Oregon Maneuver

Oregon Maneuver
Part of World War II training
Blue Force officer during Oregon Maneuver
Date 13 September-8 November 1943 Location Central Oregon, United States
Belligerents
Red Force 96th Infantry Division IV Corps support	Blue Force 91st Infantry Division 104th Infantry Division IV Corps support
Commanders and leaders
James L. Bradley	Gilbert R. Cook

The Oregon Maneuver was a large scale military training exercise held in Central Oregon in September through November 1943. The exercise was designed to test United States Army units prior to deployment in support of Allied combat operations in World War II. The maneuver included approximately 100,000 men. The major units involved in the exercise were all part of the army's IV Corps, commanded by Major General Alexander Patch. The exercise headquarters was located at Camp Abbot, south of Bend, Oregon. The maneuver included five specific training problems that engaged troops from a defensive Red Force and an offensive Blue Force. Following the maneuver the three participating divisions, the 91st Infantry Division, the 96th Infantry Division, and the 104th Infantry Division were sent into combat in the European or the Pacific theaters.