Edward
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Impressive photos - they could even be period if you turned them black and white. I'm always fascinated to see original spec kit put to its intended purposes. This reminds me of a documentary I saw years ago which followed a bunch of guys in the US reenacting US troops in the ACW. Not only did they re-enact a specific battle, but they completed the full week march on the original route prior to it. With a couple of guys portraying captured CSA prisoners in tow... Obviously, there's only so far any of us nowadays can go in getting an idea of what it was really like to be a young man, quite likely a conscript, in any of the major wars of history, but the more real it can be made the more history can be brought to life, hopefully with the result that we are that bit less likely to be involved again in such a conflict.
I'm intrigued by the shirts you are all wearing under the uniform tunics. Are these civilian shirts? Would that have been typical at the time (I assume they are indeed accurate given that, even to my untrained eye, you have clearly gone to some effort with the accuracy of the uniforms elsewise).
Also, and if it's not introducing too controversial a topic, did you have any hassle from the French authorities? I know France has some very strict laws about the use of War-era Wehrmacht symbology and so on.
I'm intrigued by the shirts you are all wearing under the uniform tunics. Are these civilian shirts? Would that have been typical at the time (I assume they are indeed accurate given that, even to my untrained eye, you have clearly gone to some effort with the accuracy of the uniforms elsewise).
Also, and if it's not introducing too controversial a topic, did you have any hassle from the French authorities? I know France has some very strict laws about the use of War-era Wehrmacht symbology and so on.