Leben auf der italienischen Front / 1944 (Whitehall, PA)

Der Erste Zug once again participated in the Living History weekend at Whitehall, PA.  Our set-up was that of Germans constructing defenses in occupied Italy.  This was a non-active sector, so we were able to do aspects of first person that are not commonly seen on the front line, but were probably things experienced by landsers at some point during the war.  All of this was of course based towards the public's interaction & educational benefit.  This was a good public event & we are looking forward to it again next year.

The unit we represented was Nr. 5 Kompanie, Gren. Regt. 194 / 71st Infanterie Division.  The division was formed on 26 August 1939 as part of the 2nd Wave.  From October 1940 to March 1941 the division served as a training troop in Königsbrück.  From November 1941 through April 1942 it served in Belgium and France.  In February 1943 it was destroyed at Stalingrad. It would be reformed on 17 February 1943 in Denmark & eventually sent to Italy.