Timeline
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March 10 1941
The Provisional Parachute Group -
July 1st 1941
Creation of the 502nd PIB -
July 10 1941
The Parachute School settles in Fort Benning -
August 11 1941
First overseas combat jump exercise -
August 21 1941
Creation of the 503rd PIB -
September 15 1941
Simulate war -
October 5 1941
Creation of the 504th PIB
Beginning of August 1945
The 101st Airborne Division on alert
At the beginning of August 1945, the 101st Airborne Division was transferred to Auxerre, Sens and Joigny. It was put on alert for an operational jump to Japan.
