HISTORY OF FT. BENNING

Units that have called Fort Benning Home

Since it's beginnings in 1918, Fort Benning has been home to many units. These include:

• Infantry School
• Army Tank School (1932-1938; Moved to Fort Knox as Armor School)
• 1940's Airborne Test Platoon and School
• Rangers
• 1st Infantry Division
• 7th Armored Division
• 2nd Armored Division
• 10th Armored Division
• 47 Infantry Division
• 75th Ranger Regimental Headquarters, 3rd Battalion
• 4th Infantry Division
• 87th Infantry Division
• 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)
• 2nd Infantry Division
• 3rd Brigade, 24th ID (Mechanical)
• Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation
• 71st Infantry Division
• 1st Calvary Division
• 197th Infantry Brigade
• 11th Airborne Division (Air Assault)
• 2nd Brigade, 10th Infantry Division
• 11th Infantry Regiment
• 29th Infantry Regiment
• 36th Engineer Group

Other information:

The Beginning of Fort Benning

Important National Leaders who Served at Fort Benning

National Infantry Association and the National Infantry Museum

Other Areas of Interest to the Military

Units that have called Fort Benning Home

Fort Benning home page:

U.S. Army Infantry Homepage