“A Jump Into History - 1944-2009”
A WWII open-air museum of the Gothic Line battles of September 1944
vehicles, tanks, equipment, and reenactors
Location: Giogo Pass (Florence, Italy)
Date: 19-20 September 2009
Page updated Sunday, September 13, 2009
Organised thanks to
The Municipality of Scarperia And The Mugello Mountain Community
in collaboration with
with the patronage of the County of Florence and the Municipality of Firenzuola
Collaborate also
91^ Div. 361st Rgt. Livergnano: Umberto Magnani 3805074820
Museo della 2^GM del Fiume Po: Guidorzi Simone 348/3157390
Contacts
Corso 328/6746665
Filippo 335/7632983
Poster in pdf format
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Participation form in pdf format
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Organised thanks to
The Municipality of Scarperia And The Mugello Mountain Community
with the patronage of the Municipality of Firenzuola
Costs
PROGRAM OF THE EVENT
PLEASE NOTE: Participants who wish to arrive on Friday afternoon, September 19, are welcome subject to previous communication to the organizers. However, they will have to provide their own dining arrangements.
SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
8:00-9:00 a.m. Arrival and registration of participants; hotel accommodations are available on reservation.
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Preparation of terrain; setting up of vehicles and equipment, photo reconstruction activities.
Lunch will take place at 12:00 noon. Menu forthcoming
3:30 – 6:30 p.m. Official welcoming ceremony, and 1st opening to the public
8:00 p.m. Dinner. Menu forthcoming
10:30 p.m. optional activities such as excursions on the Gothic Line battlefields of September 1944, etc
SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Participants are free to engage in activities of their own choosing, such as:
a)excursion along the main crest trail (“00”) (foot march or light vehicles only)
b)re-enacting activities on location at the camp;
c)other activities compatible with the program and purpose of the event.
12:30 p.m. Lunch. Menu forthcoming
2:00 – 6:30 p.m. 2nd opening to the public
6:30 p.m. end of the event
An official photographer will be at work all along. CDs will be sold at the end of the event, at a price of € 15,00 subject to confirmation. However, there is no restriction to photographing and filming by visitors and participants alike.
Excursions are optional, and their purpose is to visit the historical battlefields, with guidance by GoticaToscana members, or providing opportunities for photographic reconstructions if so wishedPROGRAMMA GENERALE DELLA MANIFESTAZIONE
Rules
1)To participate to the event “A Jump Into History – 1944-2009” it is necessary to fill the “Registration Form” which may be downloaded from this site, and sent by e-mail or ordinary mail to the organizers
2)Registration requires the payment in advance of € 10,00 through Postal Money order or other forms to be agreed with the organizers. This amount, if the registration is accepted by the organizers, will not be refunded under any circumstances other than the canceling of the event.
The pre registration fee could be paid through Postal Money order or Bank Transfer:
* Postal Money order on the CC Postale n° 71628283 at “Gotica Toscana Onlus - Via A. Galilei 7 - 50038 - Scarperia (FI) – Italy” with the statement “Jump into History 2009”.
* Money Transfer to IBAN IT60 N 07601 02800 000071628283 “Gotica Toscana Onlus - Via A. Galilei 7 - 50038 - Scarperia (FI) – Italy with the statement “Jump into History 2009”.
3)Ordinary registrations deadline is Monday, September 15, 2008. Thereafter the organizers may or may not accept further participants.
4)In any case the event has a maximum number of participants, variable depending on the availability of equipment and for reasons of scenic impact and coherence. We strongly advise to book soon, the more so if interested in sleeping accommodations at local hotels and residences.
5)Only pre 1945 military vehicles / heavy equipment will be accepted at the event.
6)Uniforms must be coherent with those worn by the units in the following “List of Allowed Units”. Unit patches, if available, are preferred. Otherwise – no patches at all! As an exception to the above rule on accepted units, organized re-enacting groups portraying other units will be allowed to set up period-coherent displays, subject to previous permission by the organization. UNIFORMS OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING THEIR FIGHTING UNITS) ARE NOT ALLOWED.
7)Vehicles displayed only within the campsite need not conform to traffic regulations. Owners and drivers will be held responsible for damages caused by the vehicle. In any event, no liability whatsoever shall be attached to the promoters and sponsors of the event in respect to any injury, loss or damage suffered in or by reason of the event, however caused.
8)Participants will be directly responsible for any offense under existing laws and regulations connected to the display of uniforms, equipment and weapons.
9)The event will take place along the secondary road branching out at the Giogo Pass, and about 150 meters away from the pass itself and the “Il Giogo” hotel - restaurant. Vegetation will be cut immediately before the event so as to avoid unwanted growth.
10)Each group or individuals suitably equipped will be assigned a site – based on number of re-enactors and type of equipment. Small-scale digging – such as tent drainage ditches, individual foxholes, MG dugouts, etc. , is allowed provided the terrain is conveniently rearranged at the end of the event.
11) Several military vehicles and ordnance pieces are expected, which will serve as basis for specific scenes and may be used by groups to complement their displays (see the following list).
12) All participants must behave properly. It is strictly forbidden to behave unrespectfully in any way, including any form of molestation, violence etc., so as to jeopardize the good outcome of the event.
13)During opening hours to the public it is strictly forbidden to march, sing, cry out, curse, keep unrespectful behavior, and to point deactivated weapons at anybody. This last rule must be obeyed at all times in the presence of people.
14)Participants shall refrain from engaging with the public in political discussions, also if related to the history of the WWII era.
15)All participants shall obey the directions given by the Staff about location and dispositions of scenes, equipment, etc. We strongly recommend leaving home any apparel unbecoming to the situation displayed, such as eyeglasses, watches, mobile phones, etc. Such objects shall not be allowed on location at all times.
16)Each group or display supervisor is responsible for the equipment assigned and shall assure its integrity. We invite to bring objects that may be easily traced such as ammo boxes, camouflage nets, tents, to be loaned to other groups, which will give proper receipt. The organization however will not be held responsible for any theft, loss or damage.
17)This will be a mostly static camp. We invite participants to plan in advance activities, which may be properly carried out on location, without vehicles, providing good display value.
18)For any other information please contact the organizers.
19)During the event, professional photographers will be taking as many pictures as possible with an eye to historical reconstruction (that is also why modern or wrong clothing and accessories must not be worn at all times).
20)It is strictly forbidden to use bank firing weapons, fireworks, petards, smoke producing devices, and any other devices, which may alarm Police officers and firefighting personnel. For obvious safety reasons, open fires are also strictly forbidden.
21)The organizers reserve the right to forbid participation to anyone who infringe upon these rules, without previous notice and without refunding the participation fee.
Troops engaged in the Giogo Pass battle – September 12-18, 1944
U.S. Army
Monticelli
Line units
363rd Infantry Regiment (91st Infantry Division “Powder River”)
Divisional supporting troops (91st Infantry Division “Powder River”)
347th Field Artillery Battalion
Company C, 316th Engineer Combat Battalion
Company C, 316th Medical Battalion
Monte Altuzzo
Line units
338th Infantry Regiment (85th Infantry Division “Custer”)
Divisional supporting troops (85th Infantry Division “Custer”)
329th Field Artillery Battalion
Company B, 310th Engineer Combat Battalion
Company B, 310th Medical Battalion
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US Engineers constructed this small Bailey Bridge high in the Italian mountains, after retreating
Germans destroyed the original structure. This road is an important link to the front lines in Italy
occupied by Brazilian forces and supporting US troops
Monticelli – Monte Altuzzo
Attached troops
752nd Tank Battalion (Medium)
805th Tank Destroyer Battalion (Self Propelled)
84th Chemical Battalion
105th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion
General Corps support (II Army Corps)
178th Field Artillery Group
* 178th Field Artillery Battalion
248th Field Artillery Battalion
339th Field Artillery Battalion
939th Field Artillery Battalion
* 423rd Field Artillery Group
* 697th Field Artillery Battalion
698th Field Artillery Battalion
985th Field Artillery BattalionMonticelli
Wehrmacht
Monticelli / Monte Altuzzo
Line units
Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 12. (4. Fallschirm – Division)
Line units - reinforcements
Grenadier - Lehr - Brigade
Litauer-Bataillon
Infanterie-Regiment 735 (715 Infanterie – Division)
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 305. (305. Infanterie - Division)
Divisional supporting troops (elements) (4. Fallschirm – Division)
Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 11.
Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 4.
Fallschirm-Flak Abteilung 4.
Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 4.
Fallschirm-Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 4.
Fallschirm-Sanitäts-Kompanie 41 and 42
Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Bataillon 4.
Corps supporting troops (elements) (I Fallschirm – Korps)
Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 11.
Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 11.
Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Bataillon 1.
Fallschirm-Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 11.
Fallschirm-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 11.
Note: the British 1st Division was deployed to the right of the 85th Infantry Division. Italian troops of the 210th Division (Pack trains and engineers) were also present in support of the US II Corps – reenactors coherently clad in British or REI uniforms will also be allowed.
Suggested Activities and Scenes
No battle simulations are planned
U.S. Troops
1) Artillery position
2) AFV positions
3) First Aid station
4)Mortar Platoon
5)MG sections
6)individual foxholes with assorted equipment (such as Coleman stoves, personal items, shelter halves, etc.)
7)Mine detector teams
8)Signal Corps equipment (radios, reel units, telephone equipment, etc.)
9)Command Posts
… let your imagination fly...
Wehrmacht
1)Mortar position (real WWII site)
2)Personnel dugout (remains of original site) with ammo boxes, radios etc.
3)MG nests (several sites possible)
4)individual holes
5)mines-laying parties
6)Command Post
... let your imagination fly …
Costs
a) Participation to the whole event, including three meals: €50,00; € 40,00 for GoticaToscana Ordinary members (see here how to obtain membership)
b) Participation for Saturday including two meals: €35,00; € 25,00 for GoticaToscana Ordinary members
c) Participation for Saturday including lunch only: €25,00; € 15,00 for GoticaToscana Ordinary members
d) Participation for Sunday including lunch: €25,00; € 15,00 for GoticaToscana Ordinary members
Sleeping accommodations
a) Participants may provide their own tent and sleeping accommodations at the camp site at no cost. If non-period tents and equipment are used, these will have to be removed and stored out of sight very early in the morning. Restrooms (no showers) will be available to participants at the “il Giogo” hotel – restaurant nearby. Those wishing rooms reservations at the hotel (doubles or triples) must make their arrangements directly with the hotel staff.
Note: free indoor accommodations will also be available for Saturday, and – if needed - Friday night, at the “Casa al Giogo”, a close-by building made available by the Mountain Community of the Mugello. Restrooms and bedding space will be available. Participants must provide their own bedding implements (cots, sleeping bags, etc.). Those interested must take previous arrangements with the organizers
We sincerely thank in advance all those who will participate or help with the good outcome of the event.