Normandie Besetzung (Gettysburg, PA)

After the success of last year's full gear march, Der Erste Zug once again held a bicycle & foot march to the Eisenhower National Historic Site's WWII Weekend event.  This time, it was longer!

At this event, we were portraying the Nr. 5 Kompanie, Gren. Regt. 915 / 352nd Infanterie Division in Normandie prior to the Allied Invasion of France.  Our impression was based on a detachment of the GR 915 during training maneuvers.  We camped off site at another location on Friday where we issued rations.  Saturday morning we departed on a 4 mile march to the event site at the Eisenhower Farm (WWII Living History Weekend).  Those with period European bicycles rode them, those without were on foot.  The entire march was done in full gear. 

Upon arriving at the main site, we put up an equipment display (laid out so as not to look like a modern set-up), drilled, ate period rations, etc... All the activities were of course based on public interaction & education.