Monte Cassino 2014

[Willi Z.]

The official celebration of the 70th anniversary will be held on 13-18.05.2013. In place will be themed dioramas and 17 May reconstruction of the battle of Monte Cassino. We are fighting for the grant to transport the original StuG and Sherman.

Thanks for the update. Please keep us posted on developments.

[W Petz]

Marco,

Great reenactor photos but some how I got the feeling that your photos will show up on Ebay as originals. Check out my FJ New photos in Town thread...I recently picked up a photo album that has a few pics of Italian paras.

Hmmmm! I will be over in Europe (England/Germany/Luxembourg) in May/June...so I will be tempted to make a sidetrip to Monte Cassino.

Bill

[Folkersam]

Thanks for the update. Please keep us posted on developments.

OK 'll Let you know about the details-date are safe and everything is already planned.

[Jeff V]

Great pictures, although none of those faces exhibit the "strain of battle" look.

[Ironcrown]

Marco,

Great reenactor photos but some how I got the feeling that your photos will show up on Ebay as originals. Check out my FJ New photos in Town thread...I recently picked up a photo album that has a few pics of Italian paras.

Hmmmm! I will be over in Europe (England/Germany/Luxembourg) in May/June...so I will be tempted to make a sidetrip to Monte Cassino.

Bill

Great pics those on the album! Very probably they are paratroopers attached to the 4FJD, and the pics were taken in early 1944. Last year I met one of these veterans. He fought with the germans from Anzio until September, when he was taken prisoner on the Gothic line. As he told me, at that time he and his comrades were wearing german uniforms, probably due to supply problems

[Marco]

Hello, this om my website is the official program of "Cassino 2014" (in talian language, sorry)

http://digilander.libero.it/historia...-programma.htm

[Alessandro_J]

Static meeting or dinamic?

Hi Marco
I read the program, what I ask is if is it a static event or a dinamic, I would like to come to Cassino with my NSU 251 OSL together with my brother's Kübelwagen and some friends, as we did ten years ago, or down there.....

Thank you in advance
Ciao
Alessandro

[silpel11]

Most beautiful

[dagoromagna]

Great job!

Giovanni

[Willi Z.]

Hello, this om my website is the official program of "Cassino 2014" (in talian language, sorry)

http://digilander.libero.it/historia...-programma.htm

Thanks Marco! It seems like the 18th is the main day. I understand the Milan Show is that weekend as well. Hmmmmm...

[W Petz]

Thanks for the additional information.

Question: Did the veteran Italian para mention anything about why they continued to fight even after Italy surrendered.

Bill

Great pics those on the album! Very probably they are paratroopers attached to the 4FJD, and the pics were taken in early 1944. Last year I met one of these veterans. He fought with the germans from Anzio until September, when he was taken prisoner on the Gothic line. As he told me, at that time he and his comrades were wearing german uniforms, probably due to supply problems

[PAOLORUBENS]

Although the photo's are done very well and the guys poses/stares are well thought out, there's no taking away the fact the guys are Italian and to my eyes DONT look German at all in any of the photo's. IMO I dont think these will fool any one on ebay. But then again theres plenty of fools on ebay that get taken every day.

before someone get mad ... I AM JUST KIDDING :

well , generally speaking you are right Greg different history and Kings , populations , religions all over modern Italy in last centuries ... but my sicilian friend , German stuffs collector , is 6'3'' he might be a perfect SS !!! here in the north there are still alive persons which were born Austrian ... but , once again , you are right here the most are fat and short

[Ironcrown]

Thanks for the additional information.

Question: Did the veteran Italian para mention anything about why they continued to fight even after Italy surrendered.

Bill

No, we didn't speak specifically about this matter, but I was able to know the person well enough to understand that most probably he stayed on the german side for a mix of reasons: his political ideas for sure, but also his personal view of the sense of honor. He was young, so probably his decision was also determined by the decisions of his comrades.