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

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[@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!

[@EaglesFan1324]

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!

[@lwatchyoueverysecond]

That sounds so cool

[@deweymartin678]

We’ve found him lads

[@ClaytonJeanes]

Whats ur discord?

[@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....

[@REALBurgrFAL_12]

"Your hearing loss is not combat related."

[@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)!

[@NCRMojaveRanger44]

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

[@DieSonneOFFICIAL]

Funniest part

[@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

[@TheHypeMan15]

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

[@Caledonian903-o8c]

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

[@whatsgoingon71]

Except they're soviet/russian. 😂

[@Caledonian903-o8c]

No, they’re wearing Nazi Germany uniforms. They have got a badge which has the same flag as the Soviet navy, but they are wearing Nazi uniforms.

[@cloudydazeeee]

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

[@knucklesandwichdude133]

7:03 FIVE. HUNDRED. CIGARETTES.

[@Noah_for_real1]

5:49 Holy Moly Tom Hanks

[@Southernperson14]

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

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

@@Southernperson14 It's Captain Miller's spirit

[@SL4PSH0CK]

Hahaha omg he does sound like Tom

[@svenneff]

Those Slavic volunteers were stellar!

[@danieljosiahcotton]

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

[@TheRedBaron2010]

17:28 note that the German is praying

[@calerussler288]

“For Rita!”

[@flotfyr14]

Year

[@liveonlyzpo]

FOR RITAAAAA!

[@FullofHellfan]

FOR RITAAA

[@Skribel]

9:29 top tier acting into a pan of some guy with a machine gun, absolute chefs kiss cinematography

[@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.

[@rex_captain]

I love these reenactments

[@Johnny_0321]

2:46 man that artillery shrieking overhead is so realistic

[@Orangutangang-f2o]

1:55 “Where’s my gun?”

[@showcaserbrandnew]

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

[@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

[@charon_lix]

Truth is the ATF has nothing to do with it. There are still legal m1919a4 machine guns. "Fully transferable" as they say. But instead of paying $20k these dudes want to pay $7k for a semi auto. Makes no sense

[@keolath1343]

@ you wanna know the funny thing? Those tanks (WW2 armor is the group) has every single one of their guns in the original configs. The .50’s .30’s and their MG42s are full auto along with the MG34s. Its absolutely nuts and i love it

[@KhoaNguyen-zj4wf]

2:29 Loved that Saving Private Ryan reference 😊

[@cookie99cookie37]

7:00 500 cigarets

[@KAPUTSTON]

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

[@Frankensteins_Highboy]

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

[@BTay04]

Peoria IL?

[@Frankensteins_Highboy]

@BTay04 yes sir A friend of mine was the main organizer for that event

[@RB2224.]

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

[@deannakinsey2888]

who wanna see him play enlisted

[@ej7870]

😊 if you get 10 likes

[@deannakinsey2888]

@@ej7870 can we get my post to ten likes

[@johnyboy268]

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

[@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👍

[@festusMA]

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

[@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??

[@Soup46748]

I loved the Saving Private Ryan reference!

[@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

[@TheRedBaron2010]

9:28 I cried at this part

[@lwatchyoueverysecond]

Same

[@CoderIdkwhat]

Really good vid as always!

[@Some_equestrian]

These are my favorite long form videos 🪖

[@adamchamberlain8339]

I totally want in on these! How do you get involved with these re-enactments?

[@sasholivera16]

7:07 how did you get a case of New Glarus Spotted Cow out of Wisconsin?

[@robloxwarhistory]

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

[@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.

[@TWUTLE67]

love your vids

[@charlesbreedulmage3690]

Next time keep your head down just in case

[@Thegunn21ss]

This is so good bro!

[@TheUndeadOfNight726-oy8us]

What camera do you use for helmet-cam footage?

[@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.

[@ethancnossen8812]

Hey what type of camera r u using?

[@chicken65tv]

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

[@LokisVR1]

Bro the roleplay though

[@One_Radius]

Sadly i aint got the funds for the patreon subscriptions which makes me sad because i am a history nerd (mainly ww1 and ww2)

[@playztoxin8278]

I love your videos

[@FranklyGamingYT]

At 5:50 bro sounds like Tom Hanks.

[@Thatonegamer31]

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

[@charlieempire7733]

6:16 he is on the wrong team 😂

[@BlockpinhubtoRussia]

This is gonna be FIRE🔥

[@OOG-56]

Damn straight

[@OOG-56]

Damn straight

[@Richard-w3w]

Saving private Ryan is my favorite movie

[@FrogVR_OG]

How do they know they got shot or is it just by choice

[@therealphoneybaloney]

It's by choice

[@jaimeemannarino7914]

“Behind these dudeeeees”

[@Brookhavenspecialoperations]

Question real question do you have full ww2 reenactment where you go d-day then village then stronghold?

[@GavinBaker-qn7tm]

His squad calling an ammo box filled with cigarettes the “cancer box” is hilarious.

[@pfcjev]

Where do you guys hide the gopro camera?

[@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.

[@MysteryTheMonochromeWolf]

I LOVE your reanactments

[@crosbik-o3n]

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

[@The_texan_tiger]

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

[@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.

[@BeckiRoost-o1y]

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

[@FinalStandWWII]

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

[@Dino-u2h]

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

[@mokegafizoclapano8903]

I want to reenact but i am not old enough

[@Dino-u2h]

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

[@andrewl7650]

3:52 I swear I heard someone scream hawk tuah

[@The_texan_tiger]

Omg I heard that too 😂😂

[@thesansthatasked]

Same! xD

[@C111-69]

Same bro 💀💀💀💀

[@thelegoarmory772]

One thing i dont like is sometimes theres a lack of urgency and guys just walking around

[@m3allw3ter]

5:49 the second guy screaming medic i swear was tom hanks

[@bele2.041]

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

[@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.

[@JeffreyCotle]

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

[@Dfrey24]

Do you ever lose any of your stuff during these

[@jimorourke-ee3cn]

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

[@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.

[@2378jpj]

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

[@CharlesButler1]

There's absolutely nothing you can do to re-enact the real thing to a believable extent. No way. But I commend y'all's effort!

[@TheYellowMan4]

6:50 "500 cigarettes." *(sci-fi sounds)*

[@DaltonMatuska]

Awesome!

[@giga-ratsey1420]

7:01 “500 Cigarettes”

[@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

[@FullofHellfan]

9:33 give that man an Oscar 😢

[@crfitz25]

what bullets are you using if they aren't real

[@Charbob-j9w]

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

[@Trip6ixxandBlixx]

Nothing says reenactment like a semi-auto belt fed.

[@OOG-56]

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

[@charlesbreedulmage3690]

Mmhm

[@scottyelliott5709]

So legit! Impressive!!

[@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

[@AustinWolford-z6i]

I was there that day.

[@Deff_not_irs]

what rank are you in the reenactment?

[@SawyerHendersonHunting]

Oh my god I am begging my mom to buy me a full WWII clothes and I have everything else this looks awesome

[@simonplett849]

Hell yeah brother

[@Hunter-vj6id]

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

[@j_maam]

10:24 GODDAYUM