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Desert Training Center

Riverside County, California
· California Arizona Maneuver Area
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The D.T.C was established by Major General George S. Patton Jr. in response to a need to train American combat troops for battle in North Africa during World War II. The camp, which began operation in 1942, covered 18,000 square miles and was the largest military training ground ever to exist. Over one million men were trained at the eleven sub-camps, seven in California.
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