German prisoners play with dog pups at an interment camp in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, during World War 1. (Fort Oglethorpe was established as an Army Post in 1902, and is part of Chickamauga National Military Park's North Post.) Prison barracks in the background. A prison guard fixes a tripod stand. A prisoner in the background watches the guard. (WWI; WW1)
U.S. WAC (Women's Army Corps) MP (Military Police) in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia during World War II. Military women of the WACs with MP brassards run from barracks through a gate marked 'WAC Military Police'. WACs march in formation. A WAC stands in front of a traffic sign as others pass.
U.S. WAC (Women's Army Corps) MP (Military Police) in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia during World War II. WACs in fatigues practice judo on a field.
View of an interment camp at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia, during World War 1. ( It is part of Chickamauga National Military Park's North Post area. ) A guard overlooks the camp compound through a window. A telephone mounted on wall besides the guard. A double line of 10-feet high barbed wire fence runs around the camp. German prisoner digs ground at a work camp under watchful eye of a guard. Other prisoners dig ground at a ditch in the background. (WWI; WW1)
Parachutists undergo physical training at Fort Benning, Georgia during World War II. United States troops exercise on parallel bars and narrow catwalks. They learn acrobat technique to fall on ground without hurting themselves. Paratroopers mass jump from a fleet of aircraft in flight. The trainees land on ground with their parachutes.
Some 2000 Germans, interned at Fort Oglethorpe and Fort McPherson, are being repatriated after the end of the war, in 1919. They arrive by train at the port in Charleston, South Carolina, where they assemble with their personal belongings. They are assisted and supervised by U.S. Army soldiers. They board the USS Martha Washington transport ship. Another large ship is seen behind her at the pier. U.S. Navy officers and sailors are seen watching as the passengers board. Among the passengers are civilians who had been detained as suspected spies. They are boarding the ship with members of their families. A small child and a babe in arms are seen as well as other children. After boarding, passengers and crew line the deck of the ship. "USS Martha Washington," is clearly displayed on her side. She is seen moving slowly away from the pier and getting underway. to Germany.
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