Camp Toccoa

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World War II site military training camp

Camp Toccoa was a World War II U.S. Army training camp in Georgia, best known as the rigorous training site of airborne units like the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment featured in "Band of Brothers."

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Camp Toccoa, Georgia	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II site ⓘ military training camp ⓘ
associatedWith	Currahee Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Airborne heritage ⓘ paratrooper training history ⓘ
branch	United States Army Airborne NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentStatus	no longer an active military camp ⓘ
depictedIn	Band of Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
depictedInType	television miniseries ⓘ
depictedUnit	Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMuseum	small museum about World War II airborne training ⓘ
hasOrganization	Camp Toccoa at Currahee project NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStructureRemnant	foundations of original buildings ⓘ restored barracks building ⓘ
heritageUse	historic site ⓘ memorial to airborne troops ⓘ
locatedIn	Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephens County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Currahee Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Toccoa, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
mottoMeaning	"stands alone" ⓘ
notableFeature	Currahee Mountain run ⓘ rigorous physical conditioning ⓘ
notableFor	producing elite airborne infantry units during World War II ⓘ
notableUnitTrained	501st Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
operationalPeriodEnd	1944 ⓘ
operationalPeriodStart	1942 ⓘ
originalName	Camp Toombs NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Army training infrastructure during World War II ⓘ
purposeOfOrganization	preservation and restoration of the historic camp site ⓘ
reasonForRenaming	to avoid association with the nearby Toccoa cemetery and the word "tombs" ⓘ
renamedTo	Camp Toccoa NERFINISHED ⓘ
sloganAssociated	Currahee NERFINISHED ⓘ
trainingActivity	field exercises ⓘ forced marches up Currahee Mountain ⓘ obstacle courses ⓘ weapons training ⓘ
trainingType	basic infantry training ⓘ parachute infantry training ⓘ
usedBy	U.S. Army Airborne forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
usedDuring	World War II ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

506th Infantry Regiment → trainingLocation → Camp Toccoa ⓘ

Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division → trainingLocation → Camp Toccoa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Camp Toccoa, Georgia

Currahee Military Museum → hasMainTheme → Camp Toccoa ⓘ