Liberation of Gronsveld World War II 2009 Vehicle Parade

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65th Anniversary of the liberation of Gronsveld World War 2 Vehicle Parade and Static-Show.

Like in 2004 the "Red Horse Re-enactmentgroup organized another WW2 vehicle parade and a staticshow on September the 13th, exact 65 years after Gronsveld's liberation in World War 2. The 2009 edition was bigger organized with 60 WW 2 vehicles, and a large staticshow. They also build an imitation of a US fieldcamp as it looked like in WW 2 to show the people how our liberators lived in those days. Those folks of the "Red Horse re-enactment group" did a hell of a job and it was awesome!!!!!!!

Early that Sunday the WW2 vehicles arrived in Gronsveld to get ready for the show. Gronsveld's mainstreet, the "Rijksweg" was closed for all traffic so the vehicles as well their drivers could be on the street safely. While their vehicles were parked up, the drivers and other people belonging to this show had a drink on the outside bar of the local café. More and more vehicles arrived during that Sunday morning. This Chevrolet was in use as transportation for the commanders of the several forces.

Memory plate of the 60th anniversary in St Mere Eglise in Normandy, France. A GMC parked up, waiting for the parade. A great restored Dodge truck.

Here you see a Dodge. Another GMC. The back of a GMC tractor.

Here you see the dash of a Willy Jeep. The dash of a GMC truck. Old WW2 motorcycle.
I have no idea what mark it was.

Also present a houwitser. But it came by truck ofcourse. Here you see the unloading of that mighty machine. All the people were waiting for the unloading of that howitzer. During the unloading the bar was empty.

And there it is. Lot's of noise. Unfortunally I can't let you hear that on a picture. This howitzer looks awesome, and is in a good shape. A parachute on the local drugstore in Gronsveld, reffering to St Mere Eglise in Normandy on June the 6th during the invasion when paratrooper John Steele of the US 82th Airbornedivision got stucked on the churchtower while landing. That saved his live, cause all his buddies be killed by enemyfire while attempting to land on the marketsquare that was full of German soldiers by coicidence due to a fire in a house on that square.

A direction-shield like in 1944. A 2009 memory-plate of Normandy. An impression of the camp in the backyard of one of the Red Horse members.

Safe camouflaged........Beer. A halftrack waiting for the parade. GMC truck.

Another tracker showed up by truck. There was even an old recruiting-poster on the wall of the pub. A halftrack parked up at the Rijksweg.

With this one behind. An empty Rijksweg when every vehicle left for the oncoming parade. The last to join the parade were these 2 trackers. They left full speed with a lot of noise and smoke.

The first one arriving during the parade was this Jeep. Nice restored bike. A Jeep with "camera-action" on board.

One of the Halftracks passing by. Looks awesome!! Another Halftrack from a different mark.

Small tracker passing by.

No idea what kind of truckmark this is. Anyone?
Looks like the nose is a GMC (Web Master)

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65th Anniversary of the liberation of Gronsveld World War 2 Vehicle Parade and Static-Show. Like in 2004 the "Red Horse Re-enactmentgroup organized another WW2 vehicle parade and a staticshow on September the 13th, exact 65 years after Gronsveld's liberation in World War 2. The 2009 edition was bigger organized with 60 WW 2 vehicles, and a large staticshow. They also build an imitation of a US fieldcamp as it looked like in WW 2 to show the people how our liberators lived in those days. Those folks of the "Red Horse re-enactment group" did a hell of a job and it was awesome!!!!!!!

Early that Sunday the WW2 vehicles arrived in Gronsveld to get ready for the show. Gronsveld's mainstreet, the "Rijksweg" was closed for all traffic so the vehicles as well their drivers could be on the street safely. While their vehicles were parked up, the drivers and other people belonging to this show had a drink on the outside bar of the local café.	More and more vehicles arrived during that Sunday morning.	This Chevrolet was in use as transportation for the commanders of the several forces.

Memory plate of the 60th anniversary in St Mere Eglise in Normandy, France.	A GMC parked up, waiting for the parade.	A great restored Dodge truck.

Here you see a Dodge.	Another GMC.	The back of a GMC tractor.

Here you see the dash of a Willy Jeep.	The dash of a GMC truck.	Old WW2 motorcycle. I have no idea what mark it was.

Also present a houwitser. But it came by truck ofcourse. Here you see the unloading of that mighty machine.	All the people were waiting for the unloading of that howitzer.	During the unloading the bar was empty.

And there it is. Lot's of noise. Unfortunally I can't let you hear that on a picture.	This howitzer looks awesome, and is in a good shape.	A parachute on the local drugstore in Gronsveld, reffering to St Mere Eglise in Normandy on June the 6th during the invasion when paratrooper John Steele of the US 82th Airbornedivision got stucked on the churchtower while landing. That saved his live, cause all his buddies be killed by enemyfire while attempting to land on the marketsquare that was full of German soldiers by coicidence due to a fire in a house on that square.

A direction-shield like in 1944.	A 2009 memory-plate of Normandy.	An impression of the camp in the backyard of one of the Red Horse members.

Safe camouflaged........Beer.	A halftrack waiting for the parade.	GMC truck.

Another tracker showed up by truck.	There was even an old recruiting-poster on the wall of the pub.	A halftrack parked up at the Rijksweg.

With this one behind.	An empty Rijksweg when every vehicle left for the oncoming parade.	The last to join the parade were these 2 trackers. They left full speed with a lot of noise and smoke.

The first one arriving during the parade was this Jeep.	Nice restored bike.	A Jeep with "camera-action" on board.

One of the Halftracks passing by.	Looks awesome!!	Another Halftrack from a different mark.

Small tracker passing by.







No idea what kind of truckmark this is. Anyone? Looks like the nose is a GMC (Web Master)