Pix from the
February, 2004, Winter War Reenactment in Rensselaer, Indiana!
This KevOs4 group has members from coast to coast. Usual activities are living
history displays and speeches to community groups and militaria associations.
Once or twice a year, we get together as a group and re-enact a battle from the Winter War.
The Rensselaer
site in Indiana hosts many different re-enactment events each year including German / Russian
events and German / Allies events. There is a lot of armor on the site and it is
a great place to
get together with other people who study the war history in Europe.
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your mouse over the screen to start a short 1 mb video from our last
reenactment. This is a Windows Media File.
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Some of the Finnish reenactors in winter whites.
Picture courtesy of Joe Strohl
Gathering the group together before heading out
into the forest. A couple of wrecked vehicles in the background.
Picture courtesy of Joe Strohl
A captured Russian soldier
Picture courtesy of Joe Strohl
1 of the Russian squads that met us on the field.
Picture courtesy of Joe Strohl
Matti in m36 Finnish tunic.
Joe
Joe brought skis to this event and was really
quite good on them.
Andrew
Michael
Jeff
Phil
Greg
Mikko
There is a new cabin on the property especially
built for the re-enactors, by re-enactors.
Inside the cabin. It is setup with original gear
hanging on the walls.
Some of the Finnish soldiers crossing a
snowfield.
The Russian group brought a gas powered Russian Maxim.
Fortunately for us, it never got hauled into action!
Reenacting events from 2002 and 2003.
And it was about 20 degrees below freezing in Rensselaer, Indiana!!!
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Setting up the Finnish bunker. Mosin nagant rifles are hanging on the
walls.
These reenactors are meeting with the Russian
group after a reenacting scenario.
Most of this group is wearing the Finnish m36
tunic and uniform. They are carrying the Finnish 28/30, m24, and m91 mosin
nagant rifles.
Matti
giving instructions
Some of the group in 2003. Vic is holding a Finnish SVT40 rifle.
A patrol through the woods
Getting directions before
heading into the forest
Squad #1 in Rensselaer, 2003. We had 2 squads in
the field.
Reenacting events from 2002 and 2003.
And it was about 20 degrees below freezing in Rensselaer, Indiana!!!
The Russians had us outnumbered in Rensselaer 3 to 1 and they had a very
good group. They put a lot of effort into
authenticity.
Vic at Rensselaer with
a fearsome SVT40. It became obvious to us
that we would need more firepowerlike this to defeat the
Russians in the forests.
Stephan
scouting for a break in the forest.
Note the Hungarian m36
helmet used by the Finns.
Matti and
son lifting weights in the forest. This maxim machine gun with tripod is
very heavy. Note the Finnish ammo
cans.
Victor with Suomi Machine gun and winter whites.
Meeting the Russians on a frozen road.
Chris on
field phone. Finnish 91/30 mosin nagant rifle in the foreground
These reenactors are doing a
Continuation War event in Tennessee.
Bill C. with DP, Suomi machine gun and Russian
grenade. He is wearing a Finnish m36 tunic.
Bill C. close-up of uniform. Very well done, Bill.
