World War II celebrated by playing paintball

3000 people will mark the anniversary of June 6, 1944, when German-occupied France was invaded by Allied Forces, by staging the paintball competition. June 6, 1944 is considered to be a turning point in World War II. The paintball battle will comprise an Allied side and a German side and even the French Resistance is represented. Allied Forces and the Third Reich will compete to achieve certain goals based on the many individual battles that occurred 67 years ago. The big D-Day paintball battle will also include a flag-raising ceremony, a parade, military-style chapel services, and evening showings of movies such as Patton, The Longest Day and Band of Brothers. The game is taken seriously by those who spend $100 to play and a tidy sum to buy gear, including paintball guns.