Machine Gun Crew POV at World's Largest D-Day Reenactment | D-Day Ohio 2024 Thursday Battle

[@WorldWarWisdom]

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[@eighthstopgaming1069]

Hi

[@nessc9746]

Having a second point of view really shows the scale of the battlefield

[@harrykuheim6107]

That Machine Gun is just sad...

[@derpcade]

babe wake up new video of the hobby I'll never be able to afford just dropped

[@Noah_for_real1]

Just like me frfr

[@Dragongoalhorns]

Fr

[@orbylp3084]

real

[@Jtheman2022]

I feel you, brother 😭😭

[@paulinogutierrez3788]

How much does this cost to join in??

[@YourAverageRailwayFan]

Always a good day when World War Wisdom uploads, love these videos and the new perspectives really looks great!

[@WorldWarWisdom]

Thank you so much!

[@goofball1222]

Oh, hey, that's my fat ass at the end. Me and the last two guys in my boat team were trying to figure out who would live and who would die in one last glorious charge when everything happened. Thanks for making the decision easy on my part. Also, in hindsight, I should have realized that "TAKE OUT MY CARLISLE" means it's probably okay to use someone's Carlisle. I guess standing around in the sun on the parade field for an hour and a half before landing fried my brain.

[@WorldWarWisdom]

You killed it man! Thanks for patching me up. Don’t blame yourself for not understanding my incoherent screaming haha. Hope to see you there again next year

[@S_tatical]

@@WorldWarWisdom Hiiiiiiii

[@Idk-lv4jb]

Wait I saw you there when you went down

[@carolineignacio649]

Now reenact the battle of midway

[@CAARaeed]

@@WorldWarWisdom How do you know who got shot?

[@ks_cerealkiller]

I'm convinced that all reenactors are secretly time-travelers.

[@donalddonahue674]

you know too much.

[@Strangelf_3]

true

[@chicken65tv]

you have discovered the secret of reenactors.... you better start running, the reenactors are gonna start coming for you soon

[@Korben-c5x]

He knows too much..

[@avghistorynerd]

As a reenactor, unfortunately not😔😔

[@TheHistoryNerdWhoLovesMerica]

I can't begin to express how much I love/enjoy these videos. Please never stop making these reenacting videos lol.

[@Some_equestrian]

Ahhh yes, a new World War Wisdom post… what could possibly be better 25:43 “wow, that was quite the acting performance there. Somebody get that guy an academy award”🤣🤣🤣 had me rolling by my cement mixer

[@MP31B91]

Can't tell if you're being sarcastic or a dbag 😂

[@lcpltpow5870]

Imagine lugging a weapon system, tripod and ammunition just to fire semi auto. That NFA sucks.

[@harrykuheim6107]

It sounds really lame...

[@jamieeakin1383]

If it was really full auto, you would need to carry (and buy) 8 - 10 cans of .30 cal belted as well as a spare barrel or two and all the assorted tooling to replace said barrel.

[@ryanbeauchamp5276]

Semi auto .30 cal makes me cry :( Love the video tho!! on my bucket list to attend this one

[@williamflores7323]

Bro ran out of ammo and automatically died 💀

[@LeanneSavage-hf7dl]

ikr

[@IOSARBX]

World War Wisdom, nice content my guy

[@WorldWarWisdom]

Thanks!

[@Josh100Ramirez]

Hey worldwarwisdom I was in the crowd I I saw you but I had to leave

[@Militaryaviationfan]

@@Josh100Ramirezreally? thats sick bro.

[@TheGermanDoughboy]

Great footage as always! Love both points of view taken on each side, gives a nice perspective for everyone watching. Good fighting out there by all who participated, see everyone next year!

[@JamesShorey-zz1do]

I've been reenacting for the last 4 years I love educating the public about ww2 and some of the basic field gear we use. The best part for me when a kid ask me to hold my .30 m1 and a photo with them and too see them smile. But unfortunately this year has been a challenge and can't travel out side of my state due to expenses.

[@CanadaFTW95]

That's some seriously cool footage man! I was also part of an mg team, M1917 gas gun with the 29th ID

[@Dandamedicalman]

Nice. You guys looked great out there. I love the look of the massive barrel. I was the medic the the .30 cal team in the vid

[@EchoesOfThePast_]

That 30. made for some pretty sick footage

[@choonuyehara5709]

It was so quiet and underwhelming ngl but still looked amazing

[@MP31B91]

​@@choonuyehara5709 unfortunately not all surplus blanks are loud, we are looking into more powerful ones for it.

[@AidanJ-ec3qw]

​@choonuyehara5709 probably loud enough to blank out the mic

[@Baseball-15Cid]

"AHHH AHHHHHHH" -World War Wisdom

[@Some_equestrian]

Some very famous words there🤣🪖

[@RoundCanopyK9]

Next year you should really come and check out the airborne demonstration! This year we jumped from "Placid Lassie" that did a flyover of the battlefield on Saturday, shortly before the storms hit.

[@bennettjeanquart]

In the beginning I noticed that you had a cattaraugus 225q you should really do a video on it because the history behind them is both cool and confusing also love what you do.

[@peterslaby9782]

There's gotta be nothing sadder than a semi-auto machine gun

[@MollyTheLag]

you did such a great job of hiding the fpv camera in your helmet, could you do a video on the camera setup?

[@Jos_kem_137]

I would like to see a video on the camera setup also.

[@Generalgunner1014]

He did a while ago

[@Jos_kem_137]

@Generalgunner1014 When was that? Do you have a link for it?

[@Generalgunner1014]

@@Jos_kem_137it was 2 years ago, called “My weird camera setups”

[@RizzleDizzle783]

6:46 hey thats me

[@ZaidDiaz-h3v]

Wait fr?

[@RizzleDizzle783]

@@ZaidDiaz-h3v yeah

[@TheRedBaron2010]

@@RizzleDizzle783 You did amazing.

[@zeropoint11guzman48]

W pfp.

[@sarahlaggui392]

im not liying but its funny his scream when he gets shot matches the wounded man in saving privet ryan when he yells out mama

[@TheUndeadOfNight726-oy8us]

timestamp?

[@OnionLord9000]

bro i just forgot im a german machine gun 😭

[@Hans_the_cat]

Bro I just forgot I am hans the tiger tank driver😭

[@sutton6040]

It’s ok I like vintage guns

[@BearIchi]

Holy shet you are. But your crew forgot you and went to a BAR

[@Marksman0317]

imagine living near one of these event places and just hearing tons of gunshots and screaming from like half a mile away

[@danieljosiahcotton]

Me and my daughter watched Fridays battle. Can't wait to see that footage.

[@Nyllsor]

1:56 Certified badass right there ;)

[@budnrobots2968]

My grandpa was a machine gunner. He said the most accurate depiction of his experience in vietnam was ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ he was John Patrick Solansky

[@Officially_Gaming_shorts]

The guy with a semi auto machine gun is so cold and mean it gives off this feeling like it wasn't he's first time ❤

[@calerussler288]

“For Rita!”

[@JudeGonzales-om5xt]

For Rita !

[@Jabaidens]

I was finally able to go this year and it was a sight to see I loved meeting the veterans and everyone there was so nice.

[@Derbyshireball]

1:12 nah continue i acually enjoy when you talk about stuff like this

[@Notbrainrot-1109]

Nah bro you deserve a reply from him or something

[@OGSillyWaffle]

My PopPop landed on the second wave of D-Day too. There was just a lot more flying lead lol. I would love to do this one day.

[@loganwhite8094]

The event was amazing to go to. Wish I could've seen you but there was so much to do it such little time

[@definitely_not_Hirohito]

I wish WW2 stuff was cheaper, I've barely started my impression.

[@nick.1237]

Really great to meet you!

[@ThatWeirdHat]

You make my day world war wisdom every post thanks

[@MrToasterWaffles]

6:46 Would “Hallo!” Or “Privet!” Be a better greeting for our POA friend here?

[@DigBick99050]

How do they clean up all the brass of the battlefield after the reactment is finished?

[@Quick_with_Quips]

The tanks are seriously cool! I love all the dedication and passion that is put into these reenactments. What a great way to preserve and honor history!

[@45100]

Awesome work. I always enjoy the dedication you put into these reenactments.

[@swordofeverything]

love the videos i hate how underrated your channel is

[@StraywareGames]

I just got accepted into a reenacting group.

[@StarStuffYT]

10:08 "Does It Go Up Or Back?" "Yes."

[@glxyzera7532]

the german guy with the russian liberation army uniform tripped me up for a second lmao, i was wondering "did they fight in normandy?"

[@johnbarnett7092]

Yes, They were the Ost meaning East Battalions. They fought hard

[@glxyzera7532]

@@johnbarnett7092 interesting

[@copperhead5304]

man, if I had money to spend on reenactments...

[@KAPUTSTON]

I’m also a history geek and you killed it! Nice job!!

[@Rbxty]

I didn’t know this happens in Ohio. I genuinely want to go and see

[@KhoaNguyen-zj4wf]

I was in this reenactment and I had been carrying a BAR at 15:00

[@JacksBuildsandstopmotions]

Seeing both views of you with the medic was awesome

[@evamatthews394]

awesome, I want to be a reenactor when I grow up

[@medicsmania7435]

it was a great event I was an FG and got bummed because I was supposed to be on the hill for Sunday's battle then it got canceled. can't wait for next year it was still a great time.

[@AllenWillis-yr8ps]

Named after my uncle who died two years before I was born from complications of the three bullets that hit him on Normandy Beach and he still wound up fighting the rest of the war the town that he went to war from I just got his records and I'm looking into getting more records on him

[@World_war_2_reenactor]

Hey world war wisdom i was wondering what helmet camera you use i was going to ask you at conneaut but i got heat exhaustion on the beach so if you could let me know thanks

[@samuelphillips4258]

I have just learned something about the D-day landings in real life it wasn't just the US and British Australia also was involved in D-day I'm Australian since Australia was apart of the British Empire back then they would've fought with them

[@johnbarnett7092]

I am a German reenactor at this battle, and we faced Empire troops on the extreme left of the Beach. British, Canadian Australia, and South Africa as I recall

[@samuelphillips4258]

@@johnbarnett7092 were you serious in that reenactment I may not be a German and you a reenactor but I'm respectful to all Germans who died and survived in WW2 and WW1 Germany was blamed for starting ww1 but Germany didn't start WW1 the man who touch of the Start was Garvilo Princip and the empire who started the fighting was Austria-Hungary therefore Germany in my opinion should've been blamed for the war

[@johnbarnett7092]

@@samuelphillips4258 I am always serious in both Civil War and WW 2. I do WW 2 German, in honor of my late friend Georg Kuntz, who became a POW in the USA on October 1944. He later became a US citizen in 1954. When Cherbourg fell 27 June 1944, he fell into Allied hands.

[@jeffjohnson7536]

If your a reenactor who like to attend this event. Can we talk to you about this event and the authenticity requirements?

[@TheCobra114-o5e]

15:33 😂 this one caught me so off guard

[@YufengGaming]

Just an idea, a forced reset trigger is not classified as a fully automatic weapon by the ATF, and you can reenact a little better with machine guns if you do a little mod work, not sure of the M1919 has one though

[@joemic7981]

Really great video! I am curious about the medic you landed with had a WW1 grenade vest. I know that marine shotgunners would use them to store their shells and the marine raiders who use them for their original purpose. Were they used by soldiers in the European theater? I can see that they would be useful in not only caring grenades but also, as I assume what your medic was doing, to carry medical equipment, extra ammo, and other important stuff.

[@Soup46748]

15:34 He really does not want sand in the MG ammo!

[@A_PeaShooter_But_Better]

I love these reenactments

[@Transport11233]

"As a History Nerd, I don't like the way for some of the modern firearms" Same here !

[@georgebenta3435]

Do they follow a script? Like their position and timing? Who gets "killed" or "injured"? Do they follow a chain of command? Do they practice as a group before the event? Do the reenactors buy their our ammo? Can the Germans win if they want to? Do they fire when they see an "enemy" or they just fire to show that they are in action?

[@Heavy_Paladin_Battalion]

I've seen them read a injury card given to them before the event that tells them if their dead or just wounded.

[@Heavy_Paladin_Battalion]

They buy their own ammo

[@Heavy_Paladin_Battalion]

I think they do have a small chain of command

[@georgebenta3435]

@@Heavy_Paladin_Battalion Thank you for your answers. It makes me wonder if being trigger happy is allowed if you buy lots of blank ammo.

[@AidanJ-ec3qw]

This is probably the most scripted reenactment out there. As it portrays dday the Germans have to lose here. We have "phase lines" that we move up to every so minutes indicated by smoke grenades of different colors. We have a designated line to move up to over time at this event. At this event being killed or injured is either when your too tired or when you get close enough to the crowd for a show. Some other groups do the injury card but this event doesn't organize that because there isn't many medical demonstrations after the beach landing that those are used for. There IS a chain of command, world war wisdom is portraying a private in the 1st ID as a machine gun crew so he follows the orders of the machine gun crews Sargent/ squad lead who is then commanded by a 1st Sargent or platoon Sargent which is then lead by a LT or a captain which the captain takes orders from the Conneaut dday ohio organizers about when phase lines are supposed to be moved up etc which on Friday is seen as a shit show... reenactors usually always buy their own ammo. There was a blank seller there, atleast with my group and another group we practice often especially the boat landing part and do other events as well. And typically we fire for show at this event until we are close enough and then "shoot to kill" when close enough. Majority of other events is "shoot to kill" and not for show. Hope this helps -5th rangers reenactor

[@PrivateIndianaVolunteer2798]

That was awesome! Jolly Good Show!!

[@Dragongoalhorns]

Nice video I love watching your videos because I I’m getting back history again nice video war wisdom

[@floof6000]

Does anyone know why it is expensive to attend these, as he said. Like what are the expenses? Is it like a fee to attend? Thanks!

[@senperj.williams1664]

man your content is amazing, jealous I can't join on with these events.

[@toweroftrollgaming]

Great to see you had also got some footage of some of the Texas boys that were there

[@True_vr.]

I’m so sad I couldn’t attend but it was to far away from my sisters college

[@eggzwithaz1980]

Damn this looks so fun. Would love to try it when I'm older.

[@Felix_KS]

Lessgooo another reenactment vid!

[@chicken65tv]

which infantry division is this? I don't recognize that yellow patch

[@CampChaos13]

WW2 is my favorite war and D-Day is one of my favorite battles the other is Okinawa (aka Hacksaw Ridge)

[@goober458]

1:26 HICKORY NORTH CAROLINA MENTIONED

[@OwenThe_serf]

The scream was so good

[@SaltySkylerr]

Somehow someone made airsoft even nerdier.

[@HistoryIsTooYoung]

Great videos, and insane video footage!

[@JuanGomez-jz8rm]

Gracias por el video.

[@BatManFan-h6w]

I watched the event also! Yalll did great

[@ThePhantomFanatic]

How do y’all determine who gets shot and when? Or is there another way of determining that?

[@worldbiggestfan1]

10:45 there is a ping although the volume is low

[@LowLight-xg3qk]

I've always have wanted to be in a d day reenactment

[@johnbarnett7092]

Find a unit either Allied or Axis and begin the historical journey

[@michaelbillie6466]

Really fun to watch, Where was the re-enactment displayed at?

[@glazedjesus]

whats the range and price of simunitions? i feel like that would put little more hustle in your bustle

[@thatwwiiguy2566]

Hey Mr. Wisdom I need some help with things on my M1 there’s like yellow numbering on the stock which I think is a rack number but I don’t know what they’re for

[@nimitz1739]

25:38 “Thanks for saving my life” 😂

[@whuppy234]

love your vids bro

[@angelajolly4620]

landing on a duck must of been AWESOME

[@XSc177]

14:10 sounds of heaven

[@LauraDelvecchio]

I'm not quite sure I understand how casualties are determined?

[@ZMAN_420]

VERY COOL! WE CAN NOT FORGET! MY GRANDFATHER WAS IN THIS MESS! The incoming fire sounds real? Are some guns shooting real ammo? Obviously in a safe direction.👍🏻🇺🇲

[@Nickgam_er]

How sweet of the NFA to care about reenactors🥰

[@RandomFrenchmain]

How much does a reenactment cost ? And why do you do this ? Also can you be appart of a tank crew or is that not possible ?

[@kevinplayz5511]

1: depends 2: for fun 3: in some reenactments I think

[@bloxburgstudios]

Hell yeah! I watched this irl! Such a fun experience!

[@bloxburgstudios]

So fun shopping there too! I got a formal jacket from the U.S 13th airforce division!

[@Goated_Kdot]

I was there on Thursday, I saw the duck land

[@SuiLagadema]

To think those tank traps and belgian gates might have actually saved hundreds of soldiers during the real event; only pieces of relative cover towards the shingle.

[@cloudydazeeee]

Hopefully I’ll get to go next year!! For now I’m dressing up in my reenactment gear this year for Halloween 🌟

[@Hyeu-h7y]

I thought the m2 browing was louder

[@JacksonRobinson-mv3pj]

i met him i shook your hand omg im so exited

[@ckc9913studios]

I went on Friday, so I didn't get to see a big invasion :/ So this was great to see