The Reich Reenactors: VICE Reports

When the 9-5 working week ends we all need a way to unwind. For some it’s the sesh, sport or stamp collecting, but for others it’s dressing up as the Waffen SS. Up and down the country groups of men meet up under the non-judgmental cover of forest foliage and isolated fields to pretend, just for a moment, that they are part of Hitler's Third Reich.
Is this a sinister pastime? Or is it just cosplay with more swastikas?
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[@VICE]

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[@mikhailzavarov3166]

VICE there are thousands upon thousands reenactment groups(not counting Air soft , paintball) from Moscow to Vancouver & Manila that do events like this. Seriously get the fuck out into the world and actually cover news

[@KorianHUN]

Congratulations VICE! You managed to show a laughable shitty reenactment performance (you were in the UK, so what was expected to begin with?" Next time go to a normal reenactment in Middle Europe, like Slovakia, with actual experts and reenactment groups, not one where they will dress up any random guy as an american, with soviet partizans, armed with a lee-enfield. This shit would not be tolerated at normal reenactments.

[@DesertGhillie]

When you call the entire German armed forces at the end, "genocidal murderers", I think you loose credibility. If you took the time to realize that the Wehrmacht were (for the most part) nationalistic men serving their country, you can see why these reenactors take offense to you calling them Nazi's. Furthermore, "Nazi" is just a derogatory term for National Socialist. If you called the average German Soldier a Nazi, he'd probably beat you up. I understand the negative connotation surrounding the SS, and it isn't far fetched. However, for the sake of history, I think removing the SS entirely from all reenacting groups for sake of political correctness, is a terrible idea. To cast such a negative light on people trying to preserve history is doing a disservice to them, as well as those who they are trying to honor.

[@bellvnv2000]

VICE Considering Britain's own militaristic imperialism of the world with a special acknowledgement to the enslavement and killing of the peoples of Africa, India, and China I don't think any Briton has a right to criticize the Third Reich . And don't go putting a timetable on events from the past, the moment you start doing that you start giving a pass to those atrocious acts done by this party or that !

[@deekay6417]

Not to mention fucking Communism and the fact that Mao Zedong's face is still on money.

[@History-Secrets]

They made a huge mistake making this video.. Never judge if you don't know a single thing about the topic you're talking about.

[@DerMarschliedKamerad]

I agree with you. Glad to see my favorite YT reenactment channel here :)

[@cadenlovelady8885]

Love your channel man! Glad to see you here on this awful video.

[@crin4495]

chad moment

[@colton8990]

Hey, nice to see an expert give his two cents

[@TheKaiser-pf8fr]

Boy am I glad to see you here!

[@itsme2491]

This reporter knows nothing about history

[@hardcoreallstar]

Apparently neither do any of the people dressed up in nazi uniforms

[@hardcoreallstar]

@Chicha 17 sure they are

[@fuzzX]

@@hardcoreallstar "nazi" uniforms ?:DDDDDDDDDD what a uneducated fuck

[@polygonalfortress]

@@hardcoreallstar go home!

[@hardcoreallstar]

@@polygonalfortress no you go home YOLO 0430

[@thestretchy1539]

Basically this dude: “Are you a nazi?” “No.” “Are you sure?” “Yes I’m sure.” “Okay, I understand. But are you sure you’re sure?” “Yes I’m sure.” “Oh, okay. So are you a nazi?”

[@floorlamp3104]

patrick to man ray when he dropped his wallet

[@theyabib3323]

As a german myself I was very offended by the message of this video. Here we learn about WW2 all the time because we feel a great national shame for what we did (Of course not speaking for every german). But we would never come to generalize all the people in the Wehrmacht as Nazis... Do you even know what the difference between the SS and Wehrmacht was? Do you know that people who where not Nazis but regular german civilians in the Wehrmacht were also killed? Now... Of course im not saying that in any way or form, the war or any war for that matter is justified but to generalize all million human beings into just a bunch of villains?????

[@robrotron2084]

He's literally talking with people who are specifically defending the SS, so I don't know why you're asking about the difference between the SS and Wehrmacht like that's relevant

[@DakotaofRaptors]

@@robrotron2084 even when he's speaking directly to the reenactors in a derogatory manner?

[@novanoir8309]

Wehrmacht is a regular German armed forces. SS is a soldiers that directly take order from you know who, basically political soldiers, or loyalist forces (loyal to certain someone not Germany). So yeah, it's different. Then again it would be asking too much from this reporter to look up that fact. They just want to score some brownie points not reporting facts, like your usual leftist

[@theyabib3323]

@@novanoir8309 true.

[@theyabib3323]

@@robrotron2084 He is not, and the difference is relevant. When in the video are they ever specifically saying: "The SS was good"??? Theyre trying to convey the whole time that theyre not nazis. And sure lets say reinacting german soldiers during ww2 isnt ok. They still never said they were defending the SS, sorry your point doesnt hold up. Think before you write.

[@commonwealth9077]

They aren't reenacting to be evil Nazis, they are reenacting because they love history.

[@staticbuzter452]

Plus the gunfights, the interaction, that's Airsoft reanactment, it would be insane to see a big team trench warfare match with whistles blowing and people storming

[@DankwiseGanjee]

@Edward Cardona *gasp* he said something neutral-positive about germany cancel him! #notmypresident #hillary2020

[@ValBoon997]

This seem cool but the helmet from the thumbnail used to be an aerial warfare not a landbased troop If they just put the SS insignia it would be look much accurate

[@granola661]

They still dont have to reenact SS. They could just as well be wehrmacht

[@landrover791]

@@granola661 you mean heer?

[@willgirvan2491]

This guy shouldn't lose his job for wearing a German uniform, he should lose his job for having the single worst most biased reporting I have ever seen

[@brandoncheung8409]

Incompetency at ones job is a valid reason, but then again you can't just lay off your whole company *cough 5% laid off so far

[@kampfpiper3853]

PC people becoming Reporters will be the end of us all

[@agentohio1699]

Fun Fact, he did actually lose his job after making this! I guess Vice noticed the backlash and wanted to save face

[@trustenmanfred1567]

Will Girvan the entire company is like this, they are thick in the damn heads

[@trustenmanfred1567]

Agent Ohio THATS FUCKING AMAZING! VICE should just go fucking belly up because they are such a left sided pos company

[@NeuKrofta]

I have grown up in the US going to re-enactments my whole life and it is extremely frowned upon to the point that people will be blacklisted from organizations if they try to politicize things or join groups for political reasons... especially the Confederate and Reich units. I am certain it is no different in Britain and the re-enactors probably told this "reporter" as much and Vice just conveniently left it out to fit a narrative.

[@martynas-in4bn]

"Self-proclaimed history buffs" is a bold statement coming from a self-proclaimed journalist.

[@Xeno1001]

Now that’s funny

[@christoman3430]

“He had a problem with me calling them nazis.” Yeah non nazis tend to hate being called nazis.

[@youarenotmadenough655]

I hate how they don't realize Nazi was a political party. It's like saying Democrat soldiers instead of US soldier.

[@christoman3430]

Cougar Davis and what’s nazi short for? National Socialist. But most people who throw the term nazi around liberally never use the correct name.

[@kaiserfranz9011]

I hate how they call the S.S. Monsters. Because my great grandfather was definitely not a monster

[@christoman3430]

The nicht nice Guy sorry but we’re talking about reenactors not actual SS. Waffen SS soldiers were ideological tools of the national socialist party. Completely different. The SS committed horrendous crimes and are rightfully condemned as monsters. These guys are just reenactors.

[@FSBSpook]

Exactly I agree

[@jitgaming9633]

It’s actually stupid how this guy who knows nothing whatsoever about history gets to call these people nazis and spread lies and misinformation about them and not get fired.

[@mrkiiprototype2938]

He lost his job after this video was released lol

[@chesterthemolester7976]

@@mrkiiprototype2938 bruh .. probaply because vice couldnt accept that they were wrong

[@jitgaming9633]

Letsss gooooooooo

[@mrkiiprototype2938]

@@WW3Polak look up vice news thinks wwii reenactors are nazi on yt. The creator mentions he lost his job.

[@Gelato41_]

mrkiiprototype what a tool lol

[@samuelleal6149]

as a person with an IQ above 30, i'm surprised this actually got published

[@HamburgerMan-ch1od]

“Oh you reenact ww2 as a Soviet soldier? “Yeah” “So your a communist?”

[@42069TV]

Tankies???!!!

[@tamhonks5961]

Imagine losing your job because you participated on the wrong side of a historical reenactment

[@blackrav3n659]

He should lose his job

[@gorguts5537]

No he shouldn't

[@blackrav3n659]

@@gorguts5537 why not, He's just spouting lies

[@blackrav3n659]

@@noname7187 absolutely not, I am a reenactor though and I am on the German side and I know they aren't Nazis. Nor am I.

[@mikethemedicc]

@@noname7187 What does being a liberal have to do with literally anything he said, I think VICE is one of the worst and most misinformed news agencies out there, the vast majority of his claims are unfounded and have no evidence or really almost any argument to back them up, the only thing I could say is like I said in my other comment some units do legitimately believe in Naziism but they're so rare and ostracized that it's unfair to treat everyone doing it as a Nazi, he is indeed lying through his teeth most of the time to cater to a certain audience so he may perpetuate their echo chamber, especially in a time so "Nazi Heavy" as this where everyone gets called a Nazi if you disagree with someone politically.

[@MrMoistmus]

“It’s always political” is the most bs statement of ww2 re-enactment I’ve ever heard.

[@MrSeekerOfPeace]

Thats how they think, they try to spin a political narrative on everything. It's sickening and a tactic of manipulation.

[@SolarChris3010]

@loudatyourdoor The most common rule is that you'll get thrown out if you show any nazi beliefs, either at a unit level or otherwise. They just want to reenact history, and keep the politics out.

[@SolarChris3010]

@loudatyourdoor is it political if we reenact napoleonic battles? Nope, it isn't. It isn't political either when ww2 documentaries are made, this also applies to ww2 reenactment since WW2 reenactments are just how the battles play out

[@SolarChris3010]

@loudatyourdoor war is political, but i fail to see how reenacting an event is political. It's like saying a history book is political, it shows us past politics, but the book, just like the reenacting, isn't political

[@SolarChris3010]

@loudatyourdoor what makes a book more objective? Just like a reenactment, it is ment to portray what the author/actor interprets of the events.

[@gibbings5534]

ive always thought of war reenactments as a way to pay respects to the wars by immersing yourself in what happened and taking a look back to the lives of the brave soldiers who placed their lifes on the line

[@LB-uo7xy]

Problem is we really don't know all that much about what REALLY happened to regular grunts in ANY war other than a few isolated incidents where those guys spoke or wrote about it and even those are up for debate if there are contradictory statements.

[@ethancj5072]

I dressed as a vampire once for Halloween. Now I'm never allowed to be in a church again in my life. 😥

[@janardanwanty9923]

These reenactors were kind enough to allow the reporter to join them. The way he repays them is by calling them Nazis, monsters, and horrible people.

[@CT-hr9nk]

And just mocking them and being absolutely disgusting and vile. Guy should lose his job for this unacceptable garbage.

[@UniqueMappingSequence]

Next time in a reenactment, just try to ignore these shits. They just want money

[@Slash766]

@@CT-hr9nk thankfully, he actually got fired after making this documentary. It’s good to see people like that face karma for their actions

[@imposteramogus2167]

@@Slash766no vice probably only fired him because they were facing the consequences, and I’m not 100% sure that he was the only one who supported this video at vice.

[@imadequate3376]

Most likely they lied their asses off the entire time and the organization that let them come and film had NO IDEA that this was going to be a smear campaign against what they do. Probably why they don't mention a group name these guys are with because they'd probably have sued VICE for defamation and won millions.

[@mokusatsu8899]

"In every language a swastika is about politics". This man hasn't been to Asia.

[@dai2dai246]

Finland either.

[@KoteDarasuum]

Oh boy if this "man" would see Finnish airforce units *current* flags he would flip out

[@namastedikka2985]

@@KoteDarasuum Well they dont have them anymore :/

[@KoteDarasuum]

@@namastedikka2985 yes we do have them still today on our unit flags contrary to popular belief. We took these airforce flags back in 1955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karelia_Air_Command

[@namastedikka2985]

@@KoteDarasuum it was changed 3 days ago without any statement

[@kefla9275]

“he’s a 65 year old ex army bloke” bruh crazy how i’m not even half a minute in and it already feels as if the guy reporting is mentally on par with my little brother

[@DaMeng3000]

“Self proclaimed history buffs” is a rich statement coming from self proclaimed journalists.

[@Tristan_Homewood]

Being offended by a reenactment is like being offended by a history book. Vice should remove this video and fire this ignorant reporter.

[@pickled_bacon]

I agree

[@aaronmontgomery2055]

But they are offended by history books...

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Why would they fire him? They are the ones who sent him out to do this.

[@magicman3163]

Misanthropic Servitor of Mars If you send a guy to buy you bread but you find out he bought you cheap hot dog bread you would be pissed

[@andresmenon3743]

it's like being offended when you play as the nazi's on call of duty

[@MrMarine006]

As a reenactor, who portrays many American-Soviet-German sides it’s a personal attack and major insult on the hobby. The fact he insults the German reenactors but doesn’t even think to critique the Soviet with the monstrosities they committed. It’s all for fun and a hobby we as reenactors enjoy. Vice should be ashamed of themselves!

[@mosesImmanuel-sc6zy]

He didn't say anything about the Americans as well

[@jawsd]

VICE and their filthy Journalists should be silenced and eliminated and it should be ruled out as "suicide". China does a great job on that so why dont we??

[@orangesel9338]

@@mosesImmanuel-sc6zy americans weren't that bad in ww2 tbh, other wars it's a different story.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

That's because vice looks at topics with the brainpower and maturity of a 2nd grader

[@ScavBob]

@@orangesel9338 Compared to Germany, Russia and Japan they weren't that bad but still not good. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_during_the_liberation_of_France en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_during_the_occupation_of_Germany en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_during_the_occupation_of_Japan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mutilation_of_Japanese_war_dead

[@iceman117bable]

The virgin vice reporter vs the Chad German reenactor.

[@atronixz]

As someone who's been looking to get into german reenactments, this is incredibly disrespectful to that community, the people who portray the Germans are not even close to being nazis, they're people just like anyone else reenacting the Americans or British that love history, and being offended at someone's love for history or showing people the true sight of what war was like is a fun hobby and a great way to learn. How are you going to teach people about history, especially in this era, if everyone who does german reenactments is labeled as a "Nazi"? Reenactments wouldn't be historical or a hobby, they would just be a political mess. Do your research.

[@ricarte1986]

At this point “self proclaimed history nerds” are literally calling every german soldier a nazi. Bro what is happening to this generation…

[@EternalVirgin]

"There's too much waiting around" Never let this man be a sniper.

[@JohnsonTheSecond]

Never let him be a soldier in any capacity, he's so fat he'll eat the unit's entire cover out of boredom

[@balazssimon4942]

@@JohnsonTheSecond XD

[@JohnsonTheSecond]

@paul its true

[@razzledazzle8593]

@@JohnsonTheSecond He'd fit a good Franz Neuhausen

[@fabiospasiano9885]

Snipers, who wait in the same spot for weeks or months: *Laughs* “you fucking idiot!”

[@AlfredoRe]

This is like someone getting mad at other people for wanting to play terrorists in Counter Strike

[@boringmoon8864]

HAH right on the button

[@RevReverend]

Alfredo Re this is hilariously true, AKs all the way

[@noname7187]

Yep

[@fabiospasiano9885]

*Is auto-balanced to terrorists during a casual game.* The 40 pounds of C4 that magically materialised in my car trunk:

[@jamesliu8095]

fun fact, osama bin laden had counter strike on his hard drive so there is a chance someone played against bin laden on counter strike

[@Huh.1766]

17:43 You guys are the friendliest nazis I ever met “we are not nazis.” Bro that man is a fucking g.

[@Louis_H_]

"Self-proclaimed history buffs" Really ironic coming from a self-proclaimed journalist

[@CommanderGummiBear]

"In every language, the swastika means the same thing." *Looks at religions and cultures that have used it before them.* Ok

[@Zhukovvvv]

That Idiot probably just pissed of every busdhist ever

[@alubi5575]

idk how vice could get any fucking dumber

[@joshuatumambo5674]

So Buddhism is Nazism now? A religion that is centuries older than the Reich that barely lasted 15 years is still Nazism? O k

[@maybeghost1216]

@@joshuatumambo5674 NO, The Swastika actually Symbolizing Prosperity and Good luck. But the Nazis changed it into a hate Symbol.

[@samfiadrangus9188]

Just poor choice of words on his part. That really should have been edited out. The Eastern history of the Swastika is hardly obscure or unknown.

[@Mashy8722]

Ummm...whats the problem here? In america we do civil war reenactments...dont think this is any different...

[@TBFSJjunior]

Yeah I agree...it is all weird!

[@mememasternodari3749]

@@TBFSJjunior it's not weird some people just enjoy reenacting

[@somkeshav4143]

Jakob Schulze dang let people do what they want especially since they’re not hurting anybody

[@GeneralPlompie]

It is different still no problem.

[@layneevans1898]

Ssshhhhh keep your voice down or else they'll make a video calling Confederate renactors white supremacists.

[@aviaceae8677]

I know this is an old video, but since these types of topics are becoming more present today in 2022, I want to say as a descendent of Jewish people, some of which have suffered in the war, I love reenactments. I think history is fun and I at one point wanted to participate in a reenactment on the Germans side because of how cool the hobby looks.

[@propagandalf123]

Go ahead and do it. German is kinda expensive if you want to do it right (and not like these FARBs in the video), but it is fun. Also I have the feeling a few Jews on the German side would really help take away from the stereotypes we reenactors face. And honestly I would find it hilarious to have an Event on a jewish holiday and have a whole company of wehrmacht soldiers celebrate channuka or the like

[@DELUXPLUS1]

People like this are the reason why as kids we weren't able to use sticks as guns

[@KNNY_-sp6kq]

Typical cat the re-enactors or vice?

[@jaketrotter5423]

Bro Facts

[@DELUXPLUS1]

@@KNNY_-sp6kq vice

[@KNNY_-sp6kq]

Typical cat ye

[@zwazas]

holyshit yeah or play "violent videogames"

[@joeldorne241]

You should be ashamed of this Vice. It's clearly a group of people who love military history wanting to play it out.The presenter is just rude to them for no reason. This should be removed.

[@lololololololol]

Joel Dorne So you want censorship?

[@NotCondorTheBird]

No, no need to remove it, but its still one sided, but we all knew that was coming the second we saw it was vice

[@lololololololol]

Thomas Giblin So you want to ban one sided journalism? What about freedom of speech?

[@jakobsroom_]

Guten Tag mein Name ist Freedom of speech is bullshit when degeneracy like this is released.

[@revdaddy6934]

@@lololololololol He wasn't saying they should ban it, it's like me saying I don't like the color purple. Not saying I wanna ban it, just that I don't like it. Also these assholes are pretty one sided from time to time but they do make some good content on some topics non political

[@einfachhuhn9994]

I saw many Vice reports, but where is the journalism here?

[@magnificusdominusduxchad4229]

this shows that anyone can be a journalists and that you dont need to be good at a job to do one

[@darthsidious4499]

"I'm wasting a nice spring day by dressing up like a dickhead." This dude literally just disrespected not only the reenactors, but the men who wore that exact uniform.

[@user-dd9dh9kw5c]

Yeah people seem to forget that the average german soldier has nothing to do with a concentration camp and jews. Also people seem to forget there were tons of valid reasons for Germany to go to war prior to ww2. Unfair payments for the prior war for example rendering the country crushed economically. In my opinion our actions after WW1 really caused Germany to go to war.

[@jimstan1795]

@@user-dd9dh9kw5c Victoria bastard children is the cause. ww1 i call The Family Schism. Britain Russia France Germany they were all related. Nicolas II and king George V can be mistaken as twins but are cousins.

[@Become-Eggplant]

@@user-dd9dh9kw5c Blame France for the "Treaty of Versailles". They're the ones that wanted to punish Germany more harshly for ww1 and said that the Treaty treated them "too leniently".

[@shyn481]

@@Become-Eggplant we did a oopsy

[@adrien5116]

@@Become-Eggplant Not harshly enough if you ask me but that's a different topic

[@bigfriendlygiant3954]

I guess I’m a nAzI and an ArYaN pUrIsT for playing as the Germans in War Thunder.

[@100trash8]

Same 😂

[@industrialbro]

And I’m a capitalist billionare because I play the Americans

[@mh-60t]

I’m a baguette for playing French

[@nighxmare8430]

See you in Hague then.

[@cooldude-goku]

sorry man i am a stalinist for playing as the ussr in hoi4 and aoc2 D;

[@f1rebreather123]

I love that i have not seen a dingle positive comment on here. Vice thinks we are a bunch of idiots, who would get offended over a war reenactment. Whos supposed to be the bad guys? Its a reenactment, you need both sides of the battle for that.

[@agitator.exe01]

"Self-proclaimed history buffs" sounds like a rather bold statement for a self-proclaimed journalist.

[@ImagineBaggins]

Since cancel culture is so prevalent right now, I would just like to state that if I could cancel one thing on the Internet, it would be VICE

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

sign me up

[@lukri4209]

Probably every major media outlet like vox and every other one that has just kept going down hill.

[@magicman3163]

Imagine Baggins God that interview is so fucking brain dead he is fine with a Soviet soldier but not a Wehrmacht

[@bentleyboy67]

@@magicman3163 he'd like to be a Soviet soldier probably

[@marcustrevor1883]

Its a shame they used to make some fantastic content

[@DopeFiend]

VICE always hires some biased tools.

[@oliverfasola19]

Vice is the tool bin that only has a left side

[@MomoMKDAO]

They are run by biased tools

[@adamhielt1945]

Miss old days when their CEO with mf balls of steel making good content about warlord, terrorist, etc

[@covb2615]

@@adamhielt1945 ahh the good ol days of vice. *Abu hajar!!!*

[@TS-je3cl]

I know it's been 5 years, but I am seriously wandering if this guy got fired for this report or not

[@beacondude5000]

I'm pretty sure he did get fired for this one

[@rochbaczkowski8388]

"let's write about reenactment" "Sure but I don't know anything about them. Should we do research?" "Nah just call them Nazis"

[@NefariousMAC]

No matter the country or the topic, Vice will always put the most unlikable and uncharismatic journalists, reporters, and interviewers in the field.

[@marthagarcia7047]

And thats why i love vice

[@williamlydon2554]

Vice tends to shift from reporter to reporter in terms of quality, a similar video on Americans who re-enact the Vietnam War was done very well, and much of their legitimate news (Not human interest) reporting from active war zones like Iraq and Crimia is very well done.

[@datempal3949]

Ben Anderson is a great man, check him out

[@jameschuzho6196]

Which works 🤣🤣

[@user-dd9dh9kw5c]

I knew for a fact vice was dead once it sold. They stopped doing actual dangerous or important journalism and instead started doing stupid pieces like this.

[@josef6180]

Bring back old vice where they actually reported on controversial topics without an obvious bias not harassing some lads who care about military history.

[@skullzies785]

@Crishai X because they know a large mass of the population willfully believes anything if they can google it. whether they be facts or lies

[@RisenSlash]

this isn't harassment

[@yestype2515]

They really ran out of ideas didn't they

[@LB-uo7xy]

Harassing people that willingly allowed him to film and play with them? Isn't that a bit if a stretch?

[@haotatyan]

Well constantly calling them nazis when they're not is at least very disrespectful

[@nolanjoseph1553]

“In a culture as unforgiving and easy to offend as ours…” Ironic that the guy saying this is the same guy crying over the fact that reenactments exist.

[@jackp.richardson6415]

WW2 Reenactments without the Germans would be like a Star Wars movie without the Empire/Separatists. It would suck without it & completely ruin the point of it existing.

[@davidnelli2935]

10:32 He talks to the Russian soldier reenactor completely normally. He doesn't say anything about her. Even though the Soviets committed atrocities almost as bad as the Nazis did. But actually it makes sense. Nazis = Right Wing Soviets = Left Wing Vice News = Left Wing

[@AnonDW40]

This is a joke right? Is Vice just professionally offended by everything?

[@prestngarvey9233]

Allahcuckbar next they'll be after your profile name

[@Snadaaahhh]

There was a soviet soldier there,does she represent Stalin?

[@CX190_PROOF]

she represents potatos

[@user-ix1ww9ij9l]

Gage Larkin GLORIOUS POTATOS FOR FATHERLAND

[@MrCmon113]

They do. And you just called them Soviets rather than Russians. Pretty much the same as saying Nazi rather than German.

[@rinaldskalvis5071]

@@MrCmon113 The soviet union was a state, and thus, they are soviets. But I agree on the nazi thing, no one is calling US soldiers democrats.

[@chrisyork7534]

its not about wanting to be a nazi, its about having an interest in the history and equipment and having fun, i personally like airsoft, i use an AK74 replica and go out as a cold war soviet soldier, and im from Canada, that doesnt mean im a communist or anything, AKs and old cold war gear is just cool to me, just like a lot of ww2 enthusiasts, the German equipment in a lot of ways was far superior to our equipment in the day, and the engineering behind everything is very interesting

[@chrisyork7534]

i definitely understand how this could look to some people, but its honestly just a hobby, its all about being fun and educational

[@chrisyork7534]

the big thing a lot of people seem to forget, is the German army, and the German people are not Nazis, Nazis, or the Nationalist Socialist Party, are the political group, not the army, which was called the Wehrmacht, most soldiers in the military, including some SS groups, were conscripted, and forced there by threat of harm to them and they're family, the SS was also larger than just people like the Gestapo, I'm not 100% on this, but I'm fairly certain the Sturmtroopers were also a part of the SS and they were the equivalent to let's say the US Army Rangers, they were shock troopers of a special forces back ground. Most people today are forgetting a lot despite the whole "Never Forget" ideology. Nazis have absolutely nothing to do with these people here re-enacting Wehrmacht units, the legitimate average joes, as you said "Cogs in a machine" as are most soldiers from any country unfortunately, the guys re-enacting the SS unit, i understand the people of that unit in history have committed terrible crimes, but these people haven't. Like that guy said this unit was the first unit into Stalingrad, that is huge historical significance considering the battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in the war with the Eastern front which led to a Russian advance all the way to Berlin to end the second world war. To someone who isn't interested in this stuff particularly I understand why a lot of these opinions are said about this, but also as someone who doesn't have these interests I don't blame you for being jaded against the idea of it, and anyone who hasn't thought about how it could be viewed negatively is lying lol, however, if you were to research this more you would see that with this history of what really happened these people aren't pretending to be Nazis, they're just playing army in the woods, except now they can afford cooler sticks lol the other side to this, is you not wanting to be a German in a ww2 re-enactment 1 makes sense, and 2, is more commonly the thought process, so if everyone shared the same view of that, everyone would be fighting on the allied side as what ever GI they want right? In this case you were a paratrooper from the 101st Airborne regiment, probably the most famous unit from ww2, if everyone is an American GI, who would you fight against? if everyone had the same interest there wouldn't be anyone pretending to be Germans for you to shoot at right? Growing up in North America I was subject to all of our equipment at family days and even when I was an army cadet I got trained on the C7 rifle, I know lots about our stuff, that's why I personally started collecting Soviet stuff, because its different and I get to learn about something new

[@austinkim5202]

He says they are Nazis. They are dressing up as Wehrmacht’s uniforms. They are not nazis, they just love history. He also said several offensive and disrespectful comments, to the actors and other things. People don’t get offended from a history book, this is similar. These people are not glorifying Nazi’s and Germans . They just love history.

[@louisburke8927]

An American GI wouldn't carry a Lee Enfield. Re enactment fail.

[@gahamhumphrey4812]

Louis Burke or be on the Eastern Front for that matter, farby fat fuck.

[@augustdenger8231]

Cyber Stein Okay, but how would a No4 Mk1 Lee Enfield end up on the Eastern Front in the hands of an American soldier?

[@Snadaaahhh]

That annoyed me too lol

[@mdkcjtl5523]

Colton Seems you have forgotten that it’s a fact the Americans sent fighter pilots for Air support on the eastern front and did get into dog fights with the Russians over Russia same with the British don’t be so ignorant now

[@jackfrench7092]

I saw that two said nothing

[@TheWestmenstudios2]

Didn't hear any gripes about the Russians. I wonder...

[@lunaticcultist9741]

Shhhhhhh, wouldn't wanna upset the anti America circle jerks... they don't like it when people have an opinion.

[@silvesby]

@The_Jaguar_ Knight Honestly, I've seen Soviet reenactors take far more flak then any German reenactors.

[@Lonovavir]

I do Soviet reenacting and this double standard is too common. I've been to events where SS impressions are banned, but you can have a photo of Stalin and hammer and sickle flag publicly displayed and no one says anything. Seriously people, either accept that it's a reenactment and don't object to anything or be offended by all the bad guys.

[@wangsakamoto573]

The prince of Nigeria *remove the glass and black hat* I.. agree

[@jamesrice6096]

I think this " journalist" was a vulgar buffoon. Reenacting can draw an odd one from time to time. Be it playing a Brit, Russian, German, Marine, Japanese or other. One constant throughout all of it is that no radical ideology or politics are welcomed, and they will be quickly asked not to participate. I think the journalist may be cut of the same cloth in not being able to differentiate reality from reenacting. Then again, kids who don't understand something and may be a little frightened pick fun as a defense. It's the cooler thing to do besides learn or accept.

[@everyoh6922]

6 years later and this is still one of the worst documentary’s I’ve ever watched.

[@Armetzger]

This is the type of guy who would make a 1 hour documentary harassing and condescending actors in Private Ryan, and calling them neonazis for a role they did in a movie that occurs in D-Day.

[@Ilikeporkpie]

"It's always political when you're wearing a swastika, and in every language that means the same thing". Actually the swastika has been used by various Asian religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism, for thousands of years, so for people of those religons it means something completely different.

[@Ilikeporkpie]

Exactly

[@Smitherrrrs]

An american unit in the infantry had a swastika part of their patch, changed during ww2. This guy is a little ignorant prick

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

@@Smitherrrrs 100% correct!

[@moreston4366]

Swastika is basically just a good luck symbol, has been part of European culture for thousands of years, still a big part of Asian culture, sure it was used by bad guys, but they also used eagles, does that mean eagles are bad? they used the colour green! By god! Green is a nazi colour!

[@hiddenknowledge2012]

and does it even matter. Do they not understand the meaning of reenactment. Like wtf.

[@deofolwitga2077]

O shit the historical reenactors aren't nazis? Thank you Vice I wouldn't have figured that out without you.

[@hunord.9903]

This ^

[@kissfan7]

Wait, didn't the host say right at the beginning that they weren't Nazis? Why is everyone white knighting on behalf of these guys? They're grown, educated men with a hobby they know is weird.

[@deofolwitga2077]

O ya baby I like it when you're angry. Haha who cares man. Haha i straw manned your ass and got you to write a paragraph trying to defend yourself

[@kissfan7]

Are you actually laughing at your computer? Because that's weird. When was the last time your dad said he loved you?

[@maershkinschrabs7597]

kissfan7 well actually because of such heavy marxist indoctrinations in university these days it has degraded alot of people down to the status of sheeps and cucks considering all this safe space, special pronoun trigger warning mumbo jumbo that only over grown children could actually make relevant in modern society. Another point is that because of all this brainwashing some people wouldnt be capable of understanding that people wearing swastikas in historical reanactments arent actually nazis so typicaly a lefty propaganda outlet like vice has to keep reassuring its hive minded viewers that which is really dum dum.

[@novalicious2390]

Breaking news, VICE doesn’t have a clue what the meaning of reenactments are

[@weednose4203]

they keep calling the reenactors nazis, what do you expect them to reenact ww2 with no germans? thats like unironically saying some kid in a dinosaur costume is a real dinosaur.

[@coffeecream3188]

North Korean news isn't as biased as this was.

[@jakartagamer6188]

North Korea actually makes more informational news than this

[@user-Hal82]

Damn

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

@@jakartagamer6188 that's just kind of sad

[@ms.bunniesarecute2287]

@PanzLevz yeah I high,y doubt that. Why are you neck beard nazis so cringey...geez

[@DB-cy3dj]

@@ms.bunniesarecute2287 Just because you doubt something doesn’t make that something any less true lmao.

[@SenkaBandit]

First of all there “reenactments.” Not actual nazis as the name implies Second of all how do you reenact a war without an enemy?? Especially World War 2

[@CallanElliott]

Yeah, it's like what are they gonna do? Take the Swatikas off, but otherwise use Kar98ks, MP40s, and other German equipment, German tactics and everything else? Then they're just hiding the fact that they are pretending to be Nazis.

[@Draftspike]

That’s the thing. Not everyone can be the good guy, some has to be the bad guy.

[@NoNoseProduction]

@@Draftspike "bad guys"

[@NoNoseProduction]

@@tommykirk3403 you're delusional to think you even knew what I was implying.

[@ThePotatoMan04]

how does this any different from Hollywood Actors playing Nazis?, should we cancel anyone who plays one in a film?

[@user-eo9hs3lg7v]

bro you ruined the reenactment literally 0 american troops were deployed in the eastern front

[@alexanderbergemann778]

Stop attacking a group of people and their pastime and fire your disrespectful reporter who can't tell the difference between the Wehrmacht and the SS, a political view and a form of entertainment,.

[@anthonydownes2286]

In all fairness some of the guys in the video are playing Fallschrimjägers.

[@thing8357]

Anthony Downes ok and? They were paratroopers I don’t get what you are trying to say the were luftwaffe.

[@ryman1933]

@@anthonydownes2286 What's the point? Are you just pointing out that there were paratroopers in the video too? Or was there some other meaning you were trying to get across that isn't very clear?

[@thing8357]

Jesus Christ not really, I mean you could but I don’t have a issue with the ENLISTED AND NCO group I can’t emphasize that enough. As the Wehrmacht did commit war crimes on a smaller scale. However saying that does that mean ever Soviet soldier was bad? Or Japanese? Of course not.

[@HPCAT88]

Let this be a reminder to never trust journalists.

[@jon00769]

I'm pretty sure this guy printed a certificate off the internet saying he was a journalist and Vice was like, "Looks good to me".

[@Dan_the_afol]

He’s a “self proclaimed journalist “

[@marioirl1569]

I love the way he cares about the Nazis but not the Soviet uniforms

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Nah vice is just garbage in general

[@rc59191]

Friend of mine did something similar when he went to teach English in Japan lol.

[@blinkventure6497]

his shoes are laced incorrectly, for the time period

[@Flow-.-]

Why is this video still up

[@axelcabello479]

And he talks like partisan and soviet did nothing bad

[@ernstschloss8794]

Ahh, please, go ahead and enlight me about what the Partisans did wich was "bad".

[@HansChucrute88]

@@ernstschloss8794 Does terrorism, the murder of civilians and POW's qualify as bad for you? I'm not defending what the german side did, I'm saying that war crime, is still, a war crime, independent of ideology, purpose or means. One side doing war crimes doesn't justify, morally or factually the other side doing the same. In war, there are no "good guys", just victims, psychopaths(which sometimes are victims too) and everything in between.

[@ernstschloss8794]

@@HansChucrute88 I say violence leads to violence. And I fucking hate liberal crybabies and hypocrites judging both the nazis and their enemies as equals, as there was not one side attacking and one deffending. Also, I'd love to see the result of politely asking the nazis to leave. I agree, War and it's crimes are independent of ideology. Thus, try asking the Red Army to restraint itself after recovering inch by inch of soviet soil and finding out what the germans had done there. Or even more so, the Partisans ( for it was THEIR VERY OWN familys, farms and villages being pillaged, raped and burnt) "Yeah comrades, but it's not the germans, Ohh no! just the nazis. Besides, it's not proper socialist to hate everyone" Good luck on that one too. "You reap what you sow".

[@blerbo1053]

In albania partisans were the good guys.But the leader of them started a dictatorship after the war.But still we thank them for liberating our country from germans and italians.

[@tylerhoop5312]

Ernst Schloss well the partisans were fighting to free their country but they sometimes would be extreme. The are cases of Americans having to liberate German POWs from French partisans since they were know to execute prisoners on mass.

[@seanassociateproductions1691]

1:21 If they sent him to join the reenactors why would they fire him for being a German?

[@jamesbowie1074]

Infantry Films because he thinks he will be thought of differently at his job

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

You are expecting too high of an intelligence from the ape.

[@obrnenydrevokocur9344]

Because he does not understand what context is.

[@jason_born4595]

I was not worried about all the reenacting of Nazi's but what did scare me was when one of the guys was like, "yeah, I've been doing very severe method acting so I've actually opened up a few concentration camps myself and I have people who act like Jews be there. It really helps with the experience."

[@onEmEmbErstudios]

You should call out WW2 movies next for making the actors become Nazis and Fascists

[@HexxyEEE]

"wasting a nice spring day" how, youre actually outside for once?

[@tommyatkins2527]

HexxyEEE I'm sure he would prefer to play Xbox

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

Yeah, that fat idiot reporter. Get of his fat ass and get some fresh air.

[@chriscary4074]

1: spending time OUTSIDE 2: walking = exercise = bad 3: carrying HEAVY old rifles all day is more excersize 4: doing thing IRL is harder then in a videogame 5: he didn't want to be a Nazi so they went out of thier way to accommodate him... 6: they didn't have to give him a gun or uniform, they could have just been "oh you're a battlefield reporter, u get no uniform" and been done with him Day just TOTTALY wasted

[@ve6009]

@@chriscary4074 Wtf is your comment? I really don't understand what you typed. Proofread before you post.

[@chriscary4074]

@@ve6009 all the reason the fat kids day is ruined, work on your reading comprehension skills

[@Lamm_y]

10:32 Notice how they don’t criticize the Russian Soldier but they’d criticize the German Soldiers.

[@ConradFiat]

Listen to how he calls a soviet soldier "team mate." Lol. Edit: As an 'American' soldier.

[@F4Wildcat]

Ofc, next week in VICE= Why real communism will work (and why Mao's purges were beneficial for humanity in the end")

[@herrbear3049]

When you ignore how the soviets looted and raped as they went through Germany and treat them like the good guys

[@kevintan6490]

@@herrbear3049 to be fair the germans did the exact thing went they went into russia so retribution? and the allies to though the latter to a lesser extent so ehhh good guys in war is a a more of a lesser of the evils concept ngl

[@JM-dy4ty]

Kevin Tan they did loot and commit war crimes like killing civilians and prisoners but raping was seen as a major crime and was severely punished

[@axelthebrit992]

srsly, most of the wehrmacht soldiers weren't n@zis they were just regular soldiers for their country. that doesn't mean they are n@zis. And i think reenactments are cool. Because they do it for their passion for history. it's the same with the napoleonic wars as well.

[@CG-qs9kt]

Why is this still up

[@MinefighterLP]

This is the worst reporter I’ve seen in my life, and I’ve seen many.

[@ITriedLmao]

2 years ago and still more dislikes, maybe thats why you shouldn't try to paint a bunch of dudes who enjoy historical reenactments as nazis 🤣

[@rookield8077]

They enjoy reenacting. They love history, and don't deny it like so many others. REENACTING as a German soldier is way different from AGREEING with the Nazis. It's a hobby. It's not meant to be political in any way.

[@KNNY_-sp6kq]

Rookield he also ignored soviet/Japanese re-enactors who did just as much if not more than the Wehrmacht

[@London_J]

YT removed my dislike so I came back and added it

[@Nikko3001]

So, let me get this right. If somebody re-enacts a WW2 event as the bad guy in a German outfit, he is automatically a Nazi himself. So, Christopher Lee was a bad person for playing evil characters? Imelda Staunton is a bad person for playing as Dolores Umbridge? Is Anthony Hopkins a blood-thirsty cannibal because he played Hannibal? All of those are a no, and your theory on the re-enactors certainly is a No, too.

[@lorenzoorourke1817]

Lack of context, lack of knowledge and lack of brain power. By far the worst piece of journalism this site has seen.

[@empressfrost6768]

This is like being offended at a history book

[@BogeySighted]

I wanted to like, but the number of likes is perfect...

[@Draftspike]

Theanimatronix hAHaHaAHa 69 is sooo funny Shut up

[@sirpotato9371]

fUcKiNg BoOk

[@blood.gaming2524]

Reenactments don't teach history dumbasses

[@proudsaiyanprince2651]

Most people are offended by history now days

[@eDumke87]

This guy should be fired for failing at reporting

[@bishopglobe]

They can get sued for defamation and they should

[@syndicate4417]

he was fired

[@th3gov3rnm3nt]

@@syndicate4417 oh blyat, really?

[@hermaeusmora424]

@@syndicate4417 really? hahaha. u have a link for that?

[@nathanapplegate5374]

Calling them “self proclaimed history buffs” is a lot coming from a self proclaimed journalist.

[@TheDantheman12121]

Doesn't any reenactment need the other side in order to be able to reenact?

[@Zacq768]

Dislike because you assumed that all Germans fighting in WW2 were Nazis.

[@arminiusdercherusker6449]

Yes

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

Exactly!

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

@@josecolon2717 You should know, the acronym is "Nazi"; not "Natzi". If you study WWII, please learn that. Jeez.

[@josecolon2717]

Joseph Dockemeyer sry auto correct... actually how did that get in the auto correct dictionary like that, that’s not the correct form of spelling either...

[@josephdockemeyer4807]

@Chicha 17 "Nazi" was actually used because non German speaking people couldn't say Nationalsozialismus. My Great-Uncle was Erich "Bubi" Hartmann, the famous WWII flying ace. You can find him on Wikipedia and see videos about him here on KZbin. My Great-Grandfather was Josef Hartmann and he waa a Colonel in the Wehrmacht. He owned an Import/Export company in Berlin before and after the war. One of my relatives worked for Deimler-Benz while they made Panzers for the war. My Great-Great-Grandfather was a general to the Czar of Russia and the family owned a large estate in Ukraine. I was born in France and live in the States.

[@Abensberg]

"das Reich" and stalingrad? no dude... there was never any SS unit near stalingrad a reenactor should know that

[@jackwilson9225]

Abensberg He most likely meant Leningrad. Das Reich sometimes take part in a re-enactment outside st Petersburg of the siege of Leningrad. Gets broadcast on Russian tv apparently. Supposedly it’s quite a big event. There’s a whole defensive line that’s still left over from the war that they use and everything

[@riccardobrusaferri7614]

Abensberg there were soldiers of the ss polizei division in an airfield in stalingrad

[@franklinnose]

@@riccardobrusaferri7614 Can you verify that?

[@riccardobrusaferri7614]

franklinnose i’ve read some reports and some forums about this and there were Also people after the war Who catched in Stalingrad some ss relics

[@billyberserk7893]

The Einsatzgruppen traveled with the 6th army and they are SS as for Das Reich it never fought in Stalingrad the closest the division got was the battle of kursk. Below is a list of all major operations the division fought in. Battle of France 1940 Operation Barbarossa Operation Typhoon Battle of Kursk Operation Overlord Battle of the Bulge

[@nolang.9187]

I remember a reenactor warned people specifically about VICE news and another source. I now see why.

[@antonjohansson675]

This reporter should be fired, just look at the comment he made against that EX-army guy that fainted, fkn disgusting.

[@jamesb8177]

Literally there is nothing wrong with reenacting, its not like your assembling real Kampfgruppes and fucking storming towns and killing everyone.

[@bloodyhell8201]

Einzatsgruppen reenactment With live rounds

[@averyp.9315]

@@bloodyhell8201 Jesus christ. Not gonna lie the live rounds part had me gasping for air, but on second thought let's go ahead and not do that.

[@DakotaofRaptors]

@@averyp.9315 I look vaguely Asian. Gonna get me an Imperial Japanese uniform and rape some Chinese villages. You in?

[@centralgermanymapping7903]

Reporter: has zero clue of anything he’s talking about

[@WiseMysticalTree7]

And is just downright idiotic. He calls the Luftwaffe the SS. And wore a US uniform on the eastern front.

[@douglasmacarthur1945]

lol historical inaccuracy go brrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@HUNKunit]

@@WiseMysticalTree7 He explained why he wore that uniform you idiot.

[@Grenadier_Guardsman]

@@HUNKunit and why is that exactly?

[@TheDashTube]

As a Jewish person, I have no problem with the reenactors, although I do have a problem with this self-proclaimed reporter misrepresenting a hobby.

[@shawnwalker7826]

Theres nothing wrong with this and they are not neo nazis

[@alin.5104]

20:05 "And in every language that (swastika) means the same thing" Swastikas in India: 😕

[@quackityalt7213]

Swastikas in finland: 😕

[@sirpotato9371]

Fun facts the 45th infantry division a American division had a swastika on their division patch and then well kind of the Nazi situation happened

[@turtleruski1915]

Swastikas in Vietnam: 😕

[@Ongezellig_American]

@@turtleruski1915 ikr

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

@@sirpotato9371 fun fact: Finland still uses the swastika on airforce ceremonial flag.

[@spartan2299]

People: * are making sure that historical crimes won't be forgotten* Vice: *yOu arE nAZis*

[@Intrepid17011]

Its not even about the Crimes in Reenactment, its about showing historical relevant conflicts. Its not like they show the execution of american soldiers or jewish childs as a screenplay or something.

[@magnuscritikaleak5045]

@@Intrepid17011 most of reenactments are just documentations.

[@Intrepid17011]

@@magnuscritikaleak5045 True, Live Action Documentarys.

[@ErisEntropy]

Unsurprisingly, this self-proclaimed journalist Joe Bish also wrote a VICE article titled "Fifteen Things We've Lost in the Last Fifteen Years" where he complained about literally all of the U.S.A. and all Americans, and also, I quote, "Long gone are the days when you could happily go into a chat room, find a man pretending to be a woman and talk in asterisks about which item of clothing you’re removing, which nipple you’re prodding with which appendage."

[@hereticstanlyhalo6916]

"self proclaimed history buff" [some self proclaimed journalist buff, vice]

[@indeed8211]

Journo: u r friendly Nazis reenactor: we are not Nazis journo: u r play as Nazi reenactor: we r German army not SS journo: BuT WhY ArE YoU PlAyInG As NaZi ThO

[@mscofz9368]

Like, the Wehrmacht itself did terrible things as well as the SS - they were not absolved from blame. But remember that 65% of Germans didn’t vote Nazi. Most conscripts weren’t Nazis - and just by sheer force of numbers, most German soldiers weren’t horrific people.

[@yashiorist3642]

The heer and the waffen SS also never got along with eachother

[@harryjohnson1093]

That reminded me of the wallet scene from spongebob 😂

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

@@yashiorist3642 unless it’s committing war crimes, then they are in the same boat

[@yashiorist3642]

@@West_Coast_Mainline True, but i think the Waffen SS commited more crimes than the Heer

[@Liquormasterflex]

This reporter is such a soyboy lol

[@h2pw582]

Agreed

[@froge4895]

He even looks like one

[@calamitycruz4614]

vice is filled with soyboy journalists

[@CeoOfSnork]

Tbh seems like the kind of person that would try too hard to be funny (whilst thinking they’re then funniest person there) but then just come off as annoying and attention seeking

[@maxthibodeau3627]

i think you mean the reporter is such a HERETIC!

[@snowcat9308]

It's so snakey to interview someone and have them happily go on about their hobby, only to slink behind their back and call them a Nazi. Unreal.