07-28-2007, 11:29 AM
Thank you!
One thing - I should probably know this, but what is/was HOME?
Re: SS, they seem to be more popular (in terms of re-enactment, that is!) in the UK; what is generally considered one of the best WWII groups, Battle Group South, do Waffen-SS. I suspect in many cases it's the attraction of being an elite unit...
I imagine protraying the Germans isn't such a problem in the UK (or US) because they weren't occupied territories... though a group had recently set in in Jersey doing a Kriegsmarine Artillery unit which was stationed in the Island during the German Occupation, and they've had a pretty positive reaction (even from many Islanders who remember it). That said, we suffered a lot less than other occupied territories. Anyway, heartening to see people forgive, if not forget.
One thing - I should probably know this, but what is/was HOME?
Re: SS, they seem to be more popular (in terms of re-enactment, that is!) in the UK; what is generally considered one of the best WWII groups, Battle Group South, do Waffen-SS. I suspect in many cases it's the attraction of being an elite unit...
I imagine protraying the Germans isn't such a problem in the UK (or US) because they weren't occupied territories... though a group had recently set in in Jersey doing a Kriegsmarine Artillery unit which was stationed in the Island during the German Occupation, and they've had a pretty positive reaction (even from many Islanders who remember it). That said, we suffered a lot less than other occupied territories. Anyway, heartening to see people forgive, if not forget.
Carus Andiae - David Woodall
"The greatest military machine in the history of the universe..."
"What is - the Daleks?"
"No... the Romans!" - Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens
"The greatest military machine in the history of the universe..."
"What is - the Daleks?"
"No... the Romans!" - Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens