Re-enactment unit history

Our unit is the first Finnish WW2 re-enacting unit portraying a certain, well-known unit.
Our unit, "Michael Gaißmair", was founded in early 2006 by Finnish re-enacting enthusiasts seeking
to do something that had not been done in Finland before.

"Michael Gaißmair" was selected because the unit operated in Finland and thus we would automatically be in right scenery.
Russian steppes or French bocage can not be found here, thus "LSSAH" and "Wiking" were out of question, not to
mention that we already have quite many re-enacting units portraying those divisions.

Membership info

Our unit is quite small and we intend to keep it such - quality over quantity. Membership is at the moment on invitation basis only.
You will not find membership application forms from this www-site. If you are interested becoming a member, do get in touch with us,
and we will see what can be done.

New members who join the unit after December 1st 2006 are not allowed to use Edelweiss insignia and/or Michael Gaißmair cuff-title until they have
participated in three (3) weekend training/battle/patrol sessions.

Unit languages are both Finnish and English.

Unit HQ

The general staff of "Michael Gaißmair" consists of unit commander and the unit authenticity officer who also acts as 2IC.
Unit HQ takes care of arranging happenings, keeps in touch with other units and associates as well as updates the unit website.
Decisions and orders from unit HQ are to be respected and obeyed.

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