Post Numéro: 2 de H Rogister 13 Fév 2011, 20:50
Le Quartier Général de la 82nd Airborne Division était à Leicester (Braunstone Park)
The American 82nd Airborne Division arrived in Leicester on 14th February 1944 with Major General Ridgeway as their Divisional Commander. On the 17th February an entry made, in the log book of Braunstone Hall School, by the Headmaster notes that "During the weekend the Artillery left the camp and it was filled with American coloured troops."
A local resident tells us that "the American Army was racially segregated during the War" and that black American troops "came to the park first" to establish the camps infrastructure.
During their stay at Braunstone, General Gavin was appointed Commander of the US 82nd Airborne Division, becoming the youngest General since the American Civil War. His Headquarters were in Braunstone Park.
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