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
September 15 1941
Simulate war
September 15, 1941 marked the start of the US Army’s first major maneuver. In order to simulate war, a series of four combined exercises mixing for the first time infantry with a few parachute units, artillery, armored vehicles and aviation will take place on two distinct sites, the border between Louisiana and the Texas on one hand and the Carolinas on the other.