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CIMMERIAN AFTER ACTION REPORT -
OPERATION: PANZER LION - MISSION COMPLETE: 16 JULY 05
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This month's
operation was an
intense Saturday combat re-enactment, loosely based on the World
War II battle, Operation: Market-Garden and the surrounding countryside of
Arnhem Bridge.
Combat
photography
Combat Operations Under War-time
Contingencies - WWII Period impression - Paradrop into a DZ -
Infiltration and patrol - Locate and secure a series of
objectives - Evacuation, pursuit and
ambush
AO:
WOODCHUK
MISSION SCENARIO: We
will simulate a parachute drop, be prepared to jump out of a slow moving truck
with all your gear and weapons. You will need a numbered dummy parachute (simple
instructions to come) and a static line (caribiner to connect to your webgear
with 550 cord).
INTEL: -
Recommended preparatory viewing/ reading: "A Bridge Too Far" by Cornelius Ryan.
LOAD OUTS : This is
a WWII combat reenactment. As always we expect all operators to TRY THEIR BEST
to wear a conforming uniform. Forces impression requirements are as the
following:
United
Kingdom -
Unit: South
Staffordshire Regiment, 1st Airborne Division
Uniform:
- British
Para helmet with scrim OR maroon beret with flash - Dennison smock
- OD
trousers - Putees
- Black leather boots
- Appropriate webgear
and weapons as budget allows.
United States - Unit: E Co, 506th Regiment,
101st Airborne
Uniform: - M1 helmet with netting
(preferably the airborne model) - OD blouse - OD trousers - Canvas
leggings - Black leather boots - Appropriate webgear and weapons as
budget allows.
Germany - Units:
2nd PZ Div, 2nd SS Pz
Corps 132nd PG FallschirmJaeger Vulksturm Stosstrupen (Scouts)
Uniform:
2nd SS - Black tunic / gray pants
with M43 black hat 132 PG - Airborne camo smock w/ grey trousers with camo
M43 hat or "chickenwire" fritz helmet Vulksturm - Fieldgray blouse and
gray pants, Fritz Helmets
REGISTRATION: All registrations for Cimmerian Ops are
handled through the Automated
Registration System (ARS).
If interested,
submit your contact information into the ARS and sign the mandatory waiver. Once you have received an approval email, you will
not have to supply this info again. From then on, you only need to use the
confimation link provided in each Operation page. An automated
confirmation will then be emailed to
you.
1. If you are a
NEW PARTICIPANT and have not operated with the Cimmerians before, please go
to the ENLISTMENT STATION , and follow the
instructions listed. A Cimmerian representative will then be in contact with
you.
2. If you are
a CIMMERIAN or if you regularly operate
with us as a Player in Good Standing and have not yet used
the ARS, you must first go here and follow the
ARS link on that page, to input your contact
information.
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