Thursday, March 20, 2014

WWII German Soldier (reenactor) Visits G.A.T.E.




Randy Brandon, a German WWII Reenactor (and also Adyson's dad), visited 4th grade G.A.T.E. a few weeks ago.  He has quite a collection of WWII German war uniforms, weapons, and other items a soldier might have used.  Mr. Brandon shared a little about WWI and WWII.  He spoke about the 4 branches of service and about political parties.

As part of his hobby, Mr. Brandon has learned to speak German and even has a soldier's wallet for his reenactment adventures.  He is known as Randolph Brandt in his reenactments and holds the rank of Unteroffizier.  He brought different uniforms made from different types of fabrics that were indicative of the material used at different times and also the temperature of the places they were worn.  We learned that there were different types of camouflage with different patterns.

Probably one of the students' favorite things he brought was a machine gun (non-firing, of course!).  Other accessories he brought were binoculars, a canteen, a bread bag, map carrier, compass, and dark goggles.

To see more of the items Mr. Brandon brought, please watch this slideshow.  Thank you, Mr. Brandon, for sharing your Friday afternoon with 4th grade G.A.T.E. students. We ALL learned more about history and WWII that day!


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