Meet the Wiking Reenactor

Page Updated: 02MAR2010

2/SS-Panzer Pioniere Bataillon 5 Reenactment Unit "Ersten rein und Letzten raus!" (First in, last out!)

Our Mission - We are committed to portraying professional German soldiers in the struggle against Bolshevism of the mid-Twentieth Century. We do this by outfitting ourselves with authentic uniforms, equipment, weapons, and attending public displays to educate the public and tactical reenactment battle recreations. When moving tactically, we adhere to original German squad tactics. In looking and acting like original WW II German soldiers, we feel that this not only preserves history, but honors the men who actually served. We portray combat assault engineers (Sturmpioniere) from the 5.SS Panzer Division "Wiking", specifically of the SS-Pioniere Bataillon 5 (core Pioniere formation within "Wiking"), 2.Kompanie (armored/motorized).

RANK NAME LOCATION EMAIL IN SERVICE SINCE: PHOTO SS-Scharführer Alfons Müller Jackson, MI Alfons 1/98 VIEW SS-UnterScharführer Pieter Meltzer Quad Cities, IL 2/02 VIEW SS-UnterScharführer Tedor Sturm Ada, MI   10/07 VIEW     SS-Rottenführer Christian Meyer Grand Rapids, MI Webmaster 7/02 VIEW SS-Sturmann Franz Steinle Lake Village, IN 9/06 VIEW SS-Sturmann Fritz Salzgaber Geff, IL   10/07 VIEW SS-Sturmann Rheinhardt Fleischer Crown Point, IN   8/07 VIEW SS-OberPionier Karl Soodla Columbus, OH Webmaster 6/01 VIEW SS-OberPionier Bjorn Gangr Tonica, IL   12/04 VIEW SS-OberPionier Johann Schleyer Beecher, IL   1/07 VIEW SS-Pionier Sepp Gordonn Livonia, MI 5/99 VIEW SS-Pionier Theodor Scherer LaPorte, IN   1/03 VIEW SS-Pionier Rolf Neumann Columbus, OH 4/02   SS-Pionier Dietrich Arnold Chatham, Ontario 8/04 VIEW SS-Pionier Albert Bergen Joliet, IL 7/06 VIEW SS-Pionier Erik Hochmeyer Jackson, MI   7/06 VIEW SS-Pionier Jurgen Hauptmann Greenfield, OH   2/07   SS-Pionier Michael Weiss Fairfield, IL.   6/07 VIEW SS-Pionier Gerret van Swearingen Uniondale, IN   6/07   SS-Pionier Walther Scherer LaPorte, IN   2/07   SS-Pionier Erich Steinle Lake Village, IN   02/08   SS-Pionier Dierk Gebhardt Parma, OH   3/08 VIEW SS-Pionier Cristof Baumer Indianapolis, IN   7/08 VIEW SS-Pionier Lantz Aldrich Eaton Rapids, MI   8/08   SS-Pionier Friedrich Buehler Jackson, MI   9/08 VIEW SS-Pionier Anton Zachmann Fairfield, IL   9/08   SS-Pionier Stefan Neuman Muskegon, MI   1/09   SS-Pionier Axel Peters Lowell, IN   5/09 VIEW SS-Pionier Winfried Fuchs Indianapolis, IN   5/09 VIEW SS-Pionier Georg Wolf Amherst, OH   6/09   SS-Pionier Hans Wiser Peoria, IL   2/09 SS-Pionier Otto Braun Marshall, MI   12/09     SS-Pionier Günther Hermann Livonia, MI   7/09               SS-Bewerber Heinz Schafter Stevensville, MI   6/08   SS-Bewerber August Ebenredt Ajax, Ontario Canada   10/08   SS-Bewerber Ulrich Deinhart Fort Gratiot, MI   9/09   SS-Bewerber Bruno Peterson North Hammond, IN   11/09   SS-Bewerber Dietrich Kaufman Marion, IN   12/09   SS-Bewerber Thomas Peters Columbus, OH   01/10   SS-Bewerber Severin Kempf Wadesville, IN   01/10   SS-Bewerber Kai Graf Jackson, MI   02/10