Kagnew Station, Asmara: A Historical Overview of the American
Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was chosen as the site for a military base due to its elevated geography, which provided a favorable environment for radio communications. In 1947, the
Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, was chosen as the site for a military base due to its elevated geography, which provided a favorable environment for radio communications. In 1947, the
British forces had established a communications base at the former Italian radio communications base named called Radio Marina,
Since 1943 the Army and Navy operated a telecommunications facility in Asmara, Ethiopia, called Kagnew Station. In 1973, the Army ceased operations at Kagnew, but the Station remained a
The station used three steel towers as antennas which remained intact (with the exception of one whose top was sheared off by an Italian plane during the war) until 1957. Even under
Kagnew Station was a United States Army installation in Asmara, Eritrea on the Horn of Africa. The installation was established in 1943 as a U.S. Army radio station, taking over and
Kagnew Station operated until April 29, 1977, when the last Americans left. The station was home to the United States Army''s 4th Detachment of the Second Signal Service Battalion.
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