Links for the RKKA Reenactor

WMHS Reenactment

Western Military Historical Society http://www.westernreenacting.org/index.htm Member Units: http://www.1stidunit.org/ http://www.rkka-northwest.org/ http://www.2ndss.net/ http://www.thewardept.org/fjr6.html

Other WWII Reenactment Organizations
Northwest Historical Association http://www.nwha.org/ WWII Research & Preservation Society http://www.ww2rps.com/ California Historical Group http://www.chgww2.com/

Interesting Websites Red Army Online http://www.redarmyonline.org/ Women in the RKKA http://www.rwarrior.narod.ru/indexe.htm Soviet Music http://www.sovmusic.ru/english/news.php Reenacting in Mother Russia http://www.north-front.ru/English%20version/index_eng.htm 150th Rifle Division (CA) http://www.chgww2.com/150th/soviet.htm 1st Guards Airborne Division (CA) http://www.reenactor.net/units/1sovab/ Kampfgruppe 272nd http://www.272nd.org/index.asp Der Erste Zug http://www.dererstezug.com/

Message Boards on Yahoo! Groups

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zarodina/ - The RKKA's message board http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SovietNavalInfantryofWW2/ - Message board for those interested in the Soviet Naval Infantry during the GPW Additional Red Army groups with some great content: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Frontovik/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/redarmy-reenactor/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RKKA/

Vendors

http://www.greendevils.com/Consumer/default.asp - You can check out vendor reviews before you buy http://www.frontofrussia.com/ - Great source for uniforms and gear from the Ukraine http://www.ostfront.com/ - Ostfront carries some hard to find items http://www.tridentmilitary.com/Reproduction.uniforms.html - Quality repro uniforms and insignia http://www.collectrussia.com/ - Carries both original and repro items, as well as Russian books http://www.soviet-power.com/ - Another good source for uniform bits and gear http://www.russianarsenal.com/ - Quality ushankas from the Ukraine http://www.atlanticwallblanks.com/ - Good source for Russian caliber blanks http://www.joeswansonsmotionpictureblanks.com/ - Another source for Russian caliber blanks http://www.sonic.net/~timdp/ - Armorcast makes rubber grenades (RGD33, F1, and others) for the reenactor

Resources

http://rkka.ru/uniform/index.htm - A great site showing period Soviet uniforms in color (Russian) http://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/ - Website devoted to the RKKA during the GPW (English) http://www.iremember.ru/index.php - A great site containing numerous veteran memoirs and interviews (English & Russian) http://www.battlefield.ru/ - Another good site with great info on the RKKA during the GPW (English & Russian) http://www.inert-ord.net/index.html - Information and color photos of ordnance used during WWII (English) http://www.gunpics.net/russian/russian.html - Information and detailed photos of Soviet small arms (English) http://www.ppsh41.com/ - A website devoted to the famous PPSh-41 submachine gun (English) http://www.mosinnagant.net/default.asp - Great site for the shooter and collector of the Mosin Nagant rifles (English) http://7.62x54r.net/ - Another good site concerning the Mosin Nagant rifles (English)

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