The Floyd Lavinius Parks papers, 1944-1945.

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The Floyd Lavinius Parks papers, 1944-1945.

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Contains the following types of materials: organizational documents, diaries, reports / studies. Contains information pertaining to the following war and time period: World War II (WWII) -- European Theater of Operations (ETO); post-World War II occupation, Germany. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit and organization: First (1st) Allied Airborne Army; Military District of Berlin. General description of the collection: The Floyd Lavinius Parks papers include general officer's diaries, memoranda, notes, and official papers of staff meetings reflecting service while Chief of Staff (CoS), Commander of First Allied Airborne Army and Commander of Berlin District; Berlin occupation agreements, plans, and problems; documents while American Representative on Allied Kommandatura for Berlin as well as meeting minutes; relationship with Soviet and British forces; papers discussing workings of a senior headquarters (HQ) waging war and conducting military government; Potsdam conference; and Operations Market Garden and Varsity.

3 boxes.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570754

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Parks, Floyd Lavinius, 1896-1959

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Floyd L. Parks was born in Louisville, Kentucky on February 9, 1896. He received a BS in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Clemson College in 1918, and an MS in Engineering from Yale University in 1924. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1918 and served in the following positions: From 1918 to 1923, Machine Gun Instructor under Captain Dwight D. Eisenhower, commanding Camp Colt, Pennsylvania; Commanding Officer, Co. A, 333 Tank Battalion, Camp Colt; and Commanded Tank Corps Reserve...

Potsdam Conference (1945 : Potsdam, Germany)

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Allied Forces. Airborne Army, 1st

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