• 23 Dec 2009 /  Events, Reenacting

    We held the Camp Anderson Tactical a few weeks back and it was a rousing success. The Allies were highly aggressive and were attacked from behind within a few minutes of setting up our HQ! Absolutely amazing and totally unexpected.


    An exhausted landser…

    The Allies were maneuvering and firing like they were Fallshirmjager! These units were elements of the 36th, 502nd and Army Rangers, hats off to them for excellent work!


    We had the Krupp radio truck from the 716 Nachrichten Kompanie despite the fact that the rain had made the pathways into seas of mud. Their radio truck is a work of art! It created that surreal sensation of actually being back in time that you feel at certain moments during a reenactment when everything comes together to form the perfect confluence of history without distraction.

    I was deployed with the newly restocked G-43 however I had too low gas pressure using my new gas reducer so I was essentially ‘bolt action’ for the activities. Even so it was nice to have 10 rounds in the mag rather than five of the Kar98. I’ll recalibrate for the next outing.

    Photos of the event are here on Fallschirmjager.net.

  • 07 Dec 2009 /  Uncategorized

    Josef Kiesenhofer…

    There was a really nice story in the News & Observer about Herr Josef Kiesenhofer who fought on the Ostfront in World War II, managed despite all odds to survive and then raised a family in America. Herr Kiesenhofer, who died Nov. 9 at 96, lived another shining example of the American immigrant story raising a family and overcoming adversity. Link to the story http://www.newsobserver.com/life/story/222543.html.

    Very nice photo from the story; Herr Kiesenhofer on his krad B.

  • 07 Dec 2009 /  Events

    I was packing up for Camp Anderson this weekend and felt a pair of eyes watching my progress. On the top of the bureau was my cat…

    This should be a really good tactical, we have a lot of folks planning to attend and we’ll have some armour (Sd.Kfz 222, Stuart, T-34/85, A White halftrack and a plethora of jeeps). On Friday night we’ll also have our TMHS Christmas party and dinner.

  • 02 Dec 2009 /  Events

  • 11th - 13th; *TMHS* Tactical, Camp Anderson
    Friday: Battle & party fee $20 TMHS, $25 non-TMHS.
    Saturday: Battle & party fee $15 TMHS, $20 non-TMHS.
  • Friday evening TMHS Christmas Truce Party; Chow line Dinner, Tamales and Rice or Hamburgers, with desert in the mess hall, Awards and Jukebox with admission Friday.
    • Scenario early Winter ‘44; multiple objectives for Allies and Axis.
      Lots of fire and maneuver!
    • We will be trying out a new hit card system, eveyone gets a hit card at check-in and a new one at the aid station after a hit. Sample cards
    • Barracks available; $20 per night, $30 for the weekend.
    • Hot meals in the cafeteria too; $7 Breakfast and Lunch, $8 Dinner.
    • The museum’s Stuart and the T34/85 will be running and available.
    • Directions to Anderson: 6693 FM 1774, Navasota, Texas
    • Weather outlook: Navasota Weather