Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GEN. MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY AT EUCOM, HEIDELBERG, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY
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