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2nd Guards Rifle Division

We have been offered an opportunity for a photo session in London in a studio to portray Red Army troops from Stalingrad and Kursk!
I am awaiting further details from the production company so will keep you posted.

Details:
3/4 persons
1st week of June
London is the location
1 day required
Obr35 kit a must
Available during the week.
For the National Geographic Channel titles "Great Battles".

Details of a payable fee to follow. If your available for that date and have the correct uniform then PM me please.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

2nd Guards Rifle Division

Here are further detail as to the requirements from the film company:

For our Kursk requirements, we are going to be looking for a standard infantry man (who will probably end up in the studio in a Molotov cocktail
throwing pose) and a sapper (so if you don't have that in particular, an infantryman with a shovel and a bayonet will do).

For Stalingrad, we a re looking for an infantryman in winter gear as well as a sniper in camouflage with the rifle.

As for the series, it is a 6 part series for National Geographic focusing on
the great battles of the Second World War. Each episode will be a mix of
archive footage, graphs and moving maps, recreations, historians being
interviewed and a segment where we test out weapons, tanks, or rations on an empty field. For example, for Stalingrad we will take dress up two men, one in German winter gear and one in soviet winter gear and stick them in the back of a refrigerated van for 30 minutes. When they come out, after considerable cursing, we will see who is able to put a rifle back together fastest. This is intended to demonstrate the points we make about the discrepancies in clothing. We might need you for this segment as well, but for the moment it is not something to worry about.

We will try and get the dates to you as soon as possible, but remuneration
to the tune of what we discussed should not be a problem.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

Put me down for it, provisionally.

2nd Guards Rifle Division

I still need more names for this photo session. I'm looking to negotiate £100 for the day plus some expenses. You must have the Obr35 gym though as Stalingrad victory was in February and Kursk July 1943 so winter and summer kit needed.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

When you have the exact date let us know. If I'm off-shift that day I'll go. Can't commit till we have the date.

2nd Guards Rifle Division

Details for the film shoot:

The dates for the shoots have been set for Saturday the 7th of June and
Sunday the 8th of June at a Studio in Central London.
The uniforms we will be needing are as follows.

3 individuals in total and bring as much gear as you can carry. Whatever is
appropriate to the battles of Kursk and Stalingrad
1 male sniper with winter gear, summer gear and camouflage.
1 serzheant with cap, glasses, summer, winter gear and pistol
1 rifleman with winter gear and summer gear

If you can do this, I can elaborate as to the gear.

And if anyone knows of a Japanese uniform lying around, please come forward.

Tell us if this is possible as soon as possible and please reply to my email
just so I know you have received it.
Whether or not your men require payment is at their discretion. They will be
catered for but we cannot go over 100£/ day per person.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

This is the same dates as East of England

well spotted comrade
looks like that finished that photo shoot then

2nd Guards Rifle Division

I have e-mailed the film company contact to see if he can change the date and bring it forward to 31st may/1st June.
if this new date is ok for the company then I have the 3 people for the photo shoot already.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

I'm not available for that weekend, unfortunately. I'll have to withdraw.

2nd Guards Rifle Division

The film shoot clashes with the East of England show and therefore is cancelled as far as the unit is concerned.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

2nd Guards Rifle Division

I have asked the film company if they could have the photo session at the East of England show but haven't received an answer as of yet. I was hoping that the photo session would help to raise the profile of the unit.

Guards Kapitan Roman Rodinovich Neman
2nd Guards Unit Commander

That would be an excellent solution because the Photo Studio would have the pick of those attending .
We could all bring as much equipment as possible and then mix and match to suit.
In a lot of respects it would be better for them than several people turning up on their doorstep with what they thought would be right for the shot.
At EofE the people chosen would have the choice of everything
I hope they agree.
and the light is better.Coupled with the atmosphereic dust as the fash march past .
I hope the photo studio appreciate what a wonderful opportunity this is. You can`t create it in a room.

they could take a picture of my big weapon ( ) if they come up on saturday, ideal item for kursk photo shoot

Still want those cases for the PTRD?

hi jim , yes please
i need as many as possible , well ... 20 any way .

john oxlade says he has some spent cases for me as well , so i hope to meet up with him at kelmarsh .

cheers , colin .

Think we're doing kelmarsh this year, so could bring along. I'll bring my PTRD along aswell if your doing battle and we'll form an anti-tank rifle squad, bar one. Got a load of .50 cal blank.

nice one jim , looking forwards to it
the big bang brigade

cheers , colin .

jim , could you put the rounds in with nick coffin bits which are going to bobhr`s house .
i hope you understand that , it confused me , but thats easily done

cheers matey .

colin .

Hi yes its logistics R us.

Jim lives 20 mins north of me and Nick lives 75 mins south; so Jim is bringing Nicks stuff to me (and hopefully Colins) and then

when Nick comes up here for me to take him and Tara on to East Of England then

I give them to him , while he and I escort Colins gems to Colin.

Should be straight forward, just add vodka !
Its all worth while just to see the grin on Colins face when he gets those cases.

PS and I am buying some blanks from Jim !