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April 13, 1938
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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US Army plans massive nationwide maneuvers next month to test defensive capabilities against imaginary foes, amid concerns over rising dictatorships. Air force will defend northeastern industrial area from May 12-17.
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GIGANTIC ARMY TESTS PLANNED BY U. S. CHIEFS
American War Machinery Set at Full Speed For Maneuvers
WASHINGTON. April 13. (UP) - The United States army's newly streamlined fighting forces have been ordered turned loose at full speed in a "war" next month against an imaginary foe in a gigantic series of maneuvers, it was disclosed today.
With official Washington worried over the rapid spread of dictatorships and the numerous daring "successes" of totalitarian governments, the nation's military high command will lift the wraps from the army's war machine to find out what it can do defensively.
The "battlefield" area will extend from coast to coast and from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico with all branches of the service receiving the most severe tests possible except under actual war conditions.
Most spectacular part of the extensive maneuvers will take place from May 12 to 17 when the air force attempts to defend the northeastern section of the United States against a theoretical enemy aiming to destroy the nation's chief industrial area.
American War Machinery Set at Full Speed For Maneuvers
WASHINGTON. April 13. (UP) - The United States army's newly streamlined fighting forces have been ordered turned loose at full speed in a "war" next month against an imaginary foe in a gigantic series of maneuvers, it was disclosed today.
With official Washington worried over the rapid spread of dictatorships and the numerous daring "successes" of totalitarian governments, the nation's military high command will lift the wraps from the army's war machine to find out what it can do defensively.
The "battlefield" area will extend from coast to coast and from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico with all branches of the service receiving the most severe tests possible except under actual war conditions.
Most spectacular part of the extensive maneuvers will take place from May 12 to 17 when the air force attempts to defend the northeastern section of the United States against a theoretical enemy aiming to destroy the nation's chief industrial area.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Action
Historical Event
What keywords are associated?
Army Maneuvers
Us Military
Air Force Defense
Totalitarian Threats
National Defense
Where did it happen?
United States, From Coast To Coast, Canadian Border To Gulf Of Mexico; Northeastern Section
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Location
United States, From Coast To Coast, Canadian Border To Gulf Of Mexico; Northeastern Section
Event Date
April 13; May 12 To 17
Story Details
US military high command orders full-speed maneuvers against imaginary foe to test defensive capabilities, covering vast US area; air force defends northeast from May 12-17 amid worries over dictatorships.