To be considered a unit within the LHRA, a unit must have at least 5 paid members, less than five (5) members will be considered a “Probationary unit forming” See below for Unit/Charter application information.
WWII Allied Units
United States
First Special Service Forces, 1st Regiment, 3rd Company
2nd Armored Division, 41st Armored Infantry Regiment and 48th Arm. Medical Battalion
Unit CO: Jon Andrews email
2nd Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Regiment, Able Company
US GI Army Infantry Group
Located in the midwest, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Unit Commander – Ron Schinleber Email Contact Facebook page
3rd Infantry Division, 15th Infantry Regiment, Baker Company
Our mission is to bring the history of World War Two to life with public displays, simulated battles, participation in parades, and a variety of other community activities.
5th Infantry Division, 10th Infantry Regiment, Anti-tank Company
WWII US Army Infantry Unit
Unit Commander: Lt. Keith Owano Email
5th Ranger Battalion, Easy Company
10th Mountain Division, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Recon
14th Armored Division
36th Infantry Division
82nd Airborne Division “All American”
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Easy Company
Unit Commander – Dave Weakley https://www.facebook.com/easycompany.reenacted
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Regimental HQ, Demolitions Platoon
101st Airborne Division “Screamin’ Eagles”
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Able Company, 1st Battalion
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, Baker Company
US ETO Airborne Impression, 101st Airborne Division, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, B Company
Unit CO: Vito Abbinante Contact info: Phone #630-779-3261, email Website: Coming soon
326th Airborne Medical Company
US ETO Airborne Medical Impression
Unit CO Dawn Morgan-Abbinante
1st battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st ABN
Located in the midwest, Illinois, Wisconsin and Georgia.
Also portrays 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne for Vietnam War displays and events.
Vietnam War unit Facebook Page
Unit Commander – Ryan Taylor contact
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Dog Company
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, H Company “40 Thieves”
216th Military Police Company
701st Tank Battalion
741st Tank Destroyer Battalion, Recon Company
United States Maritime Service
USN “Crackerjacks”
Eastern Front
8th Guards Mechanized Corps
13TH ESCORT TROOPS NKVD DIVISION
40th Guard Rifle Division
12th Polish Lancers
Commonwealth
2nd SAS
5th Battalion Coldstream Guard
2 Battalion Oxf & Bucks
HQ Troop 1st Airborne Recce Squadron
3rd Infantry Division, 17th Duke of York Royal Hussars, 62 LAD RCEME
Canadian Army Unit, ETO Impression
Unit CO Joseph Crabtree email
Allied Homefront/Civilian
The American Homefront – WWII
The American Homefront- WWII is a family organization within the reenactment community. Our goal is to honor and thank the veterans of all wars while acknowledging the hard work and sacrifices made by all Americans during WWII. Our group focuses on the telling the story of life at home, a story that brought our nation together in the early 1940s.
Unit leader: Daryl O’Leary, email
WWII Axis Units
HEER
152nd (Mot) Feldgendarme Truppe 1st Ski-Jager Division
First formed in 1943 as a brigade and elevated to divisional status in 1944. Fought on the front with Army Group Centre.
Any divisional impression is welcome. We are based out of Springfield, MO
3. Gebirgs Div. – I./G.J.R. 139/ 5.Kp
In 1938, the 3rd Gebirgsjäger Division was formed following the Anschluss of Austria. They fought in Norway, The Eastern Front, surrendering in Sllesia 1945.
Contact: robshodill@hotmail.com
250th Feldgendarmerie Truppe
We are a group portraying a Field Police section of the Spanish Blue division serving on the Eastern Front. We are located in the SW Missouri area.
4th Gebirgsjager Division
https://www.facebook.com/4thGebirgsjagerReenactors
Unit Commander Michael Lazorchak email
352nd Infantry Division 916th Grenadier Regiment
Feldgendermerie Truppe 3
Impression: German Military Police
Unit Commander: Larry Johnson
main POC: Jack Pickup 224-545-0316
2 kompanie/Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschlandrd Infantrie Division
1 Kompanie/Jager Battalion GD
71st Infantry Division
Unit history:
The German 71st Infantry Division Kleeblatt (“Cloverleaf”) was raised in August 1939. It served garrison duty on the West Wall until May 1940, and then joined in the invasion of France. Occupation duty of France and Luxembourg until September. From October 1940 through January 1941 the division served as a demonstration unit. Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. In the fall it withdrew to Belgium for rest, and then once more served as a demonstration unit from November 1941 through April 1942. Back to Russia, lost at Stalingrad. Reconstituted, then Italy 43-44. Surrendered to the British in Austria.
Website address: https://sites.google.com/site/infanteriedivision71/unit-members
Unit Commander: Doug Hellwig
209th Panzer Pioneer Battalion
Unit CO: Jake Durban 920-905-0111
Jager Regiment 25 / 42nd Jager Division
MTO German division serving in in the MTO 1943-45, formerly the 187th Infantry Division
Infantrie-Regiment 19, 7. Infantrie-Division
WAFFEN-SS
1st SS Panzer Division LAH “Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler”
9th SS Panzer Division “Hohenstaufen”
6th SS Gebirgsjager Division “Nord”
Located in Indiana and Ohio
Unit portrays the SS Nord during the Gebirgjager years 1942-1945. SS “Nord” was formed in Norway in 1941, and fought in the worst possible conditions; in cold, wet swampland and well above the Arctic Circle. SS Nord fought on both the Eastern and Western fronts, so this gives our unit the option of attending events based on either.
10th SS Panzer Division “Frundsberg” 2 Kompanie, 1st BN 22nd Panzer Grenadier Regiment
4th Gebirgsjager Division
https://www.facebook.com/4thGebirgsjagerReenactors
Unit Commander Michael Lazorchak email
352nd Infantry Division 916th Grenadier Regiment
2 kompanie/Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschlandrd Infantrie Division
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division “Gotz Von Berlichingen”
Unit CO: Jake Durban
Luftwaffe
Fallschirmjager Regiment 3, Kompanie 2
3rd Fallschirmjager Division, Regiment 5
Based in Eastern Wisconsin
Website: https://fjd3r5.wixsite.com/fjd3
Email: fjd3r5@gmail.com
Instrgram: 3rd_fallschirmjager_division
Vietnam War/US Allied Units
Bravo Company 2/327 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Divison
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/327NoSlack/
Website: http://327noslack.wixsite.com/327noslack
Unit C/O: Joe Schreck
Delta Company 3/187 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Divison
Unit is located in Illinois and Wisconsin and portrays the men of Delta Company from 1967-1972
Unit C/O: Eric Percy email
502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Unit C/O: Ronald J Kapustka, CPT email: fourboys@ix.netcom.com
We portray the 502nd Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, which served in Vietnam from July, 1965 through February, 1972. The Deuce served in An Khe, Dak To, Chu Lai, Bien Hoa, the Tet Offensive, Hue, the coastal lowlands in the Thua Thlen province, the A Shau Valley, LAM SON 720, Firebase Ripcord and was the last Army Division to leave South Vietnam. The 101st Airborne spent almost 7 years in combat in South Vietnam, participating in 15 campaigns and 45 operations.
Vietnam War / North Vietnamese Army Units
24th NVA Regiment
Unit website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/551675308561970
Unit CO: Jeremy Christian
LHRA CHARTER NEW UNIT APPLICATION
New LHRA units will be required to maintain a good relation with the LHRA, for a period of six (6) months. Then after review, the unit will be considered for permanent unit membership. New units must maintain a solid standing within the LHRA, and follow all rules and regulations posted.
New units with less then five (5) members will be considered a unit forming, and will have a period of 12 months to achieve 5 or more members before permanent unit status will be given.
Please email the following information to:
Once all the information has been received and reviewed, your unit application will be processed for an interm period of 6 months. After this period, and your unit will be then reviewed for permanent unit membership.
New LHRA Unit/Charter Application Requirements:
- Unit Name ie; Division, Regiment, Company etc
- Unit Commanders name and Information
- Complete Unit Roster: Members Names, address, phone number, email address
- Members:
A minimum of 5 members is required for a new unit. At present, we will take into consideration any new unit with less then five members, this will be a “Unit forming” for a period of 12 months. We understand new members take time, (please inquire).
The unit commander will be required to have an LHRA membership at all times to maintain the franchise name. All unit members must have LHRA membership Unit members can also be members of other LHRA units as well, you will need to list your primary unit first, then a secondary unit as well as needed.