World War I Reenactor's Morsels of Authenticity

What, you may be asking is a "Morsel of Authenticity"? Well, it simply is a term Marsh came up with to mean a short article on some reenacting subject. As time goes by, we hope to add more and more of these articles. In fact, right now, this is the only Morsel page working on reenactor.Net! Right now, we have five good articles for your information.

NOW, before someone starts to spaz, the reason these articles are all GERMAN-related is because that is what was sent it or found. If you have a good article about some ALLIED subject, well... SEND IT IN!

Fine-Tuning your German Uniform--The first of these excellent articles was done by Steve Fisher of J.R. 111 and is a truly revealing article on how to make your uniform much more authentic.
Making a Felt Pickelhaube--by Mike Gonzales of J.R. 23. This detailed article will guide the reader into making a usable Spiked Helmet.
Das Ersaztwesen (or, the Replacement System)--by Louis Plack, J.R. 459. An enlightening article on Germany's system of the Draft (read right before bedtime).
Der Unterwäschausruf--by Ernst Deksheimer, Yes, an article on PERIOD underwear. Why?, you may ask, well some of us just want to do it a little bit more authentic than most...
On The Home Front; The Production and Use of Ersatz Goods--by Marc Benedict of J.R. 120. Wow! This article explains the many innovations forced upon the Germans during the war. "Make do" was a way of life then!

Great War Russian Reenacting Units

Russia... the soldiers, the soldiers on the Western Front having been, for the most part, forgotten by historians. These brave men are being honored by a few units now--doing their best to recreate the Russian Army as it SHOULD be remembered.

If you know of a website for a Great War reenacting unit not listed here, please contact me and we'll get it going.

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Great War
Italian Reenacting Units

1uiditalian_sold1 Italy, child of Rome. Man, are these guys motivated!! Hope to see more of this... Anyway. look for us to list as many of these units as we can. I know they're out there!

The Italian Royal Army's first real taste of modern warfare was during World War I. Most of the actions were fought in northern Italy and the Royal Army suffered millions of casualties. This included over 700,000 dead. The frequency of offensives for which the Italian soldiers partook between May 1915 and August 1917, one every three months, was higher than demanded by the armies on the Western Front. Italian discipline was also harsher, with punishments for infractions of duty of a severity not known in the German, French, and British armies.

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Great War Belgian Reenacting Units

Belgium was one of the first victims of the war, yet her struggle and history is somehow relagated to the sidelines. This is too bad as Belgium's story should be told; her Army reenacted. Below, we have only a couple of units that do this impression--I hope there will be more.

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Great War, French Reenacting Units

Ahhh, Vive la France! The humble Poilu, these were the men who gave their blood so that France could be free. This is probably one of the hardest impressions to do, but in saying that, it is also one of the neatest! If you are interested in this great impression, please check out some of the units out there.

The Poilu and His War

The French soldiers were a vital part of the "face" of the Great War and while often portrayed by many in the United States as poor fighters, which they were not! The Poilu was a brave soldier and these generalizations are simply not true -- the Poilu has always suffered under poor leadership, both in his military and from (and particularly so) his civilian government. With good leaders, the French soldier was more than capable! These Iron Men fought, and won, on such hellish battlefields as Verdun, a place where conditions were SO horrible that they simply could not be imagined -- even today! The battlefield of the Great War was truly hellish -- like nothing ever seen before, or since. Among the horrors, were poison gas and the near-constant, and massive artillery barrages which often lasted for days. During these barrages, hundreds of thousands (or even millions) of shells were fired in huge massive barrages and tens of thousands of men were killed, their shredded bodies then being buried by the next shell, which also uncovered other bodies from earlier shellings. The result was a grisly mix of bodies, body parts and gore all over the battlefield with rats, disease and horror being the enemy for both sides. The Great War was different from other wars and they say that the stench of the battlefield was truly horrible... It was in this environment that Death stalked the trenches, reaping a constant harvest of the souls he found there.

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