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         Independent Unit, 1.Battalion, 109.Brigade Croatian Army - Vinkovci
    
 
   
 
 
 
 
       

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'Depicting scenes from history is a delicate matter, particularly if the events being presented are still within living  memory. The war which ripped apart Yugoslavia and dominated news broadcasts in the 1990s is a case in point. The period is now the subject of interpretation by a living history group which shows how the lives of the men and women involved in this conflict were affected.
There is no other group in my opinion which is better
qualified to depict this politically sensitive period than the
Croatian Forces Living History Group, some members of which saw service in the bloody war which set neighbours against one another. We have to accept that more recent history has to be told as much as the older periods and in the case of this conflict it is done exceptionally well and with due reverence, which can only be achieved by those who were there and understand events from the inside. For anyone to doubt the veracity of this they should ask themselves 'how would I have conducted myself ?'
Veterans of the Vietnam War now accept living history and so it is with the war from Croatia. The war which happened in the region formerly known as Yugoslavia may not be to everyone's taste, but it is a historical fact and the Croatian Forces Living History Group portray it sympathetically and with good grace, because some members of the group know from first hand experience and this comes across at displays without any need to boast or glorify the fact. It can only be through such interpretation and presentations that future generations will remember what occurred and try to make sense of a conflict which all but destroyed a once stable country known as Yugoslavia'.
 
           John Norris, Historical Features & Gun Mart Magazine            

            

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
                                    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                      
 
 
 
SEE US ON DISPLAY AT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS DURING 2008 - SEE US ON DISPLAY AT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS DURING 2008 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

K & M War and Peace Show

The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent
            Wednesday 16th July until Sunday 20th July, 2008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kelvedon Hatch Nuclear Bunker

                                    A128 Ongar Road
                                Kelvedon Hatch, Essex
          Saturday 17th May until Sunday 18th May 2008

Essex Armour & Softskins Military Vehicle Group

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Damyns Hall Aerodrome

                       Aveley Road, Upminster, Essex
           Saturday 9th August until Sunday 10th August