army. prime. minister. in the early hours of a hot july dawn a group of unusually dressed people carefully head on to the shore of one of the me

up as tributaries clad in servant military uniform from the days of world war two. in the summer of nine hundred forty one on the sort of deal the crossing the a small one hundred thousand people were killed while they were trying to escape the surrounding enemy. eyewitnesses say that the river ran red with blood for several days now candles float down the river. moscow's military history club called the division has traveled here to honor the memory of fallen russian soldiers but this journey to smolensk is just the beginning now they have three thousand kilometers to cover across the european roads to take part in the legendary war and peace show in england. in the village of belching and candles the old hope surrounded by a huge park today it attracts collectors of military vehicles and others with an interest in reaction great battles of the past century the thirtieth war and peace

show is about to take place. since the beginning of summer has turned the festival venue into a swamp. military enthusiastic began arriving long before the beginning of the show for them not even bad weather can overshadow the event they've been waiting a whole year for one after another festivals open up offering every thing from uniform buttons to tanks. number two number two do you read me number two over to visit gas station one hundred kilometers from there is a third of a tank left the copy i copy. there was an accident awful awful four wheeler improve my spine. for that i was a physician a surgeon there is suddenly i was bedridden the last six months i started walking slowly recovering. but was thinking of was going to do when my friend from rostov

told me that he'd restored an old soviet kobe because. they also had a sixty million sheep it was me he restored it i did it in a minute she stuck. it and a uniform to match. on the next day the rain passes by the campground and. historical reactors from a soviet afghan war paratroopers club keenly digging away the stubborn mud in accordance with military protocol the soldiers are preparing shelters in case of an enemy attack the most amazing thing is not one of these soldiers speak russian these people hail from belgium britain sweden france and holland. well we're digging a trench or trying to dig a trench we're doing it by hand so. see how far we get an attorney for going to finish it reenacting soviet union in afghanistan because well.

because no one else was there were basically it's nothing political over enough for communism or something like that it's just out of interest it was quite. interesting also quite hard. to convoy left moscow with four heavily loaded cars with trailers to cross seven european countries. and there's little time for rest. we had a pretty interesting trip to the war history show. to my friends. be friends with fascists. but there is no ideology in it whatsoever but there's no difference between those dressed as the red army. uniforms only served to you know it is very nice

when you pass a german camp in a soviet uniform and the germans stand. by you. at the camp the festival. together with families. and friends and. british police officer. and.

i think. tanks. to. his crew members. of the russian trip. few stops in the most important places connected with. one of them is the best fortress on the polish border.

of the. garrison demonstrated outstanding bravery and resilience. troops. most of them death. this story. carry our body up. beltran has seen the start of a training program for newcomers to the desert platoon living history group they are meticulously reenacting scottish infantry units who fought in north africa in one nine hundred thirty nine to forty three. using the renowned bren gun carrier armored vehicles. members but the biggest emphasis on the atmosphere in the camp and pay strict attention to the everyday life of a soldier from that time. they.

do want to be accurate and we do want to be serious but not over serious because we are paying respect to the people who were in the desert war we are living history group rather than a reenactment drew what we do is we try and show. the public how crudes tried to live a normal life in an abnormal situation and during the war but i think the nazi uniforms i think the japanese uniforms i don't think the time is now i think when all our veterans are our way then i think yeah i believe that we should be doing or showing uniforms that make them suffer. germany greets the russian convoy with gloomy weather and cold rain. to drive every

few hours to meet the shuttle and arrive in time for the meeting in the old sanctioned town of told go. here on april twenty fifth one thousand nine hundred five soviet an american troops met and embraced each other as brothers. this a ventilator became known as. history's full of curious paradoxes and today the descendants of russian soldiers are once again reunited with their friends at the river. society. the history but also keep the soul of.

the russian coming to the peace to hand it. to. the famous. people to see them. take. the symbol of. the ferry across. as.

it's beginning to seem as though everyone in europe has put on a uniform and is heading for england. across the water. and the festival. and. life in the military doesn't just. left behind the battlefield. to find the strength to change into dress. uniform. wearing glamorous period clothing the ladies are also invited out to a night of swing enjoying music. with a dance floor is perfect as people see the same way the grandparents did. the british band to join basis.

i think the music that we play on the music of voters is coming back now because. a lot of people find it here the young people think it's near the older people remember it but i think also people are getting fed up of just. you know electric pop music and also somebody suggested that and the third jazz swaying and music came out of the depression. and the world now there's a lot of you know economical problems so maybe people are looking for the same sort of. them up and that's what we try and bring some sunshine.

finally the russian convoy drives into the. heavily laden vehicles. a good three month showed up by tanks. members of the international club of soviet paratroopers in afghanistan rushed to help them believe the combined efforts of. the commander of the second. has to use his. last resort. they drive into the field where the trouble is face another challenge setting up.

their fathers and grandfathers were far more adept at restoring the war. gives them a boost before sunrise the camp is finally set up and the russian group a fast asleep. good. science technology innovation. developments from around russia we. covered a potentially deadly blizzard taking aim for the northeast. from new york to maine we have team coverage of the storm. watching is the very heavy snow moving into boston proper earlier today it was very sticky you can see it start to become much more power. line there's still a lot of snow out near a place for snowball fight. pretty incredible day there and

even record snowfall throughout. some emergency. oh and. the. russian military. of.

two accordions to entertain the troops. the first of the famous beatles song people begin to gather. a. ballet company to spread around the camp. of the war and peace show there's always somebody taking pictures or video. camera. this camp is a place where a combination of eccentric people and historic military hardware can be found many of those in attendance. but often preparations they come here to fulfill the childhood dreams can take on the proud. brave paratrooper. that stories.

visit to his paratrooper. especially recruits from western europe for quite some time. but some of the. good day comrades. when it comes to the reality of. everything becomes clear. on the mark. turning around three i did got to see one attempt out of three sure to be successful i'm coming to you one. two.

three. get away from me. thank you for your service. there are different attitudes towards the events in afghanistan one thing is certain it's a bright history of our army it's associated with heroism and courage of our soldiers and officers and it is. one of the guys reconstruct the events of that time fascinating very worthwhile. living conditions at the. from the group. have totally embraced the mood they set up. to try to recreate the conditions as closely as possible. the history of the first squadron of the british army. in the famous operation of september one thousand nine hundred forty four when more

than fifty. killed or taken prisoner. in the. british paratroopers are at full combat readiness very soon they'll head for the. division of the.

spirits of a soldier it is. the memory of soldiers who returned from. british colleagues a multinational team of arrive at the. holy trinity church. as . i shall not weary there nor the years. i've. gone. we will remember. begins according to the national preferences of each participant. and hang out with . the british.

training session. soldiers practice the delivery of to a field hospital and provide first aid to someone suffering from. a british. being a member of the club. to wear a uniform properly and we annex german life for the frontline but also to have a knowledge of how to handle equipment. this is why commander neil robinson is especially hard on recruits who are at the show for the first time these things are you neal himself is an enthusiastic react disconnect his father fought against the germans in the navy but never met them face to face just after the role his father began collecting german army memorabilia to get to live his former enemy better.

his son continues to hold. its quite often that. people attempt to politicize people attempt to think that the reason why we do this is because somehow we are neo nazis also how we how right wing far right off i left wing leanings these things are not true war is a terrible thing this is why it's called war not happy snoozing one time terrible things happening terrible thing war in itself is a crime against humanity and it is man's sin always to forget. the sacrifices that were made by people. in walk. just looks at the movies the movies the americans won the war. the russian people. seventy five percent almost all. these. people recognized that maybe seventy five percent of the effort. was committed by

the russian people are not be americans. so the contemporary. has nothing to do with ideology it blurs the boundaries between us and allows people to better understand history and not to repeat the

mistakes of the past however not everyone can. you know. you have a failure in. food. and you don't want to approach the uniform. when you salute you do not salute a person. and that's what with. the enemy and i really but the person is what. finally the day of the great battle comes british paratroopers will face off against. this huge interest. group to watch the. first shots

ring out. according to the battle scenario british paratroopers kicked the germans out of a small dutch town and quickly took up defensive positions. british intelligence then revealed the enemy was sending large numbers of infantry troops and tanks to take back. their own. as to the. conflicted.

because. the change the course of combat.

comes to a close members of the british team reenacting the second coming decide to give their russian friends from real surprise they've translated the famous wartime song into english. for the first time. a symbol of soviet victory the song might just become an anthem for reenacting the history of the second.

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