Our Links

This page contains links to many good sites that I have found on the 'Net [And of course, a lot are out of date... look for me to try and fix that]. They are also in no particular order. Look for us to have more quality links soon, and if you have a cool link related to WWI or German stuff that you'd like to see here, please contact me at: himmelstoss@reenactor.net. I hope you will explore these sites and find them as interesting as I have--Marsh Wise

Other pages of the 23rd Regiment:

3./J.R. 23--Infanterie-Regiment "von Winterfelt" (USA, SoCal) (GWHS) --Imperial German Infantry Regiment "von Winterfelt" Nr. 23. This is the California group's website.

WWI Reenacting:

Great War Association -- Based at the Caesar Krauss Great War Memorial Site in Newville, Pennsylvania, the GWA is the East Coast's umbrella organization for Great War reenacting. The GWA hosts two (possibly going to three) annual combat reenactment weekends each year. The GWA actually owns its own battle site. This site is designed complete with trenches, underground bunkers, shell holes and machine gun nests.

The GWA has many different units from all sides. There are numerous Allied units: American, British and French along with their allies such as the Russians and Commonwealth Troops. The Central Powers consist of a number of German units and one Austrio-Hungarian unit.

Great War Historical Society (Western and California USA) -- The West Coast Great War organization --Sphere of operations: WW1 on the Western Front, 1914-1918. These guys hold events similar to the GWA's. The GWHS holds two events a year also, set up so as NOT to conflict with the GWA's events. Dues are $20 a year. Flash: it appears they have a new battlefield!!! :-)
The Saint Louis Escadrille--These are the guys who build and fly their replica World War I planes in all those great air shows. If you want to relive the Great War, but don't want to be stuck underground with us grunts, check these guys out.
Western Front Association--The WFA is an organization dedicated to preserving the history of the Great War. They have a great website for WWI history, and (which is why they're here) they also organize living history events in Europe.
20th Century Tactical Studies Group--A group of collectors, reenactors and military history buffs based out of the Mid-West. The 20th TTSG mainly concentrates on WWII events, but also has not only WWI , Korea, Vietnam and modern events.

Other W.W.I Historical Research Sites:

Preussische MilitSrgeschichte - Historischer Service --
The Pickelhaube Page --
The Imperial German Army in World War I --
Military Collection (Collection Militaria) of the Deutsche Historical Museum, or DHM --
Ernst Jünger in Cyberspace Mark iii --
The World War I Document Archive --
World War I - Trenches on the Web -- Lots of great articles on many different WWI subjects. Don't miss it!
The Karfreit (Caporetto) Offensive museum --
The Heritage of the Great War (De Erfenis van de Groote Oorlog): The Heritage of the Great War is dedicated to the aftermath and consequences of World War One. We put some emphasis on unorthodox points of view. Furthermore this site features one of the most extensive WW-1 picture- collections on the Internet.
The Heritage of the Great War
The Historic Iron Cross 1813 - 1957: A great page about the history of the Iron Cross. This page has many links and is a good resource!
http://www.magmacom.com/~magnus/
The Kaiser Wilhelm page (from Trenches on the Web):
http://www.worldwar1.com/biokais.htm

Kaiser's Bunker --A large collection of artifacts from Imperial Germany 1860 to 1918, including Pickelhauben (Spiked Helmets), tunics and caps. Similar categories include the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) 1914 to 1919, and the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) 1914 to 1918.

Kaiser's Bunker Art

Germany or Silesia Related Historical Sites, and Reenacting sites

Schlesien: Eine Region in Europa - Geschichte --
Schlesische Landwehr 1813 e.V. --
City of Nysa - homepage -- Home page for the Polish city of Nysa, what the Poles call Neiße, our unit's home city.
Ernst Jünger in Cyberspace Mark iii --
6000 Volkslieder: German and other Folksongs -- Frank Petersohn's EXCELLENT web page--he has zillions of German folk songs and marching songs, not only the lyrics, but in many cases, there are MIDI files to go along with them. For sure, check it out!!
http://ingeb.org/home.html
reenactor Net: Another "Marsh" website and THE biggie in reenacting. Links to all periods of reenacting history. It doesn't hurt that reenactor.Net also hosts this site to:
http://www.reenactor.net/

Militaria/ Collecting Sites:

Great War Militaria -- The name says it all! GWM is THE store for WWI stuff. They mostly concentrate on original items. If you get a chance, go to their store as it is well-worth it!
Before 1919 .... Collecting Militaria --
International Military Antiques Inc. --
Australian Militaria For Sale --

Firearms/ Collecting Sites:

NRA.org (National Rifle Association) Home Page -- No idiot, it's not a political site. If you own a gun, then you should be a member -- they do SO MUCH for gun owners! Don't be a putz... join the NRA... or should we put it this way, how fun would reenacting be without guns?
Tom Bowers' NFA Only Ad Board --
Black River Militaria Main Page --
The Vickers Machine Gun: Forum --
Lomont Precision Bullets Home Page --
Ellison's Military Rifles --
rec.guns FAQ Home Page - This is a great collection of information on US gun laws, and firearms in general. --

Great Vendors:

Schipperfabrik

Schipperfabrik -- THE WWI reenactor's store! Schipperfabrik is a "cottage industry" that is the culmination of 15 years of reproducing quality militaria for my reenacting needs. With the help of my wife and best friend, Heather and Nat Sooy I have been able to expand my passion for reproducing equipment and insignia for myself into a side-line offering to the Great War reenacting community. GREAT STUFF!

Brandenburg Historica: Their specialty is reference books and historical music for the reenactor. Without a doubt, if you're interested in the history of the time, Brandenburg is the place for you. I can personally attest to the quality of their stuff, having bought quite a few of their albums.
http://www.brandenburghistorica.com

Airdrome Aeroplanes--Okay, this in not really a reenacting organization. Rather, it's a place you can buy kits to build your very own 3/4 scale World War I fighter plane. Still pretty cool!

Living History Portraits: Committed to producing an heirloom portrait which captures you and your dedication to keeping history alive. If you or someone you know would enjoy an original portrait, please visit them to learn how easy it is to order.
http://www.livinghistoryportraits.com/
eBay - Your Personal Trading Community -- They have everything, including
militaria and firearms, watch out, it's fun!

Just Cool Links:

My favourite beer: Budvar Budweiser!--The TRUE King of Beers! We can NOW get it here! It's marketed under the name "Czechvar" and it's the same old good stuff... I just get pissy about the name. Anyway, check them out!
http://www.centraleurope.com/sponsors/budvar/budvar.html

If you would like to have a link to your web page here, please e-mail me with the address. I will check it out and see if it fits with what we have here. himmelstoss@reenactor.net

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