Battle For The Airfield Re-enactment

AHM WWII RE-ENACTMENT BATTLE FOR THE AIRFIELD

OCTOBER 8TH & 9TH, 2022

Far left photo: As people walk through the Allied and Axis encampments they have the opportunity to see demonstrations of the gear used during WWII. Here a re-enactor is showing how to put on a parachute and gear as if he were preparing to jump out of a plane.

Left photo: The Allied infantry and armor advances on the German positions. A key objective of the battle scenario is to take control of the dreaded German 88 cannon featured in the center.

The American Heritage Museum will host our 10th annual WWII re-enactment and WWII Veterans roundtable discussion on October 8th and 9th, 2022. There will be over 350 re-enactors representing several branches of Allied and Axis military participating. Fully restored military equipment of all kinds will be on display, operating in a captivating living history event. Allied and Axis camps will be set up with authentic materials and appearance. Re-enactors will act as docents sharing a wealth of information about life as a WWII military person. WWII Veterans from all ranks and branches of service will participate in a roundtable discussion. The American Heritage Museum will be open during the Battle for the Airfield weekend. The American Heritage Museum features one of the largest collections of tanks and armored vehicles in the United States. There are over 21 rare artifacts that can only be seen at the American Heritage Museum. These include the rare WWII German Panther tank, a combat veteran Russian IS-2 tank, an Iraqi SCUD missile and the only publicly displayed M1A1 Abrams tank in the world.

There will be an amazing living history event at the American Heritage Museum every month starting in May, 2022. For a complete list of events visit our website. Advance purchase tickets for the WWII re-enactment will be available at www.AmericanHeritageMuseum.org