8 minutes from Annville Inn:65th Commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge This Saturday at Ft. Indiantown Gap.
To be out at Ft. Indiantown Gap during the reenactment is like stepping into the pages of history. You are transported back to where the men's uniforms included leggings above their boots, the women have their hair up and are wearing green woolen skirts, and the song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" runs through your head.
The award-winning event has been running most of this week, and will culminate in a public event this Saturday, January 30th. Only two portions are open to the public, a 4:00 p.m. ceremony on Friday, January 29th, and a series of public reenactments and tours on Saturday, January 30th.
The reenactment has been recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as an educational activity. It attracts thousands of people to the Ft. Indiantown Gap ~ Annville region.
The reenactment has been recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as an educational activity. It attracts thousands of people to the Ft. Indiantown Gap ~ Annville region.
WREATH LAYING CEREMONY: There will be a wreath
laying ceremony, a 21 gun military salute, and taps today,
Friday 1/29/10 at 4: p.m.
There will be a Public Battle Reenacted by Allied and Axis Living Historians of the World War II Federation, at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Area 12. Parking will be provided; once on the post please follow the signs to the parking area, once there buses will take you to the Battle Demonstration and Barracks Displays area.
Directions to the Post: Exit 85b off of I-81; proceed north into Fort Indiantown Gap; enter the post, go through the traffic light, then follow the signs to the parking area
The public event also includes tours of actual WWII barracks, which are even more like stepping back into time, with some of the radios even playing music from the 1940's.Here is a full schedule of the public portion of the Battle of the
Bulge reenactment.
S C H E D U L E :
Friday, Jan 29, 2010
1600 (4 PM) Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Monument to the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge in Front of the Post Community Club to include a 21 Gun Salute and Taps.
Saturday, Jan 30th, 2010
1030 (10:30 a.m.) Public Battle
1100 (11: a.m.) A German Field Hospital: bough resection Building 12-76
1100 (11: a.m.) Flea Market Opens
1100 (11: a.m.) Barracks Displays Open
1230 (12:30 p.m.) A German Field Hospital: chest cavity exploration for possible removal of ribs Building 12-76
1300 (1: p.m.) Public Battle
1400 (2: p.m.) Barracks Displays and Flea Close.
The Battle of the Bulge Living History week is presented by the World War II Federation to Honor the Veterans that fought during World War II, some of which paid the ultimate price with their lives. This event is not in any way related to, or is not sponsored by Fort Indiantown Gap, or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, so please direct any and all questions to the World War II Federation at the above contact information points.
Details & Contact Information: Visit the World War II Federation at
