Portal de Murcia
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More than five hundred reenactors Spain and countries like Poland, Belgium, France, England, Portugal and the United States on 17, 18 and 19 October involved in the 6th National and 4th edition of Murcia 'Revive the history of ... cinema ', a spectacular staging of the most important battles in history.
The event is organized by the Codex Belix association, in collaboration with the city of Murcia, the Ministry of Defence and Murcia companies.
The presentation was attended by the Councillor for Sports, Youth and Tourism, Miguel Cascales;
Codex Chairman Belix, Antonio Lalaguna, and director in Murcia Codex Belix, Javier Muñoz.
The organizers hope that more than 50,000 people visit the camp, installed in the garden of the Malecon and witness the battles that have been organized.
Among the novelties of this edition is the participation of more than fifty historical civilian and military vehicles such as cars and American original German World War II, a German anti-aircraft gun from the Legion, which was used in the War Civil Spanish-, an American M-41 tank and a German truck that was used in the film 'Valkyrie' by Tom Cruise.
Moreover, this time the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, will recreate the Friday afternoon in the Plaza de Santo Domingo;
a Napoleonic recreation tribute to the Count of Floridablanca and people of Murcia in 1810, the saturday morning in the square Belluga;
battle of the Second World War, "Operation Plunder: The crossing of the Rhine 1945 ', which will recreate the Saturday afternoon on Avenue Bearing Flomesta;
and Liberation of Paris 1944, to be held on Sunday morning in the garden of the Malecon.
In these battles will involve Spanish veterans of the British, French, Polish, Russian and German Armed Forces;
the Chelsea Pensioners, London;
representatives of various embassies (Consuls and Defence Attachés) and Salzillo association.
As in previous editions, the Malecon in the garden will install a camp which will be open from Friday to Sunday, listing equipment and missions of hosts that comprise the Armed Forces, Area Airsoft shooting gallery for children, the performance of the Andrew Sisters and Belgian trumpeter and singer Dr. Bogarde;
and theme park where you can contemplate military history from the Greek warriors, Roman soldiers, medieval horses, almogávares, soldiers of the military orders of the twelfth century, Spanish Succession War, Napoleonic Wars, First and Second World Wars, etc.
Characters dressed as Winston Churchill will stroll around the grounds.
The program is as follows:
- Fri
17.00 hours-Openness of historical camps and the Armed Forces
Spanish, in the garden of the Malecon.
18.45 hours-City Parade vehicles and reenactors walk staging of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising in the Plaza de Santo Domingo.
20.00 hours-Conference "Relations between Russia and Spain during WWI.
Almudí Palace.
- Saturday
12.00 hours-Napoleonic Recreation tribute to the Count of Floridablanca, in Belluga plaza.
17.00 hours-offering to the fallen for peace in the garden of the Malecón.
17.00 hours to 20.00 hours-parade vehicles and battle reenactments WWII Operation Plunder: Crossing the Rhine 1945, on Avenida Teniente Flomesta.
- Sunday
10.00 hours-Acts in various camps Garden Malecón.
13.00 hours-Recreation Liberation of Paris in garden Malecon.
Closing ceremony 14.30 hours-in garden Malecon.
More information on the official event page http://www.codexbelix.com/
Historical reenactment is an Anglo hobby recently introduced in Spain aimed exctitud copy with clothing, uniforms and props that surrounded the historic moments that are represented.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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