge and instructed all German soldiers to fight to the death as no ground was to be conceded. We had been given a large quantity of smoke grenades and the men were issued lighters. When the allied assault started, the smoke grenades were utilized with great affect, effectively shielding our positions from the initial allied assault, forcing them back to regroup from their probing attack. The next attack was in greater numbers and at this point, it was fairly obvious that the full attack was on. We fought valiantly and to the death as the allies outnumbered us (and it was scripted). After the battle, many civilians crowded the axis campsite and we visited with those who had just watched the battle. They were all very complimentary and said the battle was great. Overall, the battle was OK, but he town itself really did a great job providing for the reenactor an making sure we had enough to eat and drink. Looks like we may have to do this one again next year! |
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