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Seventh
Army
US Army, Europe
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| Operation GYROSCOPE Troop Movements (CARS) |
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| Unles otherwise stated, the source for the information on this page are various issues of the STARS & STRIPES. |
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| (Source: April 21, 1956) |
The advance party of the 532nd Field Artillery Observation Battalion recently arrived in mid-April at Karlsruhe to prepare for the parent unit to move here from the US to replace the 529th FA Obs Bn as part of Operation GYROSCOPE.
The 25th Signal Construction Battalion (Ft. Devens, Mass) recently replaced the 40th Sig Bn in Karlsruhe. This was the first GYROSCOPE move for a Signal Corps unit.
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| (Source: May 15, 1956) |
| The advance party of the 254th Field Artillery Battalion recently arrived at Ft Carson, Colo. The battalion has been replaced at Wertheim by the 97th FA Bn under Operation GYROSCOPE. |
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| (Source: May 20, 1956) |
| The 4th Transportation Battalion and 27th Trans Bn have completed their deployments under Operation GYROSCOPE. 4th Trans Bn has been assigned to Flak Kaserne, Ludwigsburg, while the 27th (previously home stationed at that kaserne) has moved to Ft. Eustis, Va. |
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| (Source: September 21, 1956) |
9 Bns in Germany Get '56 Gyro Date
WASHINGTON (S&S) --The Army has named 9 non-divisional battalions in Germany for rotation to the U.S. under Operation Gyroscope for the spring and summer of 1956.
Units returning to the US:
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RETURNING UNIT |
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27th Trans Bn |
Flak Ksn, Ludwigsburg |
April 1956 |
4th Trans Bn (Ft. Eustis, Va.) |
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40th Sig Bn |
Karlsruhe |
April 1956 |
25th Sig Bn (Ft. Devens, Mass.) |
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80th Ord Bn |
Stuttgart |
April 1956 |
66th Ord Bn (Ft . Bragg, N.C.) |
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547th Engr Bn |
Kelley Bks, Darmstadt |
April 1956 |
95th Engr Bn (Ft. Ord, Calif.) |
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254th FA Bn |
Peden Bks, Wertheim |
April 1956 |
97th FA Bn (Ft. Carson, Colo.) |
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597th FA Bn |
Hanau |
April 1956 |
267th FA Bn (Ft. Sill, Okla.) |
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529th FA Obs Bn |
Karlsruhe |
June 1956 |
532nd FA Obs Bn (Ft. Sill, Okla.) |
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273rd FA Bn |
Neu Ulm |
June 1956 |
538th FA Bn (Ft. Carson, Colo.) |
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760th FA Bn |
ELK, Darmstadt |
July 1956 |
553rd FA Bn (Ft. Sill, Okla.) |
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| (Source: December 18, 1956) |
12 USAREUR Units Selected for '57-58 Gyroscope Moves
WASHINGTON (S&S) --The Army has named 12 non-divisional units in Europe for rotation to the U.S. under Operation Gyroscope from July 1957 to February 1958.
Units returning to the US:
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1st Chem Bn |
Baumholder [1] |
July 1957 |
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7th Chem Co (Depot) |
Baumholder [1] |
July 1957 |
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12th Chem Co (Maint) |
Baumholder [1] |
July 1957 |
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69th Chem Co (Smoke Gen) |
Knielingen [1] |
July 1957 |
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39th Sig Bn (Spt) |
Böblingen [1] |
Oct 1957 |
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176th Sig Co (Repair) |
Böblingen [1] |
Oct 1957 |
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595th Sig Co (Spt) |
Böblingen [1] |
Oct 1957 |
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596th Sig Co (Spt) |
Böblingen [1] |
Oct 1957 |
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519th FA Bn (155mm)(T) |
Babenhausen [1] |
Oct 1957 |
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3rd Armd Cav Regt |
Nürnberg (Bayreuth, Bamberg,Amberg) [1] |
Feb 1958 |
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291st FA Bn (8in)(SP) |
Schw. Hall [1] |
Feb 1958 |
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775th FA Bn (8in)(T) |
Schw. Hall [1] |
Feb 1958 |
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[1] USAREUR Station List, 30 Sept 1956
In an earlier report it was announced that the 4th Armd Div at Ft. Hood, Tex., would move to Germany in November and December 1957 to replace the 2nd Armd Div. |
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Related Links:
Operation GYROSCOPE in the US Army, Europe -
Online copy of the historical manuscript that tells the story of Operation GYROSCOPE, from its proposal in 1954 through the principal interchanges of Fiscal Year 1957.
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