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Badger was important to the United States because of its location far from large cities, its water source, small reactivation costs, and the fact that it had the greatest ammunition manufacturing capabilities in the United States; Badger had the capability of producing most of the ammunition necessary for a land war.
Then on September 6, 2007, the theater hosted the world premiere of Ken Burns' epic 15-hour PBS documentary, The War—first aired on PBS September 23, 2007. Luverne is one of four U.S. cities that serve as anchor points for The War. The series tells the story of World War II from the perspective of "so-called ordinary Americans" who fought and ...
During and after World War I, the fort served between 1917 and 1920 as an detention camp for civilian internees and prisoners of war. During World War II, the area served as a war-time induction and processing center, and again housed prisoners of war. [5] Fort Oglethorpe was a major training center for the Women's Army Corps during World War ...
Gaza has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 47% under 18 years old. Thousands more Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7 than in conflicts with Israel over the last ...
The post was also used as a prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the conflict, holding 4,000 Japanese and German POWs. [10] Fort McCoy's POWs were featured in the 2011 film Fort McCoy. The camp was briefly deactivated following World War II, but with the advent of the Korean War in 1950, it was once again used for training. This continued until ...
Following the American entry into World War I, Fort Wadsworth's role as the largest fort guarding New York City was an important one. Some batteries were directed to be ready to fire 24/7. [ 3 ] Most coastal forts in CONUS had their garrison reduced to provide crews for heavy and railway artillery units destined for the Western Front .
Warroad, circa 1910. Warroad was once one of the largest Ojibwe villages on Lake of the Woods. The Ojibwe fought a long war against the Sioux for the lake's rice fields. Occupying the prairies of the Red River Valley, the Sioux often invaded the territory by way of the Red and Roseau Rivers, a route that ended at the mouth of the Warroad
Lucien B. Caswell, served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and as a draft commissioner during the American Civil War; David Whitney Curtis, businessman, American Civil War veteran, and Republican politician; built the David W. and Jane Curtis House in Fort Atkinson, which is on the National Register of Historic Places