WWII Reenactment Gets Unexpectedly Interrupted: Lauer Farms 2024

[@WorldWarWisdom]

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[@StealthHounds]

How do you not have a million subscribers yet?! This content is awesome , ps-i been here since 600k

[@Josef_Stalid]

Is it just me or did the blanks in the bar sound like hitting two metal spoons together?

[@TheRealSU24]

The classic fire truce of 1944

[@KAPUTSTON]

lol

[@isaacrichard7171]

In 2023 the fire was smaller. Both a German and a us soldier ran over and stomped it out pretty quickly. Then they kinda stood there looking at each other for a second and then ran to their respected side 🤣 in pretty sure they "killed" each other later in the battle

[@ElectricalShortage]

@@isaacrichard71712023???

[@kamikazemelon787]

everyone wants to be a real hero: a firefighter

[@ReillyReenacting]

I swear a fire happens ever year here. This was my first year as a reenactor here, a small fire happened Saturday morning and was put out quick another fire happened Saturday evening that was much larger. Not the best idea to throw smokes in a field of dead grass and a huge fire happened on Sunday

[@BritishMilitaria]

Search up the 2022 Saturday victory show reenactment here in the uk the fire was enormous but they have fires every year too

[@MadSpaceWolfDiary]

Should ask anyone in the Midwest how the 709th ID made their morning coffee at Rockford lol...

[@ScoutTheYankee]

how do you get to go into the ww2 reenactments? how do you find them and how do you get to be in it?

[@CmndrSalamander]

​@@ScoutTheYankeeYou have to buy the gear and weapons and it's all very expensive. Unless you can manage to have everything loaned to you by other reenactors.

[@ReillyReenacting]

@@ScoutTheYankee Id go to the most reenactments you can to reach out to reenactors and try and join their unit. And also search up reenactment units in my area. Once you join a unit you will need to buy your uniform and gear and a rifle if your not gonna be a medic. Also what state are you in you might be able to join my American unit. But what country do you want to portray

[@gardenguy357]

that BAR really didnt like those blanks

[@zeppelin5000]

No gun likes blanks lol. Seems like half the time reenacting is clearing ammunition jams...

[@TDCBOI]

basically a bolt action rifle at that point

[@Stevefrfr]

The best option is to use the real things

[@rithilamchin9848]

@@Stevefrfruse real bullets?

[@UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv]

He needs a heavier restrictor to trap the gas to cycle that heavy bolt.

[@macqnj107]

When they took away my BAR I found myself in Tanks. We had brush fires often, caused by our pyrotechnics - same as you guys. We would swat the burning brush with our e-tools or larger shovels which worked well, but usually we just rolled over the burning brush with our tank tracks. Worked great every time.

[@farrellfox3982]

Fires are no joke. My old group caused a 300+ acre fire years back. Thankfully no one was hurt, but it caused a mountain of administrative issues.

[@HoangTran-xi9hk]

How did that even happen??

[@farrellfox3982]

"Alegedly" it was started by an improperly loaded blank round that used paper wadding.

[@Venomousdoom]

How do I sign up for one

[@userunknown_762]

What was the damage like?

[@SpriteLovuh]

Woulda been hilarious if you said, “Doc.. I need this arm.. I’ve just been drafted to the Red Sox..”

[@macqnj107]

I carried a BAR when they were still an item of issue. I get why you don’t have the bipod - every ounce counts when it’s on your back - (the weapon weighed 19.8 lbs, and after carrying it the first 20 miles we would drop the decimal point LOL - but I digress). However, the flash hider and the carry handle (on the barrel) would be necessities. The flash hider to help keep dust down and add to your concealment, and the handle would be indispensable when you have to get up and run quickly - like grabbing a suitcase - especially if it’s up on the bipod - not to mention looping the sling through it for walking forward with it in the assault position. IMHO, I would still have the bipod mounted to maintain an interpretation of historical accuracy - so people would be able to see what it would have looked like by regulation.

[@WW2nerd1]

Good day when world war wisdom uploads

[@johnvorhees443]

Agreed

[@MrTanker-sf4og]

Yep

[@HoangTran-xi9hk]

Ye

[@UTGGuestoffical]

Yes sir

[@DCS_World_Japan]

Many years ago I experienced a similar accident at an airsoft game when someone popped smoke. Me: "Fire!" Them: *shoots* Me: "No, fire!" Them: "We are firing!" *more shooting* Me: "No, an actual fire! With flames!" Them: "Oh.....OH SHIT."

[@Nugire]

Next up: Reenacting the fighting for Carentan when we had to let cars pass through

[@NoobCommander808]

2:47 that guy in the side, acting was art. (Also i am a new sub. I really like ww2 too😅)

[@TortiaVR-x3t]

I was looking for this comment I thought the same thing lol

[@EchoesOfThePast_]

You got this out fast! 😅

[@vultin_1]

3:48 The Fire is seen here

[@HoangTran-xi9hk]

Ty

[@Mr._Sherman-75mm]

note to self: smoke grenade + dead grass = fire hazard

[@TheUndeadOfNight726-oy8us]

It's almost like the BAR isn't designed to be semi-only blank-firing closed-bolt.

[@JustHistorynerd]

The way bro moaned at [8:53]

[@raydude9208]

Good job kids… My dad and all my uncles be so proud the fact that you actually work so hard to reenact combat in Europe in 1944. In a way, it’s not much different than reenacting Civil War battles…… I had the privilege to do that when I was a young man All of this is very lifelike, except for the fact that in real life, men all around, you are being wounded and killed! That is the thing none of my uncles would ever talk about… war is a form of hell! Thankfully, I received Christ as a young man. I can only imagine the loneliness and horror these young men experienced without the hope of a savior!

[@NerdofGondor-t9]

This poor guy gets hit in some sort of the limb at Lauer farms lol World War Wisdom is the best!!

[@connorwest8170]

I participated in this event! it was loads of fun aside from the fires lol. definitely attending next year.

[@brotherkhrayn3525]

I love how while you guys were putting the fire out there was a guy playing dead like, 7 feet away from it 🤣🤣

[@youdontneedtoknow6621]

Wasnt around for it but overlord festival in the south of England, the one day I didn’t attend. The massive petrol fire failed to detonate. That was until after the show had wrapped up. Debris from the container the fuel was in went up and nearly took out a villages worth of power lines

[@richardmardis2492]

“Stay down!”😂 That’s how my worn out M-16 bolt worked in basic🤣 Same thing happened at my first Social Distortion concert- three bonfires started in the mosh pits🤣

[@wamindustries]

That was a crazy event having that fire!!! Fun seeing your footage. I was about 15 ft away from the fire face down and didn't see the fire until you guys had it all out.... glad it got put out that fast!!!

[@digitalbase9396]

Why does the B.A.R blanks sound so quiet. The action cycling sounds louder than the blank.

[@chs82ndab]

So where the hell were your entrenching tools? I did WWII living history in Central Calif for almost 20 years. Every leg and Para carried an M1910 T handle or M43 folding shovel. We had a night battle at Fort Hunter Liggett and someone fired off a star shell that started a fire. Everyone had entrenching tools and put out the fire. Be prepared.

[@padmeamidala6850]

It's really interesting to see one of these reenactments on a sunny day. I feel like movies always set their battles at night, or with bad weather for extra drama/cool lighting, so it's nice to see a new, more realistic perspective

[@anotherHelldiver]

I wonder if there is a way to make smoke grenades less dangerous like this. I also wonder if real combat smoke grenades ever start fires.

[@WWXspartan058]

Any kind of pyrotechnic can start a fire, real world example is when cops use tear gas in houses. Fires are very common

[@janlics]

They could be using real ones, i think he explained on a past video that smokes are legal (but don't take me as fact though, could miss remember it). Anyway, real ones do start fiers really quicly, as do flashbangs and generally any pirotecnic artifact to that mather

[@HoangTran-xi9hk]

@@janlicsflashes would start fires for sure

[@Kyuschi]

especially on the eastern front in the summer it was pretty common for dry grassy battlefield to just kinda...be on fire while there was fighting going on. When the ground is tinder like that everything from incendiary artillery, burning chemicals in smoke grenades, sparks & fuel from tanks getting knocked out, even to just tracer rounds from machineguns could and did light things up pretty quickly.

[@johnbarnett7092]

I set my smoke off in the trenches where I could rest it in dirt . The vehicles use tin cans also

[@militaryMJB1945]

Excited to see why it’s so crazy! Also sweet a BAR

[@jimf1964]

Nice to see Germans and Americans coming together to help. 😀 Nice to see a young guy like you interested in such an immensely important part of history. Thanks for your videos.

[@LandonKelly-cv3in]

11:16 Nice closeup of Echo, when I watched his POV he didn’t show this so I thought he just died

[@shock226]

3 months ago I was at a ww2 re-enactment, and near the end a grenade was thrown and a guy was limping. Of course I thought he was simulating being hit by shrapnel and pretending to limp so I thought nothing of it. Wasn’t until the end of the battle that a scary realizations hit: the guy wasnt pretending to limp, he was limping cause he either broke or rolled over his ankle/foot and at the end of the fight a paramedic had to come and take him off the field. Thankfully he didn’t look majorly injured but I wonder if he’ll still be able to be in re-enactments after that

[@scottlin777]

Just found your channel not too long ago. Very interesting. I have a relative who is on the German side. He said he meet you. In the early 1990's (I think) me and some friends went to Ft. Knox to watch a re enactment. It was awesome. They had an American airplane (Can't remember what kind) make a few passes over the battle. The Americans also had a quad 50 mounted on a half track up on a hill. They fired tons and tons of blanks. After the battle we could go up there and collect the 50 cal rounds.

[@LandonKelly-cv3in]

I watched Echo’s POV and came over here to watch yours! Thanks for letting me know g him use your rifle!

[@NerdofGondor-t9]

No offence here sorry if I am but....8:58 that was an intresting painful voice?

[@HoangTran-xi9hk]

😂😂😂

[@Gustev50inroblox]

3:51 I think I heard someone on the German side say: “Give them hell” but um…I didn’t think literally.

[@RangerJoe1928]

This was my first time at Lauer, I ran the M1919 on Saturday with the Rangers! Definitely a fun event! The fire was definitely unexpected and I literally took the last sip from my canteen RIGHT before the fire started 🤣

[@LieutenantTHOR]

God I miss this, never got to do it for a crowd but god I can just smell the canvas

[@duglife2230]

The dude laying near the fire REFUSED to break character. Respect. Jokes aside, I absolutely love the two different angles format! It makes it feel more cinematic, especially with my ADHD-riddled brain!

[@CodyTheLivingHistorian]

We had 3 battles interrupted at lauer this year 2 by fire's and one were one of the British reenactors had his knee gave out on him

[@FelixValentiCh.]

8:52 bro pulled out the Iver Johnson Safety Hammerless, was not expecting that for a machine gunner’s sidearm

[@wwiimotorpool3967]

Awesome video! You will have to get some footage from our Sherman next year...

[@F4productions4072]

Tip: when a fire breaks out and there’s dirt near you, make the dirt wet and throw it in the fire instead of stomping it out,I think it could lead to a bigger fire

[@nathanfishestoo]

Oh this is the same place as you getting sawed in half and throwing your laundry into the apc😂

[@HockeyDudeMan]

That BAR looks like it’s fresh off the assembly line

[@DelcoAirsoft]

Crazy video dude. That was so sick when you were calling for your A gunner haha.

[@gamingbricks1234-jh5it]

Bro the reenactors turned right into firefighters

[@samuelw853]

Thank for all you do to support our military and share US military history. Doing that full time would be a dream career. Enjoy! 😎

[@Big_biskieplayz]

Ooooo maybe there’s drama in this

[@harisguhdija9734]

00:50 thought that was Nix in front of you

[@hepsaint]

You have E-Tools (shovels) on your belts... Who ever was the safety briefing officer needs to be reprimanded... (3) e-tools would have cleared that up in less than a minute or two...

[@skynet2032]

A few germans tried E-tools on the big fire on Sunday. Not sure it helped very much. Also the safety officers did a good job at this event

[@Tank50us]

2:49 give that man an Oscar XD

[@jimf1964]

Maybe next year you can set up smoke grenades in static positions with something to protect from the heat. Won’t be as realistic, but everyone stopping to put out a fire isn’t so real either……or get someone to water the battle field for a couple days before the event.

[@kaynebartholomew2994]

Going to have to put this event on my schedule for next year. Looks fun, and out of my usual area.

[@Joost-l7m]

Congratss 🎉🎉🎉

[@MistyGrey]

I love seeing these videos I would love to do one someday if I’m able to afford the equipment

[@NirvanaGreenDayFooFighters]

I was there this year was great

[@the_lost_navigator]

9:30 - the Kraut pocketing a war-souvenir! lol

[@WW2Trooper44]

Dude come to Czech next year for the 80th end of the war doing 2nd ID its gonna be a blast

[@kimballbelliston5925]

4:31 that dead guy was really committed

[@MadrasArsenal]

See, even the German came to help out.

[@dictatorofsalt5902]

hey thats where i live lol i thought i saw a ww2 reenactment there when i drove past a few weeks ago

[@shawnna1398]

Nah bro it was a snapshot in time it happens every couple years or so

[@GIGliderRider_401st]

My unit got a bar as well this year

[@frenchroast1355]

Hmmmm, will that BAR bump fire? Was it the blanks or the magazines that were causing the malfunctions?

[@HoangTran-xi9hk]

Blanks I think

[@S0DDA]

what kind of camera do you have mounted to your helm?

[@Some_equestrian]

Ooooh possible reenactment drama 😅 Holy shit, that fire could have been absolutely horrible… I mean here in SD the grass on my farm is so damn dry. Anything could start One up. At least the rest of the Reenactment went on ok😅😀 Congratulations on making this your full time job, lets hope to see many more reenactment videos🪖💪🏻

[@Star_Wars_Nerd_6J]

Yay!, world war wisdom!

[@lonzo61]

I understand that during the British drive towards Caen right after D-Day, there were several grass fires and wheat fires that stopped the battles. Brits and Germans worked together to stomp out the flames, and then went back to slaughtering each other once they did. People can really come together when things get bad.

[@Turtlescoot]

Hans pulled out the Flamen Werfer

[@Rick6767rick]

so hows this work... how do you know who gets shot or wounded or killed.. and when

[@connoramato6829]

Hey World War Wisdom, could you make an updated video on how you recored your POV during battles?

[@ShellShock11C]

A dummy mortar round burned down a range I was on in basic training. 2005 Ft. Benning. GA.

[@sirmeon1231]

Congratulations on doing this full-time now 😍 what a dream!!

[@Deathtroopers09]

Fire was handled very well and quick

[@Iceman8723]

Does the USA have localized 'burn bans' like up here in Canada? That's alot of dead grass and recipe for disaster, especially this late in season when everything is drying out and dying. BEAUTIFULLY handled by the way! Should be extinguishers in each trench. And then other precautions like fire department wetting the ground beforehand where stuff could potentially light up.

[@padmeamidala6850]

Yeah, we definitely have burn bans, especially in the summer.

[@Ww2enthusiasts529]

This event looks awesome, I’m glad my unit goes I just wasn’t able to make it this year though

[@Snailprayer1]

Nice video:) hope no one got hurt

[@MaxMuz-e5z]

BAR barely automatic rifle

[@chris.3711]

I was right up front on both. I was the idiot running right towards the first one there. Should be a firefighter next year!

[@kenc9236]

Exciting video

[@OutlierOnYT]

is there any tankers in reenactments?

[@Amygameing]

Only masters at ww2 will know that he had never every mentioned the 101st airborne makeup packs

[@Venomousdoom]

How do I sign up

[@tpl608]

Videographer. Is that what you and Hudson call it. Cool

[@MRMAGNIFICENTBEARD]

Note: make sure to have fire experts on stand by

[@Dankdalorde]

Big Ass Rifle

[@ToddAdams1234]

That BAR was also NOT of an open bolt design!

[@Universal_exports87]

Yeah no weapon of that Era likes blanks lol.

[@jamesdean9943]

Haha grass on fire and the guy still laying there

[@jekessler94]

Lauer Farms will be putting on a new reenactment event this coming May. Lookup Operation Homecoming in Wauseon Ohio.

[@OofytypeYT]

The grass was hurt:(

[@brettjames850]

Cool 🗽🇺🇸

[@loganwick1436]

How do you become a ww2 reinactor

[@Captain_Checkmate13]

I'm sorry if I sound incompetent, but how do the smoke grenades start a fire? I don't know too much about how all this works.

[@TheRealSU24]

Smoke grenades still let off a lot of heat and the grass was dry

[@Tank50us]

in all seriousness though, I think one way to prevent fires like this would be to have a truck come through a few minutes before the battle and spray the area down with water to reduce the likelihood of a fire breaking out. Obviously such an operation wouldn't be cheap, but considering what can happen if one of these gets out of control, I think it'd be worth it in the end, especially if it's a dry day like that one was.

[@KAPUTSTON]

Note to self: don’t use smokes in a dry field

[@LinxyLinx]

Damn I didn't realize this is new

[@Parrotrooper]

Sure was a chaotic battle, I remember once there was a battle where the Germans were running around putting out fires with water from their canteens, but nothing compared to that.

[@distort3318]

Ah yes my favorite video from John reenactor

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

A baby-faced World War II soldier? Yup, that’s historically accurate.

[@ShieldsAirsoft]

The medic?