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Fallschirmjäger-Lehrkompanie Why Are We Doing This?
Our primary goal is to host a unique WW2 living history weekends that draws participants from established German Fallschirmjäger reenactment units. It was clear after the 2005 FJ-Lehrkompanie Event that the best German Paratrooper reenactors are willing to travel to a event that specifically caters to the particular area of WW2 history. Like-minded enthusiasts tend to seek each other out, and this FJ-Lehrkompanie event is no exception; it's hosted by FJ reenactors for FJ reenactors. In planning and hosting the event, the synergy resulting from the participating groups' leadership is collectively rasing the bar for the WW2 reenactors. In addition to the reenactors who portray German
Paratroops as their primary impression, we intend to reach out to reenactors
who portray Fallschirmjäger as a secondary impression,
by giving them a wonderful opportunity to join our ranks by pairing
them with a participating unit and working them into the squad-level
activities.
These are not a ‘typical reenactments’, but rather events and information specifically designed in every aspect for Reenactors and Living Historians who portray World War Two German Paratroopers. In January 2008, the FJ-Lehrkompanie Living History Event is being held in conjunction with the annual "Battle of the Bulge" reenactment at Ft Indiantown Gap. Participants will get to fight as a combined 60-man FJ unit in the field tactical, which will be the largest FJ unit ever assembled in the USA! In addition to the tactical battle and famous militaria flea market, FJ-Lehrkompanie attendees will be able to take part in some very special "FJ-Lehrkompanie Only" activities. We will fill one 60-man barracks with highly motivated, like-minded FJ reenactors. If you ever considered attending FIG as an FJ reenactor, this really is the opportunity of a lifetime. In order to enhance the “Living History” aspects, the events are run as a wartime Fallschirmjäger-Lehrkompanie, with the event staff and participating units acting as the ‘Training Cadre’. We know that there is a large amount of the Fallschirmjägergeist (Airborne Spirit) within everyone who has gone to the effort and expense to research German paratroops and put together a Fallschirmjäger impression. If you don't have a Fallschirmjäger impression, now is the best time to get one and join us! Our goal is to bring all of the North American Fallschirmjäger reenactors and living historians together for Kameradschaft that we won’t soon forget. We guarantee you’ll be talking about these for years to come! Komm mit, und zage nicht, komm mit!
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