Historic Fort Snelling Events

1. World War II History Roundtable: The New Guinea Campaign

   March 11, 2010 at 07:00 PM

   The much overlooked campaign in the Southwest Pacific and New Guinea landing were part of the Allies' successful island hopping strategy. Many of the troops who fought this war in the jungles were from the 32nd Infantry Division, a Wisconsin National Guard unit. Join James Campbell, author of Ghost Mountain Boys, with Southwest Pacific Campaign ...
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2. World War II History Roundtable: The Invasion of Anzio

   April 08, 2010 at 07:00 PM

   Author, H. Paul Jeffers will be joined by Veterans for a presentation on the Invasion of Anzio. Despite early success of the surprise landing in late January 1944, savage fighting soon developed on the narrow 15-mile-long Anzio Beachhead south of Rome. By the breakout four months later, the Allies had lost nearly 30,000 men. ...
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3. World War II History Roundtable: Air Operations in the CBI: The Hump, Air Commandos and Air Cargo

   May 13, 2010 at 07:00 PM

   Air support in the CBI Theater was crucial to maintain ground operations; rugged and inhospitable terrain often made supply otherwise impossible. Cargo flights from India and over the Himalayas ("The Hump") kept China in the war and brought men, equipment and supplies into Burma to defeat the Japanese. This lecture is ...
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