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Michael J. Matzer
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Michael J. Matzer

Hi all,

I would like to introduce you the Tommy & Yankee association from Pilsen, Czech Republic. We’re small group of guys interested in military history, mainly focused on the British and American army in WW2. Our British section portrays members of Durham Light Infantry and 1st SAS. But I will further speak only of our US section.

 

Our group was put together 3 years ago and we decided to portray 2nd Infantry Division, 9th inf. regiment. The biggest reason was that this unit liberated our city. But we also portray some more infantry units. So far we participate only on few public battles. Most of our activity is on military displays and our own maneuvers. Our aim is to display US GIs in proper way. We’re in touch with some 2nd division vets and some of them still visit Czech Republic on Liberation festival in May every year. They say they’re more popular here in CR than in USA :)

 

Our plan in the future is to be able to display most of infantry unit of ww2 and also some special units as well.

 

Here is link to our facebook page. You can browse it without joining if interested.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/KVH-Tommy-Ya...37896722?v=wall

 

We have official website as well but it’s not finished and translated into English yet so sorry for that.

 

Here are some pictures of us, please share your thoughts!

 

 

 

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England, 1944

 

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Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 1945

 

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Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 1945

 

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Michael J. Matzer

and finally some pictures from our last winter exercise (Elsenborne Ridge, Belgium 1944):

 

 

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Your photos are fantastic. I was in Pilsen back in May of 2010, for the liberation celebration, with the second armored in Europe portraying the 16th Armored division. I was very impressed by the realistic displays and by the warmth of the people of Pilsen and the Czech Republic. I will always cherish my time in Pilsen, and I hope to return someday. Thank you for representing our US Army so well and with so much passion.

Tom Bowers

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Sheikh Al Stranghi

Except for a few minor details (The full HBT suit is the biggest eye sore) you guys are doing a really good job. Keep it up!

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Daniel R. Allen
Hello, after a long time, I attach photos from our events.
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101st Airborne Division, 327th GIR, Battle of the Bulge, December 1944

 

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Armored Infantry from 3rd Armored Divison, September 1944

 

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101st Airborne Division, 327th GIR, Battle of Carentan, June 1944

 

 

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2nd Infantry Division, 2nd Medic Bn., December 1944

 

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2nd Infantry Division, 38th IR, Normandy, July 1944

 

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2nd Infantry Division in Czechoslovakia, May 1945

 

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2nd Infantry Division, Elsenborn Ridge, December 1944

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Liberation of Pilsen,16th Armored Division, Czechoslovakia, May 1945

 

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28th Infantry Division, Hürtgen forest, Autumn 1944

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2nd Infantry Division, 23rd IR, Germany, April 1945

 

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Some photos from Saturday 12th October 2013, when we organized club exercise, which was themed on the 75th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army and movement this division across Germany in April 1945.

 

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Some photos and a short film made by members of the American section KVH Tommy & Yankee Association from last event. They featured members of infantry patrol belonging to 2nd Battalion, 23 Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division during a reconnaissance near German village Mechernich in early March 1945.

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More photos from ours events you can see on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/KVHTommyYankee

 

 

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