Camp Toccoa

Camp Toccoa
Stephens County, near Toccoa, Georgia, U.S.
Camp Toccoa in 1942
Site information
TypeMilitary training base
Controlled byUnited States Army
Location
Camp Toccoa
Location in the United States
Camp Toccoa
Location in Georgia
Coordinates34°33′01″N 83°23′50″W / 34.5504°N 83.3973°W / 34.5504; -83.3973
Site history
Built1940
In use1941 – ca. 1946

Camp Toccoa (formerly Camp Toombs) was a basic training camp for United States Army paratroopers during World War II, located five miles (8 km) 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.