PFC Rossi Posted July 7, 2012 Share #1 Posted July 7, 2012 After the landings at Anzio, Italy, on January 22nd, 1944, Allied troops remained stuck from many weeks just after the beaches, along the artificial canal Mussolini and facing tough resistance. On the left of the beachead were Commonwealth troops and on the right American troops, most notably the 504th PIR (Except H Co that was put on the left) and the FSSF; they were facing elements of the Aufklärungs-Abteilung 356 (renamed Division-Füsilier-Bataillon 356). The following are some original period pictures and after them reenactment pictures thanks to the effort of the GGARG (Greatest Generation Airborne Reenactors Group) and Progetto900. Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PFC Rossi Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted July 7, 2012 Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Other more will follow, if you want! I'll leave a then & now Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Son Posted July 8, 2012 Share #5 Posted July 8, 2012 Very nice work....I hope all the guys had fun. The period dress is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARman Posted July 8, 2012 Share #6 Posted July 8, 2012 it was real fun taking part to this project! the location was great because we were in the not-always-so-sunny tuscany in an area plenty of abandoned old farmhouses.. hope pfc will soon posts other pics ('cause actully i'm not that good at uploading pics :-) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis505 Posted July 8, 2012 Share #7 Posted July 8, 2012 Well done lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandlapper Posted July 8, 2012 Share #8 Posted July 8, 2012 Those pictures look amazing! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFC Rossi Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks everyone mates! And thanks to you to, BARman I'll post some other pictures then, hope you'll enjoy them...this is real once-italian theater of war Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFC Rossi Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted July 8, 2012 Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us And a night raid... (These were shot using an original-period camera) Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
376th PFAB Posted July 13, 2012 Share #11 Posted July 13, 2012 Great pictures. I reenact the FSSF so i love MTO pictures, also love seeing the un-reenforced 42s. Dont see them often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFC Rossi Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted July 13, 2012 Thanks Forceman! We like to reenact these less known but still important and bloody battles; we've also done some Sicily and Salerno stuff. Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Even General Mark Clark came visiting troops and chatting with soldiers! Uploaded with No_outside_hosting.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGREG Posted July 13, 2012 Share #13 Posted July 13, 2012 one comment... COMPLIMENTI....FAVOLOSO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 13, 2012 Share #14 Posted July 13, 2012 Eccellente! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFC Rossi Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted April 12, 2013 Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capazo Posted April 13, 2013 Share #16 Posted April 13, 2013 Nice fotos! Cojonudas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted April 14, 2013 Share #17 Posted April 14, 2013 More than a couple times I had to really look hard to tell which was an original shot and which was one of your group. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFC Rossi Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share #18 Posted April 14, 2013 More than a couple times I had to really look hard to tell which was an original shot and which was one of your group. Nice work. This is the best compliment we could receive! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted April 18, 2013 Share #19 Posted April 18, 2013 I don't impress easily, but your group impressed me greatly. I agree that only the photography betrays which photos weren't actually taken in the '40s. I've always been curious, when you do events like this on the sites of the real battles, has anyone ever come up who was there during WW2 and had a bad reaction, not knowing they were going to see this again? I know if you live around Normandy you should expect to see re-enactors from time to time, but I could imagine an older person going by and doing a double-take at the sight (especially considering how well your group pulled it off)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFC Rossi Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share #20 Posted April 19, 2013 I don't impress easily, but your group impressed me greatly. I agree that only the photography betrays which photos weren't actually taken in the '40s. I've always been curious, when you do events like this on the sites of the real battles, has anyone ever come up who was there during WW2 and had a bad reaction, not knowing they were going to see this again? I know if you live around Normandy you should expect to see re-enactors from time to time, but I could imagine an older person going by and doing a double-take at the sight (especially considering how well your group pulled it off)... Thank you very much; to answer you: no, that has never happened, not that I recall; but it happened more than once to meet some veterans or civilians during wartime that were positively interested in what we were doing. And next week we'll go to free the city of Verona once again, just like it happened in April 1945...we'll post the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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