Tennessee in World War II-- Part 5: The Tennessee Maneuvers

Over twenty counties in Middle Tennessee were utilized for the Tennessee Maneuvers in 1942, which were headquartered at Cumberland University in Lebanon and officially referred to as "somewhere in Tennessee."

Middle Tennessee was chosen for these war games because of its proximity to the railways and federal highways, and the similarity between its terrain and that of western Europe.

Red and Blue "armies" faced each other in training exercises.  More than 800,000 men and women participated in the Tennessee Maneuvers, which produced over $4 million in claims by individuals and municipalities for destruction of property by the opposing armies.

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