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12th Signal Group
Seventh Army
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History

25th Sig Bn (Const)

40th Sig Bn (Const)

97th Sig Bn

504th Sig Bn (M&S)


 
Group History
(Source: STATION LIST, USAREUR, 30 September 1965)
ORGANIZATION (Sept 1965):

UNIT DESIGNATION

DUTY STATION TOE / COMMENTS
HHD, 12th Sig Gp Panzer Ksn, Böblingen 11-022E61
25th Sig Bn (Cable Const) Gerszewski Bks, Karlsruhe 11-047D58 (1) - only A, B & C Co
97th Sig Bn (Army) Panzer Ksn, Böblingen 11-095D60 - HHC
155th Sig Pltn Hutier Ksn, Hanau 11-500D65
279th Sig Pltn Taylor Bks, Mannheim 11-500D65
 
(1) The 40th Signal Construction Battalion departed for Germany 17 January 1952. While in Germany (located at Rhein Kaserne - later known as Gerszewski - in Knielingen. It was reorganized and redesignated as the 40th Signal Battalion (Const) on 1 October 1953. The battalion remained in Germany for two more years until it redeployed to New York on 17 April 1956.

In March 1956, the 25th Signal Battalion (Construction) was transferred, as part of Operation GYROSCOPE, to Germany where it was assigned to the 7th Army, replacing the 40th Sig Bn (Const). The Bn took over the mission and home station (Gerszewski Bks, Karlsruhe) of the departing battalion.

HHD, A and B Companies were located at Karlsruhe; C Co was at Kaiserslautern.

In 1966, elements of the battalion were inactivated, with the exception of Charlie Company which was attached to the 440th Signal Battalion.

On 1 October 1968, Charlie Company was reorganized and redesignated as the 541st Cable Construction Company.