East Lancs War Weekend
 

its this weekend .. Saturday, sunday and monday ....

http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/w...nd-Summary.pdf

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Just don't go in a german uniform!

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So who will the French Resistance be resisting and who will the Allies be fighting? Will the Axis troops and prisoners be naked?Or does German underwear not count as uniform and will be allowed?
How can you have a WW2 enactment with no Germans in it-or is it so the French will have a chance of winning?
Imagine if all the WW2 films had all the Germans in uniform blanked out to avoid offending someone-it would make them hard to follow.
PC gone mad again!

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The next one to suffer will be re-enactments of the War of the Roses battles - might upset the tykes:D

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how ridiculous, i fer one won't be going anywhere near this P.C. farce.:(

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Don't agree with the reasons but what exacltly are they enacting ? From what I've seen of the history of WW2 there were no battles between Allied & german troops on British soil, just air raids.

If they are trying to recreate Britain during the war then they don't need Germans do they ?

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if that was to be the case,all it required was a simple explanation.;)

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I think I'm more suprised it hasn't got that PC they let the Germans win for fear of upsetting the EU :rolleyes:

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heres some pics from last years .... including the reenactment ...

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Are Italian uniforms (post 42/43 or whenever they switched sides ) allowed ? , and what about if Brit of "south asian" heritage (the ones who supported the Emporer against the Raj ) turn up in 'Jap' uniforms wearing fake buck teeth , will they be turnd away ? ..... and what about if any folks in Russian uniform turn up ? will local any Cossacks/Ukrainians be allowed to stage a protest........... hate to sound like an echo (quoting Jaysay) but this is what 13 years of Labour party indoctrination /Political correctness has brought Britain too ........ just a thought , try to imagine what "Dads Army" would have been like if it had been produced during the Blair/Brown/Harmon/Straw regime :eek: :eek: ;)

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i assume from photo 5 "Regensburg" aint around here? so must assume the soldiers were killed from "Friendly Fire"?:rolleyes:

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[QUOTE=cashman;909092]i assume from photo 5 "Regensburg" aint around here?

Regensburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Well that's me stumped.

Will have to put my Blondie costume back in the attic.

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If they ban ANY uniforms it should be the Aussi one where you wear baggy shorts with black socks and black shiny shoes!(see shelleaghs pictures).
Perhaps they're banning German uniforms because last year the smart dressed 'Germans' hung around outside the ladies toilets, picking up all the English women? (see photos).We can't have the Germans being 'overpaid, oversexed and over here', the Americans were enough.

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Perhaps it's just a republican plot, and they don't want Prince Harry pitching up in East Lancs.

:D

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Well, we went to Bury today on the bus and Ramsbottom was packed with people who had taken the 1940's theme to their hearts.
It was lovely to see ladies smartly dressed in their suits(although back then a suit for a lady was called a costume...if I am wrong I am sure G will put me right)complete with hats and gloves......most of them were carrying shopping baskets too.

The gentlemen who were not in services uniforms also looked very smart, whether they sported a Homberg or a flat cap......they all looked like they had their gas masks.
There was one little man hurrying to the station complete with his little fibreboard case.
I would have loved to have stopped and spent an hour or so people watching from the gardens of the church.
There are more events on tomorrow, but I will be doing the roast(sigh).

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No, you were right with suit.

It was a term first used for ladies tailoring in the late nineteenth century, when it became the fashion to have separate jackets and skirts. The first rumblings of freedom of movement....and eventul emancipation.

Sounds like a lovely day out.

Glad someone thought to pin your address to your gaberdine, so that you found your way safely back home.

:D

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its on monday as well margaret .. im going to have a wander down on monday .. to rawtenstall ....

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Ooh Jen, I might just have a run up to Rammy then with my camera.
I even saw a lady with seamed stockings........she must've had an american friend....or perhaps it was gravy browning and eyebrow pencil :D

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if you have a look at that link i put up in the first post you will find the programme for the events

you might be better off at rawtenstall or bury on monday rather than rammy ... rammy has most of their events on the sunday ...

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Oh Bums....was going to look at the shops there too!

The folk who were dressed in 1940's gear looked very good, and Rammy's main street is in keeping with that era too(well, except for the Curry house)......lots of little independent shops.
Might have to rethink my plans then Jen. I did look at the attached program of events......just didn't click that most of the stuff at Rammy is tomorrow!

There wasn't much evidence of the 1940's weekend in Bury......though we didn't venture down by the railway.

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[QUOTE=Royboy39;909148]was aware were it was roy, twas me being sarky, about the re-enactment.;)

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Afternoon Departure | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Although this picture is not from this year, it will give you a flavour of it

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Stepping out 2 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

And how elegant is this?

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is this one italian or russian ... this from last year ....

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think its russian.

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Definitely Russian Shill ! Looks to be a "Marshal of the Soviet Union" uniform (Uncle Joe's attire :)) with a "Hero of the Soviet Union" decoration gold star (obviously got 10 out of 10 for spelling at the Meerkovo academy :D).

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The funniest thing I saw a couple of years ago when I visited the event was the sight of four men dressed as German SS men strutting up and down. The other soldiers from our side including the Yanks were chatting away very matey like.
What amused me though was that two of the SS chaps were coloured lads.
Was that a bit of mickey taking I wondered.

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Not totally beyond the realms of imagination. In the early years as Germany invaded many countries some of the locals sympathised with the Germans & were encouraged to join "Frei Korps" similar to the modern day Foreign legion. Mainly as an arm of SS Batallions but some Wehrmacht units made use of the volunteers, the entry levels & standards weren't as idealistic as was originally set out for German SS troops, but the attrition meant replacements were required.

As the original comment was about coloured troops. I'd just like to point out the Germans raised the DAL (Deutsche Arab Lehrabteilung) in North Africa with volunteers from Iraq, Palestine, Syria & North Africa, amongst these would certainly have been "Black Troops". Added to that there was also an Indian SS Legion. I suppose if further time was given over to searching many such anomalies can be found regarding the perceived views of Nazi Germany & their use of non Aryan peoples to fuel their war machine.

German Militaria Blog: The Waffen-SS Indian Legion

http://www.histomil.com/viewtopic.php?f=212&t=1498

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That is the lovely Miss Marina Mae, a wonderful singer who is booked up 'til November ! I've got some photos here

Miss Marina Mae at the ELR War Weekend 2011 at Ramsbottom | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Lovely Wadey.
And despite the privations of the war, weren't the ladies elegant?

Marina Mae certainly capture the essence of the 40's....she is beautiful ib both of those pictures.

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Oh, I should have complimenteed the men too.......they were well turned out and handsome...not a trainer or a T-shirt in sight.
The men in uniform......WOW, no wonder the ladies of the day swooned!

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If some of the tittle-tattle I heard as a youngster is true it was the German and Italian uniforms the Ossy lasses were 'swooning' over not to mention the Yanks at Burtonwood , seem to remember something about a Saturday night bus service to and from Burtonwood running from the Boulevard .
Guess its not the sort of thing you should really ask your old grannies about though :eek: :eek:

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I don't think my old grannies would have been part of that scene....one of them has been dead for 55years the other for 40 years........and the uniforms I was talking about were the Naval and RAF uniforms and the young chaps in them, over the last weekend.
OK, I know these guys were just pretending...but if the real thing was anything like the fake........oh, never mind.

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Have a cold shower !

Joking aside Marina is a lovely girl, she's just finished her A levels and was invited to Jersey as part of the Royal Wedding celebrations, I think her next day off is November