USAREUR Units - HQ USAREUR

1943	30 October	The Combined Chiefs of Staff appoint LTG Dwight D. Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander.

1944	16 January	General Eisenhower again assumes command of the European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (ETOUSA), a headquarters responsible for operations, which he had commanded for a short time after its creation on 8 June 1942; ETOUSA COMZ is responsible for administration and supply.
	17 January	General Eisenhower activates Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) and consolidates ETOUSA and ETOUSA COMZ to administer and supply the U.S. Army elements of SHAEF.

1945	18 April	Establishment of the Office of the Deputy Military Governor (Germany) with LTG Lucius D. Clay as Deputy Military Governor. He is also Deputy CG, ETOUSA and CG, U.S. Group, Control Council.
	8 May	V-E Day.
	11 May	Bremen and Bremerhaven Ports are organized as the Bremen Port Command. (Port of Bremerhaven is opened 12 May 1945.)
	May/June	The main elements of SHAEF move from Rheims to the I.G. Farben Building in Frankfurt. Hq U.S. Naval Forces in France, redesignated U.S. Naval Forces in Germany, also moves to Frankfurt. Initially, U.S. Naval Forces in Germany is subordinated to U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, situated in London, but later it becomes a major command of USFET. Eventually both Naval headquarters move to Bremen.
	1 July	General Eisenhower redesignates ETOUSA as U.S. Forces, European Theater (USFET) with main headquarters at Frankfurt and a rear echelon (COMZ) at Paris.
	5 July	USFET redesignates the U.S. contingent of the disbanded 15th Army Group as U.S. Forces in Austria (USFA) and extends its boundaries to include Austria.
	14 July	General Eisenhower dissolves SHAEF.
	15 July	USFET assumes command of all US forces in Europe.
	24 July	USFET reorganizes the former U.S. Strategic Air Force in Europe, commanded by LTG Carl A. Spaatz, into an occupational air force and redesignates it as U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe (USAAFE) -- one of its major commands.
	1 August	USFET redesignates its COMZ as Theater Service Forces, European Theater (TSFET). LTG J.C.H. Lee continues in command until 28 December 1945.
	2 September	V-J Day
	1 October	General Eisenhower redesignates the U.S. Group, Control Council in Berlin as the Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) (OMGUS).
	November	First post-war replacements arrive at Bremen.
	11 November	General Eisenhower relinquishes command of USFET and as U.S. Military Governor to GEN George S. Patton, Jr. (acting).
	26 November	GEN Joseph T. McNarney assumes command of USFET and as U.S. Military Governor. General Clay continues to serve as deputy commander and deputy military governor.
	10 December	USFET activates Continental Base Section at Rheims.

1946	3 January	Continental Base Section moves to Bad Nauheim.
	15 January	USFET activates Western Base Section, with headquarters in Paris.
	31 January	Ground Forces Reinforcement Command is inactivated.
	28 February	USFET discontinues TSFET. Continental Base Section assumes its supply and other functions, and -- as a major command of USFET -- becomes responsible for the logistical support, redeployment, etc., of all U.S. forces in Germany and Austria. Western Base Section assumes all logistical responsibilities in liberated areas and also becomes a major command of USFET.
	31 March	Port of Antwerp is closed.
	16 April	First US dependents arrive in Europe.
	12 May	Redeployment program is terminated, with 3,044,985 troops having been redeployed to the Pacific Theater or to the United States in one year.
	20 June	US military activities at (Port of) Le Havre are closed, leaving Bremerhaven as the sole port for personnel entering or leaving the US occupied zone of Germany.
	30 November	1,472 personnel are transferred to EUCOM upon inactivation of the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

1947	15 March	USFET becomes the European Command (EUCOM). General Clay replaces General McNarney as CINC EUCOM and U.S. Military Governor and creates a personal headquarters designated the Office of the Commander in Chief, European Command (CINCEUR). This office, a few EUCOM staff divisions, and OMGUS remain in Berlin. MG Clarence R. Huebner, the new Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff, EUCOM, with the majority of the EUCOM staff divisions moves to Frankfurt. U.S. Ground and Service Forces, Europe is the Army element of the joint headquarters.
	15 March	7749 Staging Area (Bremen Port Command) is redesignated the Bremerhaven Port of Embarkation (BPE).
	15 November	U.S. Ground and Service Forces, Europe, renamed U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR), is a nonoperational organization that provides the ground and service commander with the command functions required for administrative and logistical support. The offices and personnel of the general and special staff divisions of EUCOM headquarters perform USAREUR's general and special staff duties. The principal function of the commanding general of USAREUR is the establishment and maintenance of high standards of discipline. General Huebner is also CG, USAREUR.
	15 November	Hq EUCOM has four major subordinate commands, USAREUR, USAAFE, USNAVEUR, and USFA; later also the U.S. Constabulary, First and Second Military Districts (area commands), etc.

1948	Spring	The British and U.S. Zones, merged for economic purposes to form Bizonia, establish the bizonal capital at Frankfurt. Some military government agencies move from Berlin to Frankfurt. EUCOM headquarters moves to Heidelberg, and the headquarters of the U.S. Constabulary from Heidelberg to Stuttgart. They complete these moves in 1949. The U.S. Air Forces, Europe (USAFE), establishes headquarters at Wiesbaden.
	26 June	Berlin Airlift begins.

1949	1 March	EUCOM announced on Jan 12, 1949 that effective 1 March 1949, all US Army personnel assigned to the European Copmmand would wear the EUCOM shoulder patch. The only exceptions to this rule will be personnel assigned to units which have been authorized a distinctive shoulder sleeve insignia by the War Department, Department of the Army or Department of the Air Force. (The two exceptions listed are personnel of the US Constabulary and USAFE.)
	March	First Army L-17 liaison airplanes have arrived in EUCOM and are being assembled at the Air Force depot at Erding. The new planes will be used for courier and communications services as well as for trasnsportation requirements for field and unit commanders and key staff personnel. The aircraft will be based at airfields in Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Munich, Fritzlar, Heidelberg, Straubing, Bad Toelz, Erlangen, Schweinfurt, Linz and Vienna.
	11 May	EUCOM assigns tactical troops to USAREUR
	12 May	Berlin blockade ends officially.
	15 May	General Huebner replaces General Clay as CINC EUCOM and U.S. Military Governor.
	23 May	USFA, relieved from assignment to EUCOM, becomes an independent command under the JCS. EUCOM now has only three major subordinate commands. USAREUR, USAFE, and USNAVEUR. But EUCOM is not a true joint command since Army personnel continue to staff the headquarters almost exclusively and EUCOM and USAREUR have identical staff divisions.
	12 August	OMGUS headquarters moves from Berlin to Frankfurt.
	2 September	GEN Thomas T. Handy assumes duties as CINC EUCOM, vice General Huebner. General Handy moves his office from Berlin to Heidelberg. He is also CINCUSAREUR.
	2 September	Mr. John J. McCloy becomes U.S. Military Governor and U.S. High Commissioner for Germany (HICOG).
	21 September	With the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany, HICOG replaces OMGUS and moves from Berlin to Frankfurt.
	30 September	Berlin Airlift ends.

1950	1 February	USNAVEUR moves its headquarters from Berlin to Heidelberg.
	25 June	Korean hostilities begin.
	18 August	LTG Manton S. Eddy assumes command of USAREUR vice General Handy.
	24 November	EUCOM activates Seventh Army at Stuttgart to take over the command of the ground and service forces from USAREUR, while other USAREUR functions revert to EUCOM. General Eddy becomes CG of Seventh Army. USAREUR continues to exist, but without troops; it fulfills certain legal requirements in connection with court-martial and other responsibilities. EUCOM organizes the Twelfth Air Force as a tactical component. USAFE becomes an independent headquarters directly subordinate to the Department of the Air Force.
	1 December	Seventh Army is activated as a field army; 1st Infantry Division and the US Constabulary are assigned to it.
	18 December	General Eisenhower announced as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR).

1951	28 May	4th Infantry Division, first of the augmentation divisions, is assigned to Seventh Army.
	15 July	EUCOM establishes EUCOM COMZ as a subordinate command in France with headquarters at Orleans, a Base Section at La Rochelle and an Advance Section at Verdun.
	15 July	2nd Armored Division is assigned to Seventh Army.
	3 August	V Corps is assigned to Seventh Army.
	21 October	43rd Infantry Division is assigned to Seventh Army.
	2 November	VII Corps is assigned to Seventh Army.
	23 November	HICOG completes its move from Frankfurt to Bad Godesberg, near Bonn.
	26 November	28th Infantry Division is assigned to Seventh Army.

1952	January	All Army units and military posts in the European Theater have now received their first new tactical transport vehicles from the U.S., EUCOM announced today. The new line of vehicles is made up of 10 principal types, according to EUCOM ordnance officials. Included are M38 jeeps, M100 jeep cargo trailers, M37 three-quarter-ton trucks, M101 three-quarter-ton cargo trailers, M34 two-and-a-half-ton "Eager Beaver" trucks, M41 two-and-a-half-ton dump trucks, M104 one-and-a-half-ton cargo trailers, M106 one-and-a-half-ton 400-galion water trailers, M43 three-quarter-ton field ambulances and M52 five-ton truck tractors. (Source: STARS & STRIPES, Feb 1, 1952)
	1 April	LT GEN C.L. Bolte assumes duties of CINCUSAREUR and COMCENTAG, vice LT GE M.S. Eddy.
	1 May	The EUCOM major commands are Seventh Army, Twelfth Air Force, and U.S. Naval Forces, Germany; its subordinate commands are the military posts (except Wiesbaden) and EUCOM COMZ.
	30 May	GEN Mathew B. Ridgway replaces General Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe.
	July	The newly organized U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean establishes its headquarters in London.
	1 August	General Ridgway assumes command and General Handy is the Deputy Commander of the newly established U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) headquarters at Frankfurt.
	1 August	Hq EUCOM becomes Headquarters, U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR), with General Handy in command for 12 days.
	1 August	General Handy also assumes command of the newly organized (1 August) Central Army Group (CENTAG) headquarters. NATO organizes Northern Army Group simultaneously.
	12 August	General Eddy assumes command of USAREUR and CENTAG, and LTG Charles L. Bolte becomes the new commander of Seventh Army.
	29 September	LT GEN W.M. Hoge assumes duties of CINCUSAREUR and COMCENTAG, vice LT GEN C.L. Bolte.
	10 October	USEUCOM begins move from Frankfurt to the vicinity of Paris.
	1 December	USAREUR consolidates the military posts into area commands. COMZ becomes a major subordinate command.

1953	1 April	General Bolte replaces General Eddy as CINCUSAREUR and COMCENTAG. LTG William M. Hoge takes command of Seventh Army.
	29 September	General Hoge assumes command of USAREUR and CENTAG, vice General Bolte.
	1 November	A new regulation in effect on this date allows USAREUR troops (officers, servicemen and women) to wear civilian clothing in off-duty hours. The regulation calls for "judgement and discretion" in civilian clothes and that the clothes "be appropriate to the season of the year and the occasion."

1954	9 April	Transfer to USAREUR of certain TRUST personnel begins.
	May	The first 46-ton M-74 Medium Recovery Vehicles have arrived in USAREUR. Plans call for the complete change-over from the old M-32 tank recovery vehicles to the new M-74s. The M-74 can can retrieve all types of vehicles up to and including medium tanks and self-propelled weapons.
	3 May	328th Trans Co (Helicopter) arrives at Bremerhaven POE on the board the aircraft carrier USS Tripoli. This is the first H-19 CHICKASAW unit to arrive in USAREUR (21 H-19's).
	25 May	5th Infantry Division officially replaces 43rd Infantry Division.
	25 May	9th Infantry Division officially replaces 28th Infantry Division.

1955	1 February	GEN Anthony C. McAuliffe announced as CINCUSAREUR and COMCENTAG, vice General Hoge.
	25 March	Experimental "Little Gyroscope" unit, 216th Field Artillery Battalion, docks at Bremerhaven.
	5 May	U.S. occupation ends; the Allies grant sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany.
	26 May	Under Gyroscope I, 10th Infantry Division advance party begins arriving in Europe.
	1 June	Transfer of about 5,000 military personnel from USFA to USAREUR begins.
	11 July	First main increment of the 10th Infantry Division arrives in Europe; 2nd and 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiments begin Gyroscope exchange.
	31 August	Absorption of USFA military personnel into USAREUR is completed.
	27 September	10th Infantry Division officially replaces 1st Infantry Division.
	25 October	Inactivation of USFA; last U.S. troops withdraw from Austria; USASETAF is activated in Northern Italy.

1956	27 February	587th Trans Co (Helicopter) arrives at Bremerhaven POE on the board the MSTS utility carrier, USS Corregidor. This is the first H-34 CHOCTAW unit to arrive in USAREUR (21 H-34's & 2 H-13's).
	1 May	GEN Henry I. Hodes becomes CINCUSAREUR and COMCENTAG, vice General McAuliffe.
	9 June	3rd Armored Division officially replaces 4th Infantry Division.

1957	1 March	11th Abn Div is officially reorganized under the pentomic structure (ROTAD).
	1 June	CINCNELM assumes direct command of U.S. Naval Forces in Germany.
	1 July	The changeover for enlisted men from OD (olive drab) Shade 33 uniforms to the new Army green uniforms (Shade 44) started on this day. The worldwide switch was to be completed by September 30, 1960. The circular (Army Circular 670-14, dtd 3 May 1957) that set forth the way in which the changeover would be implemented, also stated that during the transition period enlisted men could wear any of the uniforms (appropriate to the season) that had been issued to them or which they were required to purchase. (As of Oct 1, 1960 - the wear of the O-33 uniform and Army Shade 1 and 61 garrison caps would be prohibited.)
	1 October	HQ USAREUR has determined 1 Oct 1957 to be the changeover date for the new Army green uniform for officers.

1958	1 January	USEUCOM transfers the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force (USASETAF), created after the withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Austria in October 1955, from its jurisdiction to that of USAREUR.
	7 January	Gyroscope rotation of battle groups and smaller units replaces rotation of divisions.
	23 April	3rd Infantry Division officially replaces 10th Infantry Division.
	1 October	HQ USAREUR has determined 1 Oct 1958 to be the changeover date for the new Army green uniform. As of that date all EM in the command will be required to own at least one green uniform.

1959	1 April	GEN Clyde D. Eddleman replaces General Hodes as CINCUSAREUR and COMCENTAG.
	June	Point-to-point assignment procedure is initiated.
	August	First H-37 MOHAVE medium helicopters arrive by ship from the States (at Bremerhaven) prior to being assigned to a 7th Army aviation unit.
	1 September	Operation Gyroscope is discontinued; it is replaced by the Carrier Company Replacement System, using 4-man teams.

1960	1 October	CENTAG becomes an independent headquarters subordinate to LANDCENT.
	20 October	GEN Bruce C. Clarke announced as CINCUSAREUR and COMCENTAG, vice General Eddleman.

1961	11 August	The Secretary of Defense defines the scope of the large-scale troop augmentation to be conducted due to increasing critical international situation (Berlin)
	16 August	All duty tours are extended involuntarily.
	19-20 August	Berlin is reinforced by a reinforced USAREUR battle group.
	7 September	The first augmentation of 3,000 troops to mechanize USAREUR's infantry divisions is authorized.
	9 September	A further augmentation of 37,000 troops to round out USAREUR force structure is authorized.
	12 October	The Department of the Army directs the prepositioning of equipment for two divisions in Europe.
	31 October	The prepositioning of equipment for 10 support units is directed.
	9 November	3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment arrives as an additional augmentation unit.
	December	Prepositioning of equipment for two divisions and 10 support units is completed.

1962	1 May	GEN Paul L. Freeman, Jr. assumes command of USAREUR and CENTAG, vice General Clarke.
	June	USAREUR strength reaches an all-time high of 277,342.
	1 July	USAREUR begins to return Roundout logistical units to the United States, and assumes liaison and maintenance mission for prepositioned equipment.
	18 September	US military services adopt a common designation system for their aircraft. All Army aircraft and helicopter types are redesignated according to the new system. E.g. the MOJAVE H-37 is redesignated as CH-47.
	22 October - 20 November	On Monday evening, October 22, President Kennedy spoke to the world from the Oval Office; U.S. military forces around the world went to the DEFCON-3 alert posture, with the exception of U.S. Forces in Europe, which remained at DEFCON-4 because of its integration with NATO forces. [Chapter note #17: 'The NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR), General Lauris Norstad, USAF, had been ordered to try to persuade NATO forces to assume a comparable alert posture, but he was authorized to "exercise his discretion in complying this directive." Norstad conferred with British prime minister Macmillan, who strongly argued against 'mobilizing' European forces. Aware that a U.S. alert might weaken European support for the United States, Norstad decided not to put U.S. forces in Europe at DEFCON-3. SOURCES: [1] Cable from Joint Chiefs of Staff Announcing DEFCON 3 Military Alert, October 22, 1962; text of message to Lauris Norstad on the impact of the Cuban Crisis on NATO, October 22, 1962.')" [2] DEFCON-2: Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War during the Cuban Missile Crisis (by Norman Polmar and John D. Gresham, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006, p. 138.) (Submitted by Jim Chorazy)

1963	27 January	USAREUR begins ROAD reorganization.
	1 July	The Supplementary Agreement, governing the status of NATO forces in the Federal Republic of Germany, goes into effect.
	July/August	1st Bn, 94th Arty (4th Armd Div) is the first USAREUR artillery unit to receive the new 155-mm M109 self-propelled howitzer - it replaced the M44 SP howitzer.
	1 September	ROAD reorganization of USAB (US Army, Berlin) begins.
	22 October	Exercise BIG LIFT begins.

1964	1 July	USAREUR consolidates Northern and Southern Area Commands (NACOM and SACOM) and organizes the U.S. Army Area Command (USAACOM) with headquarters at Frankfurt.

1965	1 Jan	APO numbering scheme changes from 3-digits to 5-digits.
	18 March	GEN Andrew P. O'Meara succeeds General Freeman as CINCUSAREUR and COMCENTAG.
	15 April - 11 Aug	USAACOM headquarters moves from Frankfurt to Munich.
	June	In June 1965, the use of Military Sea Transport Service (MSTS) ships (to transport troops and dependents) was shifted from the U.S. Europe and U.S. Caribbean routes..
	1 Sept - 1 Dec	Functional reorganization of USAREUR headquarters; several separate staff divisions are discontinued to reduce the span of control.

1966	29 March	The French Government declares its intention to withdraw its military forces from NATO by 1 July. The United States must vacate its bases in France and must remove its personnel and materiel within one year.
	(August ?)	US Army directive is issued to replace white stars and lettering (except unit designations on bumpers) with black stars and lettering.
	1 December	USAREUR and Seventh Army headquarters merge at Heidelberg.
	6 December	LTG James H. Polk becomes the first USAREUR Deputy Commander in Chief for Seventh Army.

1967	1 January	The U.S. Army General Depot, United Kingdom, is organized at Burtonwood.
	14 March	USEUCOM headquarters moves from Camp des Loges to Stuttgart, and AFCENT from Fontainebleau to Brunssum, the Netherlands.
	31 March	All USACOMZEUR headquarters, units, and supplies are, out of France, except for the Military Liquidation Section, which remains to turn over the U.S, bases to the French.
	31 March	SHAPE headquarters is officially established at Casteau, Belgium.
	1 April	USACOMZEUR headquarters, formerly at Orleans, France is established at Worms, Germany.
	1 June	General Polk succeeds General O'Meara as CINCUSAREUR, COMCENTAG, and Commanding General of Seventh Army.
	15 June	LTG John A. Heintges is assigned as Deputy Commander in Chief for Seventh Army.
	1 July	USACOMZEUR and USAACOM headquarters merge at Worms.
	20 December	The redeployment of forces from Germany (REFORGER), involving 28,003 Army personnel, is announced.

1968	1 April	The first REFORGER unit leaves for the United States. Between April and October, the United States redeployed forces from Germany back to the United States. These forces amounted to 33,000 personnel. Of these, the Army share was just a little over 28,000. These forces are now stationed in the U.S. but they remain under the operational command of the US Commander in Chief, Europe.
	1 July	The U.S. Army Medical Command, Europe (USAMEDCOMEUR), (Prov), is organized, using resources from USAREUR Office of the Surgeon, 9th Hospital Center, and USACOMZEUR Hospital Center (Prov).
	1 July	USACOMZEUR reorganizes the 10 support districts in the Federal Republic of Germany into 5 districts that conform to the state boundaries.
	21 October	The REFORGER moves are completed.
	2 December	The U.S. Army Transportation Command, Europe (USATRANSCOMEUR) (Prov), is organized as part of the CCLS-70 reorganization.

1969	1 January	USAMEDCOMEUR is organized in place of USAMEDCOMEUR (Prov).
	15 March	VII Corps Support Command (COSCOM) is organized at Boeblingen.
	31 March	The 66th Military Intelligence Group is reassigned from USAREUR and Seventh Army headquarters to USAREUR and Seventh Army Troops.
	15 April	The 56th Artillery Group (Pershing), including assigned units, is transferred from USAREUR and Seventh Army headquarters to USAREUR and Seventh Army Troops.
	15 April	The U.S. Army, Europe, and Seventh Army Special Troops Group is organized at Heidelberg.
	25 April	V COSCOM is organized at Frankfurt.
	25 April	USACOMZEUR is redesignated the U.S. Theater Army Support Command, Europe (USTASCOMEUR).
	25 April	USACOMZEUR Supply and Maintenance Agency is redesignated U.S. Army Materiel Command, Europe (USAMATCOMEUR).
	25 June	Seventh Army Support Command is inactivated.
	27 August	LTG Heintges, Deputy CINC (formerly Deputy CINC for Seventh Army) departs for an assignment in Korea.
	1 October	LTG Charles W. Eifler is assigned as Deputy CINC, USAREUR and Seventh Army.
	28 November	EES headquarters completes its move from Nuernberg to Munich.
	31 December	The Military Liquidation Section in Paris is discontinued.

1970	24 February	Seventh Army Communications Command is discontinued; 7th Signal Brigade is activated in its place.
	25 March	Army Management Information Systems Support Agency, Europe, is organized and assigned to USAREUR and Seventh Army Troops.
	15 April	24th Infantry Division is redesignated 1st Infantry Division.
	1 July	Subdued insignia became mandatory for wear.
	25 July	U.S. Army Procurement Center, Frankfurt, is redesignated U.S. Army Procurement Agency, Europe.
	28 July	LTG Eifler, Deputy CINC, USAREUR and Seventh Army, is reassigned as CG, USTASCOMEUR.
	August	First CH-47A CHINOOKS arrive in USAREUR to be delivered to the 4th Avn Co, Schwaebisch Hall. Six of the helicopters arrived at Bremerhaven by ship and were flown to Nellingen Airfield. 10 more helicopters destined for the 4th Avn are scheduled to arrive by August 22.
	15 September	11th Transportation Terminal Command is inactivated; U.S. Army Transportation Terminal Group, Europe, is organized.
	18 September	56th Artillery Group is redesignated 56th Artillery Brigade.
	28 October	U.S. Army Petroleum Group, Europe, is discontinued.
	29 October	USAREUR Augmentation Readiness Group (UARG) is redesignated U.S. Army Combat Equipment Group, Europe.
	1 December	The name of local health units at US military communities was officially changed from US Army Dispensaries to US Army Health Clinics. (USAREUR Medical Bulletin, January 1971)

1971	16 February	LTG Arthur S. Collins, Jr. is assigned as Deputy CINC, USAREUR and Seventh Army.
	15 March	USAMEDCOMEUR and 15th Military Police Brigade are reassigned from USAREUR and Seventh Army to USTASCOMEUR headquarters.
	15 March	9th and 42d MP Groups are reassigned from 15th MP Brigade to USAREUR and Seventh Army Troops.
	20 March	LTG Collins succeeds General Polk as CINC, USAREUR and Seventh Army, and COMCENTAG.
	10 May	4th Armored Division is redesignated 1st Armored Division.
	10 May	USAREUR and Seventh Army Troops is redesignated USAREUR and Seventh Army Combat Support Command.
	26 May	GEN Michael S. Davison assumes command of USAREUR and Seventh Army, and of CENTAG; LTG Collins is Deputy CINC, USAREUR and Seventh Army.

1972	April	1st Bde, 8th Inf Div (Mannheim) received a first allotment of 36 Gama Goats. (The brigade is schduled to receive a total of 52.) The 8th Inf Div is the first USAREUR combat unit to receive this type of vehicle. The division will receive a total of 395 cargo-carrying Gama Goats and 39 ambulance Gama Goats.
	1 April	Effective April 1, 1972, the U .S. Army Medical Command, Europe's Medical Service Areas (MSA) have been redesignated as Medical Department Activities (MEDDAC). (USAREUR Medical Bulletin, May 1972)

1973	June	The first battery of Improved HAWK missile equipment refurbished at Pueblo Army Depot was delivered to U.S. troops in Europe.

1974	1 July	HQ US Army Theater Army Support Command, Europe (TASCOM) is in the process of merging with HQ USAREUR. The merger is scheduled to be completed by Sept 30. On July 1, the last subordinate commands of TASCOM are reassigned to other commands.

1978	January	2nd Battalion, 75th Field Artillery, 41st Field Artillery Group, is the first USAREUR unit to receive the new, long-tube, 8-inch M110A1 Howitzers under a program intended to upgrade the range capability of Army artillery.
	October	1st Armored Division begins practice of mounting yellow halogen flashing lights on all oversized vehicles for traffic safety. (First combat division unit to do so?) Before that, USAREUR regulations had only called for lights at the beginning and end of a column of vehicles.







1986	1 April	The Bremerhaven Duty Train between Frankfurt and Bremerhaven is replaced with a chartered bus service. (The Berlin Duty Train operation is not affected by this change.)
	July	2nd Battalion, 33rd Armor, 3rd ARMD DIV, at Kirch-Göns was one of four USAREUR battalions that participated in the testing of battalion rotations under the guidelines of the Army's new Manning System pertaining to Cohesion, Operational Readiness, Training (COHORT) units. The 3rd AD battalion swapped places with the 2nd Squadron, 5th Cavalry at Fort Hood, Tx. The other Battalion swaps in 1986: -- 4th Bn, 5th FA, 1st INF DIV (FWD) at Neu Ulm with 2nd Bn, 5th FA, 1st INF DIV at Fort Riley, Kan. (June 1986?) -- 3rd Bn, 41st INF, 2nd ARMD DIV (FWD) at Garlstedt with 1st Bn, 41st INF, 2nd ARMD DIV at Fort Hood, Tx (July 1986?) -- 4th Bn, 325th INF at Vicenza, Italy with 3rd Bn, 325th INF, 82nd ABN DIV at Fort Bragg, N.C. (June 1986?)