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513th Military Intelligence Group
US Army, Europe
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History (1952-1969)

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History
1952 - 1969
(Source: Military Intelligence, unknown date)
On October 22, 1952, the 513th Military Intelligence Service Group was constituted in the Regular Amy, and on January 15, 1953, was activated at Oberursel, Germany (Camp King). The 513th was assigned to the U.S. Army, Europe and replaced a TD organization, the 7077th USAREUR Intelligence Center. In its administrative and intelligence support role, the 513th managed an interrogation center for refugees, resettlers, and repatriates; collected documents; issued reports; and oversaw technical intelligence detachments. On October 20, 1953, the 513th was redesignated the 513th Military Intelligence Group.
 
The mission of the 513th changed in early 1954 when it gianed responsibility for field operations intelligence, a newly recognized discipline within the Army. To handle the mission, a part of which was transferred to the 66th CIC Group, the 522nd MI Battalion was activated on July 22, 1954, and assigned to the 513th MI Group. Although the 513th MI Group excercised administrative control over the 522nd MI Battalion, USAREUR held operational control. It was not until August 1958, when the 522nd was inactivated, that the 513th MI Group gained operational control over FOI functions and personnel who were absorbed into the 513th internal organization. Because of its specialized mission and need for flexibility, the 513th was organized into a variety of provisional organizations (battalions, companies and detachments) from 1957 on.

The 513th's mission again changed with the acquisition of counterintelligence functions on November 1, 1959, when USAREUR divided the counterintelligence and field operations intelligence/area intelligence functions between the 66th CIC Group and the 513th MI Group, the latter covering northern Germany to include Berlin. This division was short-lived due to the inherent coordination problems.

On July 25, 1961, the 513th was redesignated as the 513th Intelligence Corps Group. On April 1, 1962, another realignment of intelligence units in Germany witnessed the 513th INTC Group taking over the mission of area intelligence for the entire geographical area of Germany. On December 28, 1963, the 513th assumed personnel and area intelligence mission of the inactivated 163rd MI Battalion, which had been in support of the Southern European Task Force. On October 15, 1966, the 513th INTC Group was again redesignated as the 513th Military Intelligence Group.

As a result of a major reorganization and consolidation of Army intelligence assets in Europe, the 513th was moved from Camp King, Oberursel, Germany, to McGraw Kaserne, Munich, Germany, in October 1968. During the previous month, the 66th MI Group had been relocated from Stuttgart, Germany, to Munich. It was determined that the 66th MI Group, the senior of the units, would remain, and that the 513th would be inactivated. Over the following nine months, the personnel and mission of the 513th merged with those of the 66th, culminating in the formal inactivation of the 513th on June 25, 1969.
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Camp King, Oberursel (great site hosted by Sam Flynn; my home from 1957-1960)