Intense D-Day Reenactment POV Footage: 1st Infantry Division at D-Day Ohio 2024

[@theosoaviakhimfoundation]

Privit! My name is Andrew. I was the Ukie POA soldier on the beach. I had no idea I was being filmed. Thank you so much for your kind words! Next year at Conneaut you should check out our "Little Russia" presentation outside the SS camp. We sing a bunch of Russian and Ukrainian songs and explain the culture and history of the POA. We do a monthly discord call that we record and upload here about eastern European reenacting and history, and we're actually filming one about the Osttruppen tonight!

[@PUPPY-13]

I loved what you did here. I also had no idea that Ukrainians were fighting along side Germans in the German uniforms at Omaha, so cool. The things I learn.

[@Dutelus]

Amazing job dude!

[@coolexploiter1943]

That german reenactor praying next to you did a real good job! Props to him. Love the content as always, thank you!

[@theosoaviakhimfoundation]

It was the Eastern Orthodox Kontakkion of the Departed. A prayer to rest the souls of the fallen. Thanks!!!

[@rump438]

Man that bit with the Ukranian guy is why I wanna go so bad. I love seeing when people like randomly include little bits of story in reenactments, I saw a video years ago when I first learned of this event with the partisans and its made me wanna go so bad.

[@theosoaviakhimfoundation]

Дякую!!!

[@oldroanio5631]

You could go to Ukraine and get into a real battle.

[@MRdragonvr]

Why you being such a dick man​@@oldroanio5631

[@GollyGoshMan69]

​@oldroanio5631 ти цього не хочеш

[@Dutelus]

@@oldroanio5631 That's...not the same dude....

[@philoverdrunk]

Great video! Sorry about the cancer can! I was in the first wave, with the 29th. Was also on the machine gun crew with our 1917A1. Keep up the good work.

[@Im_Iraqi_hello]

I know I’m only 11, how do you sign up to these events?

[@wahoo.]

@@Im_Iraqi_hello Contact a local group in your state or province, tell your parents.

[@MRdragonvr]

​@@wahoo.Im gonna try to be in one next year I'm of age now

[@BoS-KnightViper44]

1:55 “wheres my gun?” Lol. Blud lost his gun on the boat

[@RealF1ea4512]

"Your hearing loss is not combat related."

[@Caledonian903-o8c]

Masterclass acting by the two German soldiers, if I was a kid in the audience I would be traumatised 9:50

[@princeofpanzers1359]

Absolute Banger video! The disclaimer made me chuckle, I'm sure you wouldn't be surprised to hear how many people think we're shooting REAL ROUNDS during events. Scared the daylights out of a couple of dirt-bikers during a tactical event (they made a wrong turn to Tunis, 1943)!

[@Noah_for_real1]

5:49 Holy Moly Tom Hanks

[@nuggetshorts14]

OMG I TOTALLY HEAR IT NOW! IS THAT YOU TOM?

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

@@nuggetshorts14 It's Captain Miller's spirit

[@R3TR0J4N]

Hahaha omg he does sound like Tom

[@knucklesandwichdude133]

7:03 FIVE. HUNDRED. CIGARETTES.

[@rex_captain]

I love these reenactments

[@danieljosiahcotton]

My daughter and I were watching this battle. It was fantastic. Already planning on going back next year

[@raskullsshako]

That saving private ryan reference was gold!! Can’t wait to go to the reenactment one day. 💛

[@calerussler288]

“For Rita!”

[@flotfyr14]

Year

[@liveonlyzpo]

FOR RITAAAAA!

[@KhoaNguyen-zj4wf]

2:29 Loved that Saving Private Ryan reference 😊

[@cookie99cookie37]

7:00 500 cigarets

[@TheHypeMan15]

dude the big guy with the mustache that appeared in 9:28 needs a freaking oscar dude he was just doing amazing

[@Johnny_0321]

2:46 man that artillery shrieking overhead is so realistic

[@presidentaloffices]

6:43 imagine this mf, actually shoots out a live round LMAO

[@andybobandy641]

I said it before, and I'll say it again, I don't know how anyone survived that war. The absolute chaoss. The soul shattering terror and the unbelievable bravery.....I have absolute utter respect for any and all of those guys who had to go through it for real. War is hell.

[@svenneff]

Those Slavic volunteers were stellar!

[@RB2224.]

Awesome video! Is that a Bruni 1911? I hear a lot of mixed things about their durability.

[@johnyboy268]

I'd love to take part in one of these some day. Even if I just die in the first 10 seconds

[@tootired76]

I love your content because you do a great job of keeping history alive! I don't have the first clue about reenacting, but I was US Army for 9 years. My point being there were no explosions! We trained with blast simulators! Is there a rule where as you guys cannot do this?? Maybe tannerite??

[@andrewdowling8821]

Imagine taking a leisurely stroll to the beach and run into this lmao.

[@HudsonCastillo-st5nr]

You are such an awesome dude keep up the good work👍

[@Broski_Exists]

My great uncle died at D-day. Great to see awesome footage of what he might’ve seen!

[@charlesbreedulmage3690]

Next time keep your head down just in case

[@Some_equestrian]

These are my favorite long form videos 🪖

[@TheRedBaron2010]

9:28 I cried at this part

[@festusMA]

Hey! I love your videos man! KEEP IT UP!!!!

[@keolath1343]

I never thought once in my life i would hear “.30 cal machine gun” and “semi auto” used in the same sentence…thank you ATF for that

[@kyleh3615]

7:00 To be fair. Owen rolls those in his sleep. The last summer Peoria, he was handing out the cardboard grenade cannisters full of them

[@BlockpinhubtoRussia]

This is gonna be FIRE🔥

[@OOG-56]

Damn straight

[@OOG-56]

Damn straight

[@CoderIdkwhat]

Really good vid as always!

[@TWUTLE67]

love your vids

[@ethancnossen8812]

Hey what type of camera r u using?

[@Thegunn21ss]

This is so good bro!

[@deannakinsey2888]

who wanna see him play enlisted

[@JeffreyCotle]

I own an m1 grand. Kinda feel sorry for the germans. Also an original colt 1911 45. Mine is 1943.us property. 😊

[@adamdejesus4017]

Would you be willing to discuss how this event is 100% safe? I believe it is safe but I still have questions. E.g. did they make any rules or did you make any particular effort to not point weapons toward the spectators? Are the weapons modified? Is the ammunition checked by someone in authority prior to an event like this? How can this be 100% safe but movie sets are - apparently - unsafe? Love your content keep bringing it!

[@Pte.Fletcher]

I can't speak on US events, since I'm British, but over here it is very safe. When using a live firing gun (known colloquially as a "Front-venter", since the gasses escape from the front of the barrel) with blank ammunition (which would be a Section 1 or Section 2 licenced weapon here), you should never point it at a person directly, regardless of if they are a reenactor, or a member of the public. Since most guns in US re-enactments are "front-venters", they should not be pointed directly at anyone, they should either aim above, or to the side of a person, as blank rounds can still hurt someone at a close range. There is also a range in which you should not fire a front-venter at all, but that is typically too close to be a major concern in a typical battle. The weapons such as the M1 Garands do have some modification, as they require a "blank adapter" to allow them to still fire in semi-automatic while using blank ammunition. Some weapons (such as the M1911 pistol seen in this video) are specifically designed to only fire blanks, these will be top or bottom venters. You can see in this video there is a small hole in the top of the M1911, that is where the gas escapes, with the main barrel actually being blocked entirely, nothing can go through it, therefore, it cannot fire live rounds. Some blank firing only guns use specifically blank calibres, such as 8mm, which they do not produce a live-fire variant of. In the UK, most fully automatic weapons in reenactment are blank firers. Many members of my group have top-venting blank Thompsons, STENS, and MP-40s (though out MP-40s are semi-auto only), and even a blank firing bottom vent section machine gun (BREN) owned by the group. Sometimes ammunition is allocated by the event organisers, but this is not often the case. I had a small battle a while ago where we were allocated ammunition for certain weapons (unfortunately they had no short 12 gauges for our mortar crew, much to their disappointment). Film sets are also typically safe, it's just that things can go wrong. The immediate examples I think of are The Crow (1994), and the more recent Rust (TBA) incidents. Both situations had to do with the incompetence of the armourers, and the lack of knowledge on firearms handling from the rest of the cast and crew. In both instances, live rounds were on set when they should not have been, wither to save time getting dummy rounds (in the case of The Crow), or seemingly just for fun (in the case of Rust). The lack of safety on a film set really comes from the lack of understanding of firearms and firearms safety from people who work on them. Reenactors know their guns well, since they typically own them themselves, or operate them a lot.

[@crosbik-o3n]

9:25 to 9:55 that's the true horrors of war

[@Texan_red_panda]

Indeed, it is. I fear that if I get drafted and go to war because I signed up for selective service for the military.

[@Glizzy137akacombathabitat]

Hey, I emailed you a few months ago. I still wanna know if you’re up for a I have a 1941 willies MB

[@Richard-w3w]

Saving private Ryan is my favorite movie

[@robloxwarhistory]

your videos are the reason i want to do reenactions when I'm older

[@playztoxin8278]

I love your videos

[@MysteryTheMonochromeWolf]

I LOVE your reanactments

[@TheRedBaron2010]

17:28 note that the German is praying

[@michaeldouglas1243]

Great content. R.I.P. pap. Miss ya. Marvin Douglas 1st infantry division 16th regiment, I company. North africa, Sicily Normandy and wounded somewhere in Germany and ended war in hospital recovering. He always said d day landing had so many bullets smacking there landing craft it sounded like shaking a pan of popcorn. Was about all he would say about the landing.

[@DaltonMatuska]

Awesome!

[@AustinWolford-z6i]

I was there that day.

[@chicken65tv]

i like this one much better cuz its actually cloudy (like on the actual landings)

[@Thatonegamer31]

As a JROTC student (and hopefully a future marine, I am aiming towards that) These reenactments are super cool. Keep it up :)

[@JeffreyCotle]

I'm here to tell you. My original colt 1911 firing fmj 230 military ball. Has never failed me. And it's a 1943 colt.

[@Dino-u2h]

Doesn't it hurt your hears after all that gunfire?😂 and all your videos are amazing keep up the good work.

[@Pte.Fletcher]

You wear ear-protection, which at least dulls the sound. I take a box of about 50 ear plugs to ever event I go to, and if I forget, I stuff some foam or something in my ears.

[@2378jpj]

I wanna be in a reenactment but I’m not old enough yet, I loved this video though!

[@Dino-u2h]

All you guys did a amazing job and rip to all the the soldiers that died.

[@OOG-56]

Great acting too us world war 2 nerds that can’t do this yet need this😂

[@charlesbreedulmage3690]

Mmhm

[@charlieempire7733]

6:16 he is on the wrong team 😂

[@Siege_ProductionsWWII]

i was there on Saturday and i missed the big dday battle

[@TheUndeadOfNight726-oy8us]

What camera do you use for helmet-cam footage?

[@tombrickhouse-growthmatrix6201]

This is NOT a criticism. I noticed that you use the word "fun" a lot to describe your WW2 reenacting experiences. While I don't think the brave men who actually took part in the real events would use that word, I think I know what you mean. Although you are not facing death, you are getting a taste of what those men went through; the tactics, the confusion at times, the mechanical malfunctions, the unexpected (like the Ukrainian solder), and the comradery of your fellow reenactors. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.

[@andrewl7650]

3:52 I swear I heard someone scream hawk tuah

[@Texan_red_panda]

Omg I heard that too 😂😂

[@thesansthatasked]

Same! xD

[@C111-69]

Same bro 💀💀💀💀

[@bele2.041]

I can hear the guy in the thumbnail wearing the Stahlhelm saying "I see nothing!"

[@simonplett849]

Hell yeah brother

[@KarlPHorse]

I would love to join one of these groups. I’m a former EMT so I know I would make a decent medic once I familiarized myself with the tools and techniques of the time. Plus I wouldn’t have to carry a rifle if I don’t want to, which would save me a lot of money. I’m so broke that I can’t even afford a cheapo 1911 at the moment, lol.

[@Mc_sideburns]

The spr reference made me laugh lol

[@jaimeemannarino7914]

“Behind these dudeeeees”

[@crfitz25]

what bullets are you using if they aren't real

[@Charbob-j9w]

They're firing blanks, so nothing actually comes out.

[@pfcjev]

Where do you guys hide the gopro camera?

[@BenjaminMarmoset]

That is so freaking cool

[@jerbs5346]

You sound like Yuri Lowenthal when you raise your voice.

[@BeckiRoost-o1y]

Good I want to do reenactment of ww2 when I’m older

[@Hunter-vj6id]

That radio that’s behind you I have that radio in my basement

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

Well that wasn’t cheap.

[@UTTPCHICKENNUGGET]

@@Front-Toward-Enemy it's stupid he spent money to go to a dumb reenact

[@OOG-56]

He’ll yeah close enough

[@jimorourke-ee3cn]

Question. Is there armorer on sight? Footage is great, just wondering how you guys know that nothing but blanks are being used.

[@charlesbreedulmage3690]

Gonna be fire

[@Ethanthemidwesternrailfan]

I’m a history lover a aviation lover and a train lover hey world war wisdom how far is east Palestine Ohio form D-DAY 2024? Because of the uhm 2023 Norfolk southern train derailment

[@mcperson8455]

probably very Conneuite is on lake eerie east pestine is on the border of Kentucky im pretty sure

[@Ethanthemidwesternrailfan]

@@mcperson8455 thanks i didn’t know how far away it was

[@mcperson8455]

@@Ethanthemidwesternrailfan i could be wrong about east palestines loxation, im not from ohio, but that was my best guess sbded off ehat i heard form the media

[@Ethanthemidwesternrailfan]

@@mcperson8455 it’s fine

[@Ethanthemidwesternrailfan]

@@mcperson8455 I just wanted to make sure that he wasn’t inhaling any poisonous chemicals lingering in the air

[@randelbrooks]

It would've been nice if there had been footage from the German side and you can edit back-and-forth between the two. We call that intercutting

[@Dfrey24]

Do you ever lose any of your stuff during these

[@Yourhistoryteacher1944]

Hi world war wisdom I know you might not see this but I just want to know if you have any recommendations for where I can get a repro or original m41 Felid jacket if any one in the comments has a recommendation please let me know (thank you) huge fan

[@freduinst4333]

At the front, or what price glory.

[@charlesbreedulmage3690]

Fire

[@Termannator8989]

I'd love to be in one of them, sadly im too young.

[@Dino-u2h]

What is the most important gear do you need for reenacting?

[@Deff_not_irs]

what rank are you in the reenactment?

[@shweedYT]

12:56 you’re getting clapped Yall should really act like you’re getting shot at

[@Swiftyman822]

You go out there and scream bloody hell and see how you get lauged at

[@user-ej5hi7xp3w]

This is the best d day video that I ever saw

[@kamechungaYT]

What a great reenactment! I have been watching you for about a year now and love all your vids

[@gew43]

96-97 comments nice i like them numbers also i love reenactments and seeing the creative craftsmanship's that goes into it

[@dra1ned]

The semiauto M1919 makes me sad.

[@basspraiser6835]

I see the case of New Glarus!😂 Only in Wisconsin!!! And on the beaches of D day!

[@scottyelliott5709]

So legit! Impressive!!

[@WhirlVR]

Awesome

[@Julian-tx6vp]

You should do a gaming channel on ew2 games or any historical games like war thunder

[@zooble_games]

cool

[@Mikedadof2]

How many uniforms do you own

[@liamjohansson1361]

Sorry But i saw Those two german holding eachother i was thinking him saying Hermann No 😂😂

[@DieZonk]

YEAHHH

[@Johnny_0321]

No one puked in the floor. Fake