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My new direction in Reenactment. After selling my Waffen-SS uniforms and equipment,
I have combined my interests of WW2 and Reichsbahn (German Railways).
This is a realistic impression for someone of my age group.




Cheers, Bill.

GraemeMac wrote:I don't wear a cuff title. It lets me fit in with any group or unit I may end up working with be it at private battles or shows.

Exactly the view that I have come to.

I see what you mean about the boots Rod, I never gave it much thought before.
I just thought he had big feet. There are no clues on the reverse of the picture,
indeed, Mr Lemmen never talked much, it was mostly his wife that I had contact to.

Why must every Waffen-SS impression include a cufftitle? 50% of Waffen-SS soldiers did not have a cufftitle, many units did not have one. I have burned my "Florian Geyer" cufftitle ( for reasons I do not wish to go into on a forum). The result of it is that I now do not wear a cufftitle on my tunic,...

Does anyone here reenact an actual person?

I reenacted Alfred Minchin for several years (with the permission of his grandaughter Katie)
I only stopped recently because I am now too old to continue with it.

Hey lads keep it friendly... fun is fun, but the person you are making the remarks about may be reading this?
Like you, he invests his time and money in the hobby he loves.......ok, chaps.

A screen shot from the German TV report.....

In "Explosiv Weekend" (RTL German TV) a report about the War and Peace show in Beltring, Kent in England. The reporter was very objective and he kept his promise about being objective about the event (a big thank you to the reporter). There is an advert at the start of the link and once the report s...

Hi Bill. Epic militaria sell these £9.95 +pp.Go to Waffen SS insignia,click on o/r cuff titles and its on page 4.John I know, I talked to Epic Militaria on the phone yesterday, but Epic Militaria will not use Paypal to Germany, Austria or France. That is why I thought someone may have an odd cuffti...

WANTED REPRO "SS-Unterführerschule" cufftitle

If anyone has the "SS-Unterführerschule" cufftitle and would like to sell it,
then please let me know via this thread or per PM.

I am also looking for the metal "US" lettering for the shoulder boards and small "A" for Arnhem.
Cheers, Bill.

nelz wrote:.
great pics , and great to see you again Bill.

Thanks Nelz, I just wish we had had more time to chat,
anyway, nice to see you are looking well and all is fine.

Cheers, Bill.

Thanks Les..... it was great seeing you again as always

Beate says "Hello" xxx

http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/16/14/73/89/img_1416.jpg Two members of Florian Geyer http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/16/14/73/89/img_1417.jpg Part of the das Reich display area http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/16/14/73/89/bill10.jpg I really enjoyed meeting all my old friends, some I have known since the 70...

Taking part at Beltring, two groups from Germany that displayed with Das Reich (WARS)...... Thanks to Neil and WARS for making everyone welcome :D http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/16/14/73/89/img_1412.jpg Bill taking a break, sitting in Neil´s Volkswagen.... badged up as an old campaigner from WW1. htt...

Thanks Guys, that information helps me a lot. So if I wish to wear both Cuff titles and the wearing of two cuff titles was forbidden after mid 1943, bearing in mind that the practice may have continued for a short while after the order went out and Florian Geyer recieved their first issue of cuff ti...