This is the second video of my journey to, and the exploration of, many World War Two Desert Warfare Training sites that are scattered across the Mojave desert of Califonia and Arizona. These very large camps, mock battle sites, and live-fire ranges are testimony to the vast scale the United States training program established to help prepare the U.S. soldiers for combat before being shipped out to North Africa, Europe, or the Pacific. During WW2, over 1,000,000 soldiers trained in this area during the two years of the training area's existence. These camps were established under orders of the War Department in 1942 and General George S. Patton was tasked with setting up the camps and training areas and then running the program until he too shipped out to start fighting in North Africa with the men he helped train in these camps.
Training included many steps to toughen the soldiers to deprivation. At first, the soldiers were housed in the large camps you will see in the videos and lived in large canvas tents. These camps might contain 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers at any given time as they rotated through the program. They were then transitioned into desert areas where they had to train living in small tents with limited amenities and finally no tents at all and very limited gear. After that, they were sent overseas with many never to return.
Upon abandonment of the camps, the US Army did clean up the area and burned and/or buried all of the camp and training equipage. The firing ranges were also cleaned up.
However, many foxholes, bomb craters, and evidence of where tank tracks dug deep into the desert soil are scattered across these deserts. Although the Army did police (clean-up) these areas during and after the war, many munitions and artifacts of daily life remain left behind and slowly decomposing in the desert sun. The sheer size and number of the mock battle sites, live firing ranges, and camps are silent testimony to the vast undertaking of our preparation to enter the future battlefields of World War Two.
Please note: Many (but not all) of the areas in these videos are located on State or Federal lands and the removal of any man-made artifact over 50 years old is forbidden there. It is also highly recommended that you do not touch any munitions as they could be "live". All of the munitions seen in my videos are spent and/or "dummy" training munitions.
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I enjoy metal detecting for historical items like gold coins, relics, silver coins, and other buried treasures. I also metal detect for gold and silver nuggets and even meteorites. I like to make videos that promote my choice of lifestyle that includes outdoor adventure,
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