I think because the WW2 reenacting scene is filled with younger people, there is generally more enthusiasm. A great deal of people who are young in the WW2 hobby sometimes put more effort into researching their impression, adding some extra "oomph", and actually "acting" while in the battlefield. This does include over dramatic deaths.
Now that I recall, in all of my 8 years of reenacting, I haven't seen any one actually act. Its called reen-acting for a reason... right? At any of the battles. I've seen commanders leading their unit with balloons tied to their back, but I've never seen anyone yet to get really fun. I think if the young crowd came into Revolutionary War reenacting, there would be fake arms flying in the air, blood packs hidden under the sleeves of clothing, and some great screams.
So you can imagine, that when I saw Heimerich screaming and hobbling over from at a great distance, I was 99% convinced that he had actually twisted his ankle or broke something out on the field. Sweat tickled my forehead. "Is that guy joking?" I looked to the spectator next to me and we both seemed to be dazed. It wasn't until a few moments, Heimerich got closer and I sighed. If it was a WW2 reenactment, I probably wouldn't have paid any mind to this at all! I was wondering why Heimerich and our Feldjager friend instantly got up though. (When you die, you're suppose to stay down.
Reality, you know? At least until the battle is over and the dead rises.) Apparently a calvary rider had told them to get out of the way. No room for fun, right?
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