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Fort Benning Infantry School

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Type: Black-and-white photographs | StillImage
Creator: U.S. Army Signal Corps
Title: Fort Benning Infantry School
Date: 1943
Description: View of (l-r) Fort Benning commandant General Leven Allen, U. S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall, British Field Marshal Sir John Dill, and British Navy commander Louis Mountbatten at Fort Benning's Lawson Army Airfield in Columbus, Georgia.

Royal Navy; WW II

Fort Benning is an army base located southwest of Columbus, Georgia. The base is named after Brigadier General Henry L. Benning, a Confederate general who was a resident of Columbus. Established in 1918 as Camp Benning, the facility provided basic training for units participating in World War I. During World War II the base provided training for officers, as well as infantry and airborne units. The United States Army Infantry School, and the Airborne School remained at Fort Benning after the war.

Subjects: Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 | Allen, Leven C. (Leven Cooper), 1894-1979 | Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979 | Dill, John, Sir, 1881-1944 | United States Army Infantry School | Fort Benning (Ga.). Lawson Army Air Field | United States--History--1901-1953 | Great Britain--History, Military--20th century | United States--History, Military--20th century | United States. Army--Facilities | World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Fort Benning | Great Britain--Foreign relations--1936-1945 | United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945 | Great Britain--Armed Forces--History--World War, 1939-1945 | United States--Armed Forces--History--World War, 1939-1945 | Great Britain--Armed Forces--United States | Great Britain--Armed Forces--Georgia--Fort Benning | United States. Army--Inspection | Air bases--Georgia--Fort Benning | Military bases--Georgia--Fort Benning | Airplanes, Military--Georgia--Fort Benning | Government aircraft--Georgia--Fort Benning | Airplanes--Georgia--Fort Benning | Transportation, Military--Georgia--Fort Benning | Military education--Georgia--Fort Benning | Military uniforms | Insignia--Great Britain | Belts (Clothing)--Georgia--Fort Benning | Belts (Clothing)--Great Britain | United States. Army--Uniforms | Great Britain. Army--Uniforms | United States--Armed Forces--Uniforms | Great Britain--Armed Forces--Uniforms | Clothing and dress--United States | Clothing and dress--Georgia--Fort Benning | Clothing and dress--Great Britain | Marshals' batons--Great Britain | Marshals' batons--Georgia--Fort Benning | Armies--Medals, badges, decorations, etc. | Military decorations--Georgia--Fort Benning | Military decorations--United States | Military decorations--Great Britain | Decorations of honor--United States | Decorations of honor--Great Britain | Decorations of honor--Georgia--Fort Benning | World War, 1939-1945--Medals | Great Britain. Army--Medals, badges, decorations, etc | United States. Army--Medals, badges, decorations, etc. | United States. Army--Officers | Armies--Officers | Generals--United States | Generals--Georgia--Fort Benning | Armed Forces--Officers | Hats--Georgia--Fort Benning | Hats--Great Britain | Signs and symbols--Georgia--Fort Benning | Signs and symbols--Great Britain | Men--Georgia--Fort Benning | Runways (Aeronautics)--Georgia--Fort Benning | Fort Benning (Ga.) | Columbus (Ga.) | Muscogee County (Ga.)
Contributors: Atlanta History Center
Online Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 2006
Original Material: 8 x 10 in. silver gelatin print | Allen D. Albert Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA
Rights and Usage: This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Related Materials: MSS 744, Allen D. Albert Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
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Related Institutions: Atlanta History Center
Collection Information: Allen D. Albert Photographs, 1860-1958