Indianola Eastern Front - Feb 28

[crazydima]

2009 Eastern Front Winter Tactical

Indianola, IA


February 28, 2009

Once again it is time for the annual winter Eastern Front tactical at Indianola, IA. This year hopefully the snow will again be plentiful as it has been in the past.

Just as before it will be held on the 80 acre re-enactment site with bunkers and trenches just south of town. (See event website for directions to site.)

Battle scenario – This will be an event portraying the East Prussia/Poland region in Early 1945.

This is an Eastern Front event only so no Western Front impressions allowed!

This tactical will require units to take part in established scenarios based on actual war time operations. This is not the usual capture the flag or a scavenger hunt nor will it be a bug hunt. There will be real world objectives. These objectives will require a variety of skills that do not solely rely on who has the most men nor the greatest firepower. Those who took part last year and previous years can attest to that description.

Axis Forces – Open to all SS units. Heer units and Volkstrum need to get approval from Axis contact.

Soviet Forces – All RKKA impressions which are appropriate to this time period and location are welcome. Partisans(pro & anti-communist) are welcome and encouraged to attend but need to get approval from Soviet contact first. (See event website for partisan guidelines.)

Registration will open on site on Saturday morning at 7:00 AM

Tactical operations to begin between 9:00 and 9:30 AM

Tactical operations to cease by 4:00 PM

Battle fee - $10.00 per person

Hot lunch to be provided to registered participants.

Directions to the event, hotel information and other details are located on the event website. It is being updated from last years event as this notice is being posted. Check into the website for updates on a regular basis.

www.freewebs.com/crazysasha/indianolaia.htm


Questions can be sent to the appropriate personnel below.

Axis / Volkstrum contact

Dave Ruffcorn, 3Kp Grossduetchland

[e-mail]

(515) 262 - 2116



Soviet / Partisan contact

Robert Leinweber, 416th Rifles

[e-mail]

(309) 562 - 7664

[Konstantin]

Weather looks great. Sunny and 40 for saturday. Can anyone say rasputitsa? Or mud? LOL

We have 35 germans and 30 russian/partisans pre-registered. There is still room. Just let us know.

-dave

[Konstantin]

Here is the event schedule for next Saturdays event...

Battle for East Prussia
Indianola, IA – February 28, 2009


It is critical that all attendees be on time. No one will be allowed to participate without a safety & authenticity inspection. Late comers will be held at the main gate until they go through an S&A inspection by one of the event staff. Then they will be fed into the battle as possible. They will NOT be allowed simply to walk though the lines to get to their unit.



Event Schedule


0700 Reveille
0800 Safety & Authenticity Inspection
0900 Begin Deployment
0930 Operations Begin
1200 Lunch (Hot lunch for all registered participants at the lower warming station.)
1300 Resume Operations
1600 End of Combat Operations






Climatilogical Data

Sunrise 0650
Sunset 1804

Average High 41
Average Low 20
Mean 31

Record High 71 (1932)
Record Low -15 (1962)

[Konstantin]

FYI...

The event is still a go. The winter storm is going north with it's foot of snow. Indianola is in the rain zone.

Drive safe and see you there. And if the weather is bad in your neck of the woods, don't risk it. We'd rather have you safe at home than in the ditch, or worse, trying to drive to the event.

Later

-dave