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The Fallschirmjager encampment next to the airstrip at 0607 hours May 21st, 2011 at the Warbirds Over The Beach.

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Fallschirmjager memorial for Kameraden who fell in Kreta 21st of May 2011, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Fallschirmjager waiting for the sprung signal aboard Tante Ju.

Tante Ju or Aunti Junker was an endearing term created by the Fallschirmjager for the Junkers Ju 52 general cargo plane. The Ju 52 we are in still had the parachute benches and static line, this to a Fallschirmjager reenactor is  our Graceland. 

I want to thank Don Calder and the WWII Warbirds Museum in Virginia Beach for being very welcoming hosts to us guys from the Midwest.

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G.I. Airborne camp, Lowell Indiana WWII Tribute 2011.

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German parachute and MG emplacement, Lowell Indiana WWII Tribute 2011.

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The Fallschirmjager camp at Lowell Indiana's 2011 WWII Tribute reenactment.

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The JEEP in question, chock-full of Fallschirmjagers and equipment.

Of note here, that Panzerschreck is actually a waffenamt 44 dated Panzerschreck from the campaigns in Italy.

PS this is one of my fave pictures from the event at Wendell Ford.

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Contents of my fallschirmjager Soldbuch wallet, thus far.

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2nd Pattern Luftwaffe-Splittermustern step in jump smock.

This is why I geeked on ofbattleandmen post of the Fallschirmjagers!

The camouflage pattern known as Luftwaffe-Splittermustern 40 was introduced right before the Crete Invasion. In pictures of the Crete invasion you will see the old apple-green “Knochensack” (bone-sack) first pattern step in jump smock, along with the newly introduced 2nd Pattern step in smock in the Luftwaffe-splittermustern-40.

Main:Luftwaffe-splitternmustern-40,second pattern step in jump smock.

Top right inset:Just like the first patter smock, it consisted of two rows of buttons, and a main zipper. On the Third patter smock the inner rows of button were eliminated.

Bottom right inset: The zipper on the left is the “relief zipper”, on the first pattern smocks there was no way a Fallschirmjager could relieve himself to take natures call other than taking the whole smock off. This second zipper eliminated the obvious problems of relieving oneself in the field of combat.  

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Hurtgen Forrest Reenactment 2011.

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Hurtgen Forrest Reenactment

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Hurtgen Forrest Reenactment

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Hurtgen Forrest 2011

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Hurtgen Forrest Reenactment 2011

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Hurtgen Forrest Reenactment 2011

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Hurtgen Forrest Reenactment 2011

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Hurtgen Forrest Reenactment 2011