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You could start out by doing living history and then use that as a gauge to find out what sort of interest level there might be in your area. Living history opens up a lot of venues to you, like airshows, militaria and gun shows, and so on.

Did soldiers in the SS-Polizeidivision wear police collar patches at some point in that unit's history? I seem to recall reading that somewhere.

Have a look at the links page on At the Front. You may be able to find some units in your area. Most units are affiliated with one of the larger reenacting organizations. If you're just getting started yourself, it may be a daunting task to organize and train a new unit at the same time. Many reenac...

Thanks very much for the welcome!

Hello: Mark Flowers here in Eugene, Oregon about 110 miles south of Portland in the Willamette Valley. I've been poking around this web forum, as well as the Axis History Forum, for a couple of months and registered a couple of days ago. I served 21 years and a couple of months in the US Army, and a...

Hans Helmut Kirst wrote the 08/15 trilogy in the 1950s. He was a "Zwölfender" who ended up serving until the end of the war. The books were translated into English and achieved some popularity in their English editions. Their English titles and dates of issue are: "The Revolt of Gunne...

Take a look at this web site from the Command and General Staff College. They have a catalog of PDF files on variious topics relevant to this thread, of which several are related to German tactics and training. You can download the PDF files for free.

http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/wwIIspec/index.asp