Great Louisiana Maneuvers' Blue Army Headquarters Historical

Great Louisiana Maneuvers' Blue Army Headquarters Historical (HM1Y2L)

Location: Kinder, LA 70648 Allen Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 29.126', W 92° 50.931'

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The United States Army GHQ (General Headquarters) Maneuvers of 1941 were held throughout western Louisiana. These important war games helped to prepare the Army for its future involvement in W. W. II. Through mock battles two opposing armies, the "Red" and "Blue", fought for control of the Red River and the City of Shreveport. Blue (Third) Army commander Lt. Gen. Walter Kreuger, who would later command the 6th Army during W. W. II, made his headquarters at the Kinder High School Home Economics Cottage. Lt. Gen. Kreuger's staff headed by Chief of Staff Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower occupied the remaining high school campus. His stay in Kinder was memorialized in a latter to Kinder High School Principal R. G. Hanchey which stated: "Please accept my personal and official thanks for your kindness and cooperation in making the school buildings in Kinder available for use by the Third (Blue) Army during the recent maneuvers. The privilege thus accorded contributed not only to the success of the maneuvers, but likewise the comfort of the personnel involved." Allen Parish played a vital role in this historical military training and Kinder was the "home" to two of history's great generals.
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Placed ByAllen Parish Tourist Commission
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Date Added Sunday, April 30th, 2017 at 5:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 514506 N 3372586
Decimal Degrees30.48543333, -92.84885000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 29.126', W 92° 50.931'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 29' 7.56" N, 92° 50' 55.86" W
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Area Code(s)337
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-226 9th St, Kinder LA 70648, US
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