Reenactors!
Please read these Event, Appearance, Safety guidelines.


ATC
All Allied military reenactors are invited to attend  and participate in
D-Day Conneaut's "Assault Training Center" Friday August 19 from 1-4 PM.
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1. Appearance Guidelines
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2. Please read our safety guidelines.

3. General Event Guidelines

Conneaut Township Park welcomes the D-Day event, its participants and its spectators. There are a few simple rules they ask us to observe.

Breakfast will be available for approximately $4.00 at the Snack Bar on the Beach Saturday Morning 6:30AM to 9AM - Sausage, eggs, hash browns, toast, juice, and coffee. Breakfast will be served FREE at the Conneaut Moose Club Sunday Morning 8 to 10, 2 Blocks from the Event Site - Free for Reenactors with a modest $2 charge for accompanying family. 

The Snack Bar aka Pat's Lakeside Grill offers typical tourist area boardwalk food but exclusively offers a Lake Erie Perch Sandwich and Dinner in addition to Hot Dogs, Chicken, Burgers and Hersey's Ice Cream for dessert. Some local restaurants are within walking distance from to the park.

This is a Township Park so drinking water is on-site. There is an Outdoor Shower on the Boardwalk Leading to the Beach - (Swimwear Required)

Address for ATF Paperwork:

Conneaut Township Park
480 Lake Road
Conneaut OH 44030
Ashtabula County

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1. Registration / On-site Check In
Pre-registration is highly recommended for re-enactors and vehicle owners. (Click here to pre-register)
A $10 GATE FEE WILL BE ASSESSED TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT PRE-REGISTERED.

You may arrive as early as Wednesday afternoon the week of the event. Check-in and on site registration will begin on Thursday 10AM to 9PM and Friday 10AM to 10PM.

Saturday morning is your last chance to register! (7AM to 9AM.) No late arrivals unless prior arrangements have been organized with event staff.  Those of you who choose to pay at the gate, we appreciate your support of D-Day Ohio - your contribution helps us continue the event.

To help us reduce our impact on the park, we will only have limited copies of site, safety, and appearance guidelines. Please print and bringing your own copy. (Download a PDF Copy)

2. Historical Accuracy
All WWII era re-enactors representing Axis and Allied forces of Western Europe in 1944 are invited to attend the event. ETO and Home Front impressions and displays are encouraged as well.

Participants are asked to refrain from wearing and displaying items not documented to the European Theater of Operations or US Home Front. Educational materials and display boards, as well as tagged or labeled items intended for spectator’s education are permitted and encouraged.

Your cooperation and positive attitude in meeting or exceeding the expectations of our veterans and viewing public is appreciated. In the event a participant chooses to ignore the safety or appearance requirements, the event organizers may request the participant terminate their involvement in the event.

Exclusions: Eastern Front, PTO, Political and Celebrity impressions (of political figures) are not permitted at the living history encampment or the beach assault. Those wishing to do a Celebrity Impersonation of non-political persons may contact event staff to discuss the permissibility of their proposed impersonation.

3. Age Restrictions
A participant less than 18 years of age, but having reached their 16th birthday by the date of the event who desires to participate in the D-DAY CONNEAUT battle reenactments may do so only if accompanied by their parent or guardian at all times. The parent or guardian will assume full responsibility and liability for the minor under their direct supervision. Participants under the age of 16 are encouraged to participate in the living history encampment. However, they must be supervised by a responsible adult unit member and the participant’s unit commander assumes responsibility for the minor.

4. Living History Encampment
To maintain the historical integrity of the event, the event staff requests that all reenactors adhere to simple guidelines that will help ensure a June 6, 1944 and before focus to the encampment.

Excluding educational materials and display boards.....
If it is not appropriate to the European Theater of Operations in 1944, please don’t bring it.

Items of modern manufacture needed for basic health and safety (e.g. coolers) should be hidden from view during public hours and discreetly used when the camps are open to reenactors. Like all participants, there are items that we consider “questionable” and would prefer were left at home.
(Please see the section on “Not sure? Don’t bring it.”)


Encampment and Camp Equipment Guidelines:

• Tentage and camp equipment must represent items in use in the WWII European Theater of Operations.

• Modern tentage is permitted in the modern camping area only.
   (Included in Modern or Postwar tentage are GP Small / Hex tents.)

• Ground-cloths or tarps must be of the appropriate military style.
   Modern blue or silver tarps may only be used after public hours or completely hidden from view.

• Modern vehicles must be parked in the participant parking. Modern vehicles may not be parked in or along side the encampment. (including the drive by the tennis courts) There will be NO parking in or near the display areas. Participant parking is across Lake Road about ½ block from each of the camps.

• Each participant should police his or her own trash.
  Trash bags will be provided in the registration packet.

• Open camp fires are permitted only in designated areas – upper park sand pits and park grills.
Consult staff at the registration desk for approved locations. No fire pits may be dug on park property. Those using the sand pits or grills must have a full fire bucket nearby in the event the fire spreads.


Re-enactor Guidelines:

• Military courtesy will be in effect in the camps.

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

• Clothing styles and ensembles should be appropriate to the wearer’s impression.

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

• Men’s facial hair should be trimmed to be appropriate to the impression they are portraying.

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


Vehicle Guidelines:

• Vehicles that plan to participate in D-Day Conneaut must be licensed and insured as is appropriate to your vehicle. All drivers must have insurance and a valid driver's license. Please be prepared to show these at registration when you arrive. If your period vehicle will have more than one driver, please list all drivers when you register.

• Spotters aren't required for Jeeps outside of the battlefield (e.g. VIP shuttle), but are still encouraged, as the drive through the encampment will be crowded with people. Your spotters can ask people to kindly clear a path for you, and watch for small children darting out in front of you. Larger vehicles will need spotters whenever they move.

• If you are willing to use your vehicle for a VIP shuttle (e.g., give a WW2 veteran a ride), or assist the event staff with transportation, please tell the registrar when you check in at registration, or in the comments section when you register.


Not Sure? Don’t Bring It.

There are camp and personal equipment items which were likely not to have appeared in the European Theater of Operations. We consider these items “questionable” - a list of the items follows. If you have documentation for a specific items use and would be willing to bring the information, we would be delighted to share in your knowledge. If you are unsure about the use or appropriateness of any of these items, please consider leaving it at home. We have also included some items we commonly see that are not appropriate and should not be brought to or worn at the event.

• French Ranger Boots

• Civilian Work Boots being worn as reproduction boots

• Brown US Army Undershirts

• M1965 Field Jackets

• Modern Sunglasses (Oakleys or other obviously modern glasses )


Cameras/Camcorders on the Battlefield

Combat photographers and journalists, served an important role in documenting the history of the invasion and took part in the events that followed the initial landing. As many units appreciate photos of their members in action, photographers are permitted with special restrictions.

All persons in the drop/landing zone must meet the basic appearance standards described above.
Historic photo equipment is required for use on the field as a uniformed participant.
Unconcealed modern equipment is not permitted on the battlefield!

Modern equipment may be disguised using an empty vintage camera body.  We seek to avoid marring an otherwise authentic scene with the painfully obvious sight of a modern camera being freely and openly brandished. Please keep in mind, veterans and thousands of spectators are watching and all-to-often catch modern cameras and cell phones in their photos.

Still and motion picture photographers who participate in the beach landing are invited to send a link to a location where your photos are displayed. If you provide us copies we will be happy to post them on our website credited to you for all to view.

This event involves a simulated beach landing, waterproof your gear accordingly. D-Day Ohio, Inc. will not be responsible for any damaged or lost camera equipment or film.


D-Day Has Staff Photographers!

Please refrain from being tempted to take out your camera in the mists of battle.  If you can see people, they can see you.... and your camera.  D-Day had gathered a team of professional photographers who will be canvasing the event.  Watch for our "guys in maroon" shirts.  Images they collect will be proudly displayed in our new online gallery were visitors can and order prints.  Registered reenactors who participate in the event will receive special access to these images and discounts when ordering prints.

If you or your group would like to schedule a planned "unit photo", please contact our photography coordinator, Wayne Heim for more information.

Commercial Photography:
Commercial/professional photographers using non-vintage equipment who wish to request an inside-the-ropes access to shoot images for commercial usage should contact our official photography coordinator for information, fees and restrictions.

Commercial Video:
COMMERCIAL VIDEO FEE IS REQUIRED ALONG WITH WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM D-DAY OHIO, INC.
PRIOR TO SHOOTING AND USING VIDEO FOOTAGE FOR PROFIT OR OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

Additional questions or to obtain permission to commercially use video and/or images of the event in conjunction with the D-Day Conneaut name and/or Logo, please contact D-Day Ohio, Inc..

D-Day Ohio, D-Day Conneaut, and our subsequent logos are registered trademarks.  Any use of those without express written permission is strictly prohibited.

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