WW1 Reenactment: Spring Newville 2022

Here are a chronological video of the weekend of the point of view of a Marine in the 78th Co. 2/6.

[@Rocketrollrebel]

Great video! Braunschweigisches infanterie Regiment nr. 92 sends its regards and looks forward to seeing our worthy foe again in November.

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

Thanks, Plenty of VB grenades will there for you!

[@jamesnelson6980]

As a former member of I.R. 92, it's great to see the regiment still in tact, and carrying the fight to the tommies, frogs and yanks!

[@brianseward9099]

Hey, I'm in this one! I'm the dude with the bandages on my back at 7:53. Thanks for filming this!

[@PotatoEternal]

Good video. I believe I was able to spot myself around the 1:12 mark on Friday. It was my second event there as well and an absolute blast

[@josh_nailor]

Was able to spot myself at fridays safety training formation! Great video. See you in November 😎

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

See you in the trenches!

[@jamesross1799]

Glad you yanks could join us for the finally!!!!!😂 from a brit brother....don't worry I'm just taking the piss . We always have each others backs UK 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

We really waited til the last minute, the tommies held til we finally went overseas.... then we showed the the kaiser's army what freedom was like! Lol. The british and french armies suffered too much.

[@garymattscheck9066]

Can't wait until November!That'll be my first time!

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

Hell yeah, see you in the trenches!

[@MasonJar2005]

Same here

[@matteocervesato6372]

Grandi e basta........super complimenti 😮😮😮😮😮😮grandissimi.......DOVE È STATA FATTO QUESTO EVENTO????😮😮😮😮GRAZIE MILLE ED ANCORA COMPLIMENTI 😊

[@stopmotion0013]

I can’t wait to do this one day, it seems very cool

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

Its a great time, you should go!

[@floydkeimiii303]

I need to get in on this, I’m only an hour or so away from this site

[@hZMXOIzLck2zmeyCfWjg]

Wow I can't believe this footage was from ww1! It is so good! Almost like it is a reenactment.

[@WarDuckProductions]

Where was this? I’ve been looking all over for WWI reenactments and can’t find any.

[@tnairsoft6375]

same

[@dennisedelweiss1513]

Erster tolles Video mein Freund

[@paulwolf7562]

I haven't done this in years. Wish i could get back into it? Finances and medical problems, wont allow for it, though? Btw, you guys looked great.

[@tnairsoft6375]

awesome video! do you know if this event will be happening again? I'd love to attend!!

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

Yes check out the great war association, theres one happening next weekend and one in April next year. They do a spring and fall event.

[@yeyeyeboys9145]

Where do you get the usmc ww1 uniforms from please tell me

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

Soldier of fortune or what price glory

[@zacharyjohnson6453]

I wish I could be a part of this

[@Hankeshon]

why does the MG-08 (timestamp 6:51) have the fire rate of an MG42? I'd love to know if that was just a slight inaccuracy or if there was a mod on WW1 machine guns that ramped up the fire rate. MG-O8's generally had around 600 RPM. The one in the video is firing 800-900 Edit: i think thats an american version of the '08 but pretty much the same thing

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

It was a browning m1917, shooting wood tipped blank in a weird caliber because the owner has pallets of them. They shot hot which increased the rof.

[@Hankeshon]

woah, great to know! I actually did some research after i commented and the browning m1917 has a pretty high fire rate for a World War 1 HMG. Thanks for the info :) @@TheFlamethrowerExperts

[@OP-wb3wl]

This looks awsome

[@WoodlandkidAKAwoodlandoperator]

Where do these events take place?

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

Newville, PA USA. Its at the Great War Association.

[@LoganDias-xu8zz]

Hey man, what do you guys use in the guns to make that noise?

[@gabrielegenota1480]

Blank rounds. A cartridge with gunpowder, but no bullet

[@MrJeep75]

Awesome

[@generalpross1281]

i want to come in usa just for this

[@legoium6022]

Is this open to spectators?

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

Unfortunately not.

[@retroandvintagemilitaria1153]

Looks fun!

[@greatwarantics9647]

Badass

[@t0mcat683]

is it public

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

No

[@t0mcat683]

@@TheFlamethrowerExperts shame ill join it someday if i can tho

[@JuniperofTheWolves]

"Marines!" "Yo?"

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

I had to look back at this

[@syborgcat3830]

Couldn’t a rifle grenade hit someone on the head?

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

Thats why we have to wear helmets

[@syborgcat3830]

@@TheFlamethrowerExperts ah ok

[@Bronislaavv]

There is an overarching and disproportionate element of narcissism prevalent among re-enactors . They spend a great deal of time and money trying to pretend they are something they are not ; real soldiers. Very few of them have any actual military service , and in over thirty years of being around them , I have met a grand total of two who have actually been on combat. I have privately shared these thoughts with those two , and they are in agreement. Essentially , re-enactors want to dress up and act like men , without the risks of being men. For these exhibitionists, dressing up in the costume of the past, treated as a fetish, and posturing and parading as part of the masquerade provides the pleasure of pretense, which is all it is, although the performance undoubtedly has the psycho-therapeutic effect of serving to ease the feeling of inadequacy in its performers, in a manner akin to the savage who dons the skin of a lion as a mantle in the belief that he will thereby become invested with the strength and courage of the king of the jungle.

[@TheFlamethrowerExperts]

I mean thats your opinion. I am still active duty, know plenty who have served in combat. Theres alot of clowns but at its the center of it, its people who love history a who want something more than reading about history.

[@jasonnicholasschwarz7788]

If you were a native of north America, you would go by the name "Likes to speak with an embellished tongue", meaning: Come to the point, dude! Why give us this free psychology lecture in the first place? People do this because they feel drawn to one particular period in history. It's not about "playing soldiers". Ever come across the theory of re-incarnation? You don't have to have a military career to do this kind of stuff. Maybe, in a previous life, some of us experienced this and just aren't done with it yet. Who knows. Don't over-analyze everthing and just take it for what it is.

[@Admiral_Jezza]

This is like the meme of the guy screaming "STOP HAVING FUN!!!"

[@jaket8947]

That's definitely some neat words, even if you did roll them all up into a dumbass take.