The IMHH
The International Military Competition Shooting Hesborn Hochsauerland is one
of the biggest military shooting competitions in Germany. In 2006 more than 250 teams
have taken part at the competition and have celebrated together in
the evening.
The RK Hesborn has organised every year a famous band, in the last years often a
band of Bavaria, to create a great atmosphere. People were dancing on tables and
on the whole festival there was no violence.
It is just a fair competition and all people are happy to celebrate with the
winners in the evening.
The event has started at friday with a traditional evening, that is arranged by
the "Musikzug Battenberg" which has a great repertoire of different
sorts of music. The evening is as traditional as the laying of a wrench at the
memorial in Hesborn before. On Saturday some competitiors have to stand up quite
early, because the competition is taking place at the Shooting Range in
Fritzlar. There, they have to proove their shooting abilities with the G36 and a
pistol.
After the presentation ceremony in six different rating groups in the evening the bavarian band starts playing
till late in the night.
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left: Vicar Paszynski at the memorial before the laying of a wrench | ![]() |
| right: the "Musikzug Battenberg" |
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left: soldiers are celebrating with the "Musikzug Battenberg" | ![]() |
| right: one comeptitior, who is shooting with the G36. |
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| pictures of the "Nato Ball", saturday evening, with the band: "bayrische Sieben" |
further Pictures:
The laying of a wrench at the memorial