1940s German soldier SS Officer, with Iron cross wearing leather greatcoat & cap. The Germans re-enactors were based at "Le Visham" or Levisham in October, 2011. Costumed Soldiers and World War Two, World War II, Second World War, WWII, WW2 Re-enactors at the assemble for the Pickering World War II, Wartime Weekend, North Yorkshire, UK

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Pickering War Weekend successfully celebrates it's 18th year. Levisham Station, 8 miles north of Pickering, ‘occupied’ by the Germans during the North York Moors Railway’s (NYMR) ‘Wartime Weekend’ to become the October 1943 French village of ‘Le Visham’ in northern France. This year’s public educational package included a demonstration of a full-size replica of a German V1 flying bomb or ‘buzz bomb’ with its rocket engine simulator fired up hourly.

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Size: 2334px × 3500px
Location: Levisham and Pickering, North Yorkshire, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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