A great day today. Many thanks to all who took part, you looked the dogs danglies.
To all the Brits, great to play alongside with you. We really gelled as a group and I think the day will have proved very useful indeed.
And finally thanks to F&O for being excellent hosts as usual!
Don't forget Operation Varsity on the 30th March!
my first training day ,what a mint day,really enjoyed it,big thanks to stubblehopper for the training and making it a top day.
Cheers to Gadge, Yith (& Major) - thank you for the time and effort you put in preparation and execution of the day.
A very enjoyable Sunday - plenty of giggles and piss-takes along with the serious stuff, so a great mix.
As always, the chatting is just as important as the grafting!
Gadge got to shave his moustache off at the end of the day - not that you could see it, I had to fill it in with charcoal to make it visible
And the pay books are minty Evo - don't expect me to remember my army number though, I can't even remember my house number!
Just like to say thanks to everyone who took part.
Thanks to Yith and major for being invaluable assistance in the drill and fieldcraft.
Thanks to PBI for really getting into it all and even enjoying the drill.
Thanks to Stubblehopper for getting the Axis side organised so well and some cool pics..
Thanks to the krauts for being bloody good opposition on the end exercise!
Thanks to my long suffering missus becky for putting up wiht today
Thanks to Andy for some spot on photography
Thanks to Dieselmonkey for getting us there and back and some very gucci paybooks for PBI!
and lastly thanks to F&O for kindly letting us use their site!
Role on TEHL and Varsity!
(oh and i cant help being almost blonde naturally... you can never see my facial hair very well.)
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Thanks all for an enjoyable day
Have had a quick look at the photos that I took today (322) and there are some nice ones in there. Will get them sorted and online sometime during the week depending on work.
Andy
NICE ONE STUBBLEHOPPER CRACKING DAY MATE.
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Great day, thanks to Stubblehopper, Gadge and F&O.
Thanks Major for the loaned kit.
And thanks to the German players for tolerating the new Leutnant , hopefully Old'un or Chummers will be back in the driving seat next time.
Looking forward to the pics guys.
Put a few images up on the Kampfgruppe SS page, as things are getting cluttered around here! Thanks to all those that turned up and a big thanks to all the Guys at F&O for hosting us. Had a great time and hope everyone enjoyed themselves. Not wanting to let too much out of the bag, but Major will be sorting out the long awaited FIBUA TD at F&O's urban site near Manchester, probably in a couple of months time, big thanks again to all, even the Brits who we managed to tear up for A** paper once the SS recce group outflanked them and took them from behind. Cheers folks, nice one!
.... even the Brits who we managed to tear up for A** paper once the SS recce group outflanked them and took them from behind. Cheers folks, nice one!
They didn't get far, our Bren group took them out straight after they had crossed the road! Meh, nice try, next time look left and right not just straight ahead at your target!
I'm amazed how we managed to get through the day with just one short burst of light rain - they had steady rain for most of the day just down the road in Derby!
Yeah the weather reports had said rain all day... but we had max of 30mins light rain... superb!
Really excellent day, best yet for general camaraderie and teamwork.
Thanks especially to Gadge and Yith for their effort putting these things on, and Evo for the membership books which are a really nice touch. I, of course, memorised my number immediately upon issue.
Really hope there's no video of the marching practice or it could be seriously embarrasing for me - Anne would like to point out that she was OK though.
Pictures should be good too.
My first training day and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd also like to give my thanks to everyone involved in organising it, especially stubblehopper for the axis training & photos. I'm also looking forward to seeing andy's pics.
Yes have to agree top day roll on the next get together
Good day had by all, thanks chaps! Good blat too !
Here's the photo album link for the TD
nice pics chris and a great training day thanks to all involved. the brits looking very dapper in there red beret nearly as stylish as the falshy
theres nowt so Permanent as temporary
I was incredibly impressed with the turnout of PBI, i've seen less effort on proper re-enactors, the guys did us proud!
Cant wait to see Andy pics of it all.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Any sign of the pictures?
C'mon, Andy, any chance of some pics?
Andy says we will have these by the weekend. Hes been having computer troubles for the last week or so.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."