Camp Bouse

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Camp Bouse was a secret World War II U.S. Army tank training camp in the Arizona desert used to test and develop experimental armored warfare tactics and equipment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II site
military training camp
abandoned 1944
conflict World War II
controlledBy U.S. Army Armored Force NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentStatus abandoned military site
established 1943
garrison U.S. Army armored units NERFINISHED
hasMemorial Camp Bouse memorial near Bouse, Arizona
hasNearbySettlement Bouse, Arizona NERFINISHED
locatedInDesert Arizona desert NERFINISHED
location La Paz County, Arizona NERFINISHED
namedAfter nearby town of Bouse, Arizona
notableFor development of experimental tank tactics
remote and isolated location
testing of special armored vehicles
operatedBy United States Army
partOf California–Arizona Maneuver Area NERFINISHED
Desert Training Center NERFINISHED
purpose prepare armored units for combat deployment
region southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States
securityLevel highly secret
terrain desert
theater United States home front during World War II NERFINISHED
usedBy armored battalions
usedFor armored warfare training
tank training
testing experimental armored equipment
testing experimental armored tactics

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