The 105th Engineers charge the “enemy” with fixed bayonets during the “Battle of Tennessee”. The largest number of troops to ever take part in peace-time maneuvers participated in the 1941 war games held in Tennessee (6/6/1941). Courtesy of Albert Gore Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University.
Firing M1 rifles during a October 1942 Second Army Tennessee Maneuvers problem. Private Walter Kulsinsky and Private First-Class Sigmund Tarczynski fire M1 rifles from behind a woodpile in an attack on the Red Army near Lebanon, Tennessee. Courtesy of Albert Gore Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University
Photograph of soldiers Installing a ponton bridge during Tennessee Maneuvers. Courtesy of Brigham Young University
Cline photograph postcard of the 33rd Division marching at Camp Forrest. Courtesy of Camp Forrest Foundation
Officers Go Over the Day’s Maneuvers Problem for the 1942 Tennessee Maneuvers. Major P. M. Flanary, commander of the 127th Observation Squadron, discuss with Captain E. J. Bodine, Plans and Training Officer, and other officers of his command, the support and coordination of their mission with the activated 80th Division at Camp Forrest. Courtesy of Albert Gore Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University
General George S. Patton in his tank in Manchester during the 1941 Tennessee Maneuvers. Patton brought his 2nd Armored “Hell on Wheels” division from Fort Benning, Georgia to participate in the maneuvers. Courtesy of Camp Forrest Foundation
Soldiers walking down railroad tracks during a training exercise. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Soldiers examining a machine gun. Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Women’s Army Corps (WAC) from Camp Forrest marching in a parade in Nashville. Courtesy of Special Collections, Nashville Public Library
Combat Training in the Camp Forrest Mock German Village during the Tennessee Maneuvers. Several training exercises used “controlled” explosives to provide soldiers with realistic combat experiences. Courtesy of Albert Gore Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University
