WW2 Battle of the Bulge Reenactment! Spending the NIGHT in FREEZING conditions! Manhay 2022 [PART3]

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Hello again!
Here I am with PART 3 of the Battle of the Bulge Reenactment at Manhay!
It was really cold, and of course I decided it was a good idea to spend the night all alone in my Pup Tent!
Yes, it was freezing.. But I just really wanted to have this experience.
It's such a weird feeling, sleeping on the same ground that was a battlefield back in 1944. Soldiers of the 2nd SS Panzer Division were running around, tanks were being destroyed, and U.S. soldiers were attacking.. Artillery shells coming from different directions, scared civilians hiding for the horrors of war.. lots of people were killed here.. and here we are, spending the night in our little tent.
It's important to know that we don't only do this for entertainment, but we do this to preserve History, teach about it, and respect the soldiers who fought in this battle.
It was a very... "cool" experience!
Hope you enjoy the video! :)
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@@henryspadt6160 This. I thought my area was a deadzone for WWII reenacting, but I just recently found out there is a place about two hours from me that does two "tactical" events (events that are closed to the public so you can actually use accurate squad tactics and whatnot) annually. I definitely would love to try it out at some point!

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And this is why I’m moving to Europe as an adult

[@bmcg5296]

Isn’t it so hard to imagine what any soldier during WWII went through in the winter with temperatures in the -15+? Well done done doing the whole night sleeping part to give us the viewer a idea of what it was like for months on end for these guys. 👏🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I really like these cold night videos (like the bunker one too). A Christmas feeling one would be neat. Hot coffee when you're miserable and cold - nothing better for suffering folks and GIs. Nice job!!

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Great video 👍 And respect for putting the boots of in the tent, that's not easy. When I am at an event, I just wear my boots all the time. Historicaly correct 😅 I read an diary of a veteran who also said, the only situation he put the shoes off, was when he took a shower. For the rest, it was usually for him to wear them all the time even if it was 4 weeks in a row. But yeah, socks were inexistent after a longer time, they just decomposed with the time 😅

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I really like that you make caffe, food... As they did in WW2.

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Hi Nick Quick message, thankyou for your videos. I have always been interested in ww2 and now thanks to you I have been reenacting for over a year now!

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[@jmuraidajr]

My Dad was in three of the Major Battles over there! The Battle of Northern France, Battle of the Bulge at St. Vith, and the of the Rhineland! I have always hoped to get over there and see where it was he was I have some pictures of him there! I'm old now and it doesn't look like that will be happening anytime soon! But I enjoy watching you on your channel keep up the good work!!

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23:56 you got me thirsty for ice water thx nick 😂

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[@georgebaumgardner3889]

Very good video! It brought back a lot of memories for me, but I never did WWII reenacting. I did American Civil War reenacting for over 30 years. Your sharing of your experience with the cold reminded me of doing an event in 15-degree (F) weather with 40MPH wind gusts in an open field with small 'dog' tents and yes, we had a reenactor die from exposure at that event. But we didn't have a mattress, nothing but straw and a wool blanket. Yes, it does very much make you appreciate what ALL the fellows before us went through. My hat is off to you!

[@hb-or9nq]

Hallo Nick, Twee tips van een collega reenactor en actief dienend militair: 1. Slaap alleen in ondergoed, zo gebruik je de isolatie van de slaapzak maximaal. Het klinkt raar maar is echt zo. 2. Neem je kleding en waterdragers je slaapzak in zo zijn weer warm als je ze de volgende moet aantrekken en bevriest je water niet. Daarnaast toffe videos ga zo door👍

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On civil war reenactments some of us would sleep next to the camp fire to stay warm.

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I wish I lived in a country that does historical reenactments, you certainly take advantage of all the reenactments in your area😂 Keep up the great videos!

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Love whatchung battle of the budge reenactments they always looks the best

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please tell me you used a modern sleeping bag & Bivi bag 😂 🥶

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22:29 I was like how much mold do you have in your canteen, until I realized its ice lol

[@ssm4.chillpollo]

great reenacting skills shown as always, love you nick

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Thank you so much!!

[@johnappleseed9290]

I remember as kids I wanted to re-enact the battle of the bulge with some of my neighborhood friends in the forest/woods we had nearby, we took a few shovels/airsoft rifles and gears and one of the kids shouted can I be KAMPFGRUPPEN PEIPER! I thought my grandpa was gonna have a damn stroke lol! He said: how do you know about that? lol 😂

[@Norwegianboi]

May those heroic men rest in peace.

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[@bdega920]

My great uncle served in the Battle of the Bulge (746th Tank Battalion), although he died. Anyways, I love your content, and please keep making great videos like these!

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There arent too many people who can tell about themselves: ,,I was frozen in time" 😂🥶

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“Mom, can i stay up for 27 minutes and 40 seconds more?” Yea, just go to sleep after. “YES!!!”

[@thehistoadian]

Looks like fun! Reminds me of camping in -50 degree weather last winter

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I've been following your channel for a couple years now and I freaking love your videos dude. Your attention to detail and determination to re-enact to the most realistic extent is just so awesome. As a history major, I'm hoping one day soon I can get the opportunity to travel to Europe and take part in something like this.

[@gazlyno]

Bit of modern day winter camping tip for you. Change into dry shocks and underwear before you get your head down in your sleeping bag. Otherwise the sweat in your socks and undies will freeze during the night keeping your feet and butt cold...and awake! Hence change them before going to sleep

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Another amazing video. Great job, it looked like you had a good time.

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Damn this reenactment seems fun, but awesome video again Nick!!

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Like the black and white video outside. Looks like the WWII film Battleground starring Van Johnson and James Whitmore as Sgt. Kinney.

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Wow, what an another, amazing video of you! Been their as a US soldier in these winter conditions in the Ardennes. Also with the great reenactment days, you almost think that you are in real battle against the germans. Can't wait to see the next video!!!

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Yeah I did a reenactment at Antietam in September and couldn’t sleep at all because the cold and A whole army of ppl snoring!

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Wij waren vroeger in het nederlandse landmacht infanterie. Lets go on in english.. We were in the Dutch Army in the 80ties. We did 2 winters and also colt very colt.. First days they didnt let us put on a goat.. everything we had to do in a overall and sneekers! Not luxury sneekers but very cheap ones with barely a sole on them.. We learned to march and all comados of drill. After that we went outside the base and head to sleep in summer sleeping bags !! We tried to get up but it was so colt you got cramps in youre legs !! Then the seargant calles out a litle mars and we all warmed up again.. ! Also a method you never forget ! We the 47 panser infanterie Menno v Coehoorn had a lot off fun those times but is was also very hard some times ! Something you never forget in daily live !! You can alwais do more if you think you had it they learned us !! We also did funny stuf like the day we had to attack a town,, We all had camouflaged helmeds with hay and brushes on it,,, some of the guys took there lighters and put the other guys helmed on fire ,,, Wich he didnt notist at first .... WE went down of laughter !! Got lots of those storys !! Becasue yea i was in the real army !! Cu ,, former Tank (ipr) Gunner ! 47 Menno v Coehoorn

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The colder the water is the better

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As always, great video Nick! Happy holidays from the US!

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Great video and experience as usual !

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Very cool reenactment nick! There was a veteran near me who passed away a year or two ago who was in the battle and many other famous battles in WWII.

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Sehr gut gemacht Danke

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Amazing how you can sleep inside of that tent when it was freezing on 10 december 😮❄️

[@RH421939]

I did American civil war re-enactments years ago and the coldest I ever was at night was in July in New Jersey when I didn’t prepare for a cool night and just bought a blanket , was out there nights in the 20’s and it was fine being prepared in the tent

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Mooie video het gevecht zag er spannend uit

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Great video, I wish I could do a re enactment , it looks like you all have a lot of fun...

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damn nick that seems fun and also not me watching this in school right now, but once again nick VERY awesome video!

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@@History-Secrets The first part of the video looks so accurate! A soldier walking near a battlefield😍

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[@Einbayer1806]

Nick my God it really must have bin freezing over in the Ardennes I noticed we saw a little mir elf your American reenactment gear.have fun in the next reenactment hope your fire was good max Bennie B. Bellomy Rest In Peace 😢

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So cool

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You know what’s funny is that when I started in the Army in 1992 at 16 we still used those cookers and heximine tabs 😂

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We all changed over to gas cookers a few years after then Jetboils

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They even still use these today in the Dutch army! 😂 A nice and authentic way!

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Famous quote, "Historically Correct!"

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Those undubbed boots are killing me lol

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Toffe video´s weeral! Maar uhm, wanneer komen er nog eens trench video´s 😆 die waren ook altijd tof om te bekijken😄

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Hope you enjoy!!

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He actually replied

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Mess tin cleaning tutorial 😂

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Was lekker koud maar was het waard :) Hopelijk volgens jaar weer een goed evenement daar

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It must of been a cold lonely night because @ 9.25 it sounded like you needed some alone time..LOL, im not sure if you told us how cold it was either 😊😊..WOW that dog tag was a great find, God less Bennie & God less Them All