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Women at War...and at Home

Women portraying civilians and those representing Axis and Allied forces of Western Europe in 1944 are invited to attend the event. ETO, Home Front, and Partisan impressions and displays are welcome and encouraged. All persons attending the event should be acquainted with the general authenticity regulations as they apply equally to all event participants. The following are supplemental guidelines for female reenactors attending the event.

Guidelines:

1) Dress and grooming should be consistent with 1944 Europe and North American standards.

a) Clothing styles and ensembles should be appropriate to the wearer’s impression

i) Home front impressions are encouraged and welcome

ii) See below for specific information on women’s military impressions.

b) Modern hair color is not permitted (e.g. blue or pink) and modern hairstyles should be covered or altered to appear “vintage”.

c) Women’s makeup should be consistent with 1940’s practices.

2) Non-military participants should use 1940’s “manners” during public hours.

3)Military courtesy will be in effect in the camp.

4)All tools, drinking vessels, utensils and other common items should date to 1944 or before.

Military Impressions in the Encampment

Women portraying military impressions may wear any authentic combination of Uniforms and Equipment as would have been seen in the European Theater of Operations prior to or during 1944. Uniforms and equipment must be original or quality reproductions. Please refrain from including in your display or wearing original or reproduction items that do not date to 1944.

Uniforms, regardless of impression—unit, nationality, or gender—should be worn in a regulation or documented fashion. As these are military uniforms of the respective countries, although no longer in use, they should be worn in a manner befitting a soldier of the time period. Overall military appearance and proper wear of the uniform and equipment will be required in camp. (see Military Impressions for the Beach Landings for additional information and requirements for those wishing to participate in the tactical.) Though some women’s attire is difficult to obtain, women portraying military impressions should ensure that they wear the entire uniform as it was intended in WWII. Alternate impressions and wearings may be substantiated through photos and we encourage participants to share their information with us and the public attending the event. Female uniforms should be complete and not mix grades of uniforms or insignia. Appropriate headwear should be worn for the circumstances.

Hair must be cut to the military standards of the impression portrayed. Female soldiers should wear their hair off the collar as was required by military regulations.

For Allied troops planning to participate in the landing, additional requirements apply. These are listed below in Authenticity Regulations for Battle Participants. Women wishing to participate in the beach landing must adopt a male impression for the assault and adhere to the guidelines contained below. Specific impressions that are not included in the guidelines below are permitted on a case by case basis.

Resources we would recommend to those just becoming acquainted with their military impression of choice include Dressed for Duty and Quartermaster Study Guide, A Wardrobe for the Women of the Army written in 1945

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM INTER MIXING UNIFORMS (e.g.: DO NOT WEAR A MALE PATTERNED HBT BOTTOM WITH A FEMALE PATTERNED TOP. ALL ITEMS OF THE UNIFORM SHOULD BE OF THE SAME TYPE AND PATTERN.)

The following are only recommendations. These ARE NOT guidelines for all female participants. The general guidelines apply to all participants. We welcome female participants from all facets of WWII, both Axis and Allied.

ANC Participants: These are recommended uniforms and are not an inclusive list:

Shirt, Trousers, herringbone twill (male or female patterned)

Coveralls, herringbone twill (male or female patterned)

Cap, Garrison, Officers (male or female patterned)

Leggings, canvas (male or female patterned)

Cap, Trousers, Shirt, Dress, Cotton, Seersuckers, Nurses’

Jacket, Skirt, Trousers, Cap Nurses’, Tropical worsted, Olive Drab

Jacket, Skirt, Trousers, Cap Nurses’, Tropical Worsted, Beige

WAC Participants:

Jacket, Skirt, Trousers, Cap WAC, Summer Service, Khaki

Shirt, Trousers, herringbone twill

Coveralls, herringbone twill

WAVES Participants:

Jacket, Skirt, Trousers, Cap WAVES, Service Dress blue or white

Skirt, Cotton Blue, Shirtwaist White

Dress, Jacket, Skirt, Cotton, Seersucker, Navy

Work Smock, Blue

Coverall, Aviation, Blue

Trousers, Navy, Denim Blue (Men’s dungaree optional)

Shirt, Chambray, Blue Cotton (Men’s optional)

All female participants must wear the appropriate shirtwaists/ties/accessories for their uniforms.

*Note: the above list is only a recommended list and not inclusive. All female impressions are accepted and encouraged. .