1. After Action Report
West Allis, Wisconsin, Settler’s Weekend
27-28 August, 2016
95th Rifles/75th Guard
MEMBERS IN ATTENDENCE: Dylan Williams (Konstantin Denikin), Jason
Williams (Volya Denikin) Cassidy Creighton (Yulia Tolonova) (Her 2nd event)
DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: Settler’s Weekend is a timeline event held in the
Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wisconsin. Being a time line event, there were many
impressions present, from Scottish rabble from the 17th Century, toNapoleonic
grenadiers, to East German border guards, and their Western adversaries. It is a looser-
run event, so there was little pressure to participate in battles or give talks about a topic.
There were about 50 or so reenactors present, mostly Civil War and Cold War.
THE ROLE OF THE 95th: The 95th contingent arrived early Saturday morning,
the 27th of August. We quickly set up camp, and raised the Soviet flag while reciting the
Internationale. We had a central spot in the area, right next toa bridge in the park,
which was the focal point of the event. Our camp consisted of a fire-pit, a 4-man tent,
two inspection rolls of late and early war gear, respectively, and a sitting area near the
fire, made up of two period chairs and two crates. We also displayed the 95th/75th sign,
kindly left to us by Sam Snell. Denikin the Elder was equipped in 43 regulation items,
while I (Denikin the Younger) was equipped with early 35 regulation items, as a
Krasnoarmeyets would have dressed for the Winter War. Once we were set up, we

2. largely stayed in camp, heckling spectators as they passed. Denikin the Elder took
charge with this, and answered every question with both factual accuracy and
friendliness. Tovarishch Tolonova was able to speak to the massive role women played,
and the public seemed to be awed by a woman in uniform. Attendence by the public was
small, but steady. We probably engaged about 150-200 peoples over the weekend, of
varying knowledge of who we were. As usual, our puttees and pilotki led people to think
that we were decadent Western Doughboys.
At about 1:30 on the 27th, the Denikins participated in a battle. It was mishmash of
everyone there, and we ended up squaring off with a mixture of Yankees and Scotsmen.
Naturally, our superior unit cohesion and firepower won the day. After that, we returned
to camp life, and the event closed at 5PM. The organizers of the event, the West Allis
Historical Society, kindly served us a catered dinner, which was excellent, and free.
Sunday was largely a repeat of Saturday. We began the day with a free breakfast, again
provided by the organizers. We then continued our routine of engaging the public until
the event ended at 4PM, with another multi-time period battle mixed in.
The only issue with this otherwise excellent event was that on both days we had issues
with other reenactors mingling in our camp, and ruining our theme. We also suffered a
casualty: Tovarishch Denikin’s chair was crushed by another reenactor’s girth.
Otherwise, this was a fantastic event, and it was a pleasure to be the only WWII
reenactors at an event.
Submitted 9 September 2016 by Krasnoarmeyets Konstantin Denikin.