Camp Toccoa
Camp Toccoa (formerly Camp Toombs) was a basic training camp for United States Army paratroopers during World War II, located five miles (eight kilometers) west of Toccoa, Georgia. Among the units to train at the camp was the 506th Infantry Regiment. The regiment's Company E ("Easy Company") was portrayed in the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
| Camp Toccoa | |
|---|---|
| Stephens County, near Toccoa, Georgia, U.S. | |
Camp Toccoa in 1942 | |
Camp Toccoa Location in the United States Camp Toccoa Location in Georgia | |
| Coordinates | 34.5504°N 83.3973°W |
| Type | Military training base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940 |
| In use | 1941 – ca. 1946 |
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