Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GENS. RIDGWAY AND GRUENTHER SPEAK TO THE PRESS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE FUTURE SACEUR COMMAND TURNOVER TO SHAPE, SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, ROCQUENCOURT, FRANCE

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. GENS. RIDGWAY AND GRUENTHER SPEAK TO THE PRESS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE FUTURE SACEUR COMMAND TURNOVER TO SHAPE, SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, ROCQUENCOURT, FRANCE

1953

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Gens Ridgway and Gruenther seated on platform before an assembly of the press. Gen Ridgway says that he has been nominated as a candidate by the Pres for Ch of Staff US Army. Gen says that no definite date for assumption of his new duties has been set. He feels sure that his successor will be a man well qualified to accept the post. He introduces his "life-long friend and associate", Gen Gruenther, who says a few words of appreciation for the honor of this "high assignment". An extra take of the two generals going through their talks. Silent cut-ins, newsmen listen. Flags of the NATO nations displayed in front of map on platform. CU, SHAPE insignia on wall. Shots from rear as photogs take pictures of the two generals. Battery of movie cameras. The men who can be seen here are civilian cameramen.

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Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993

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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). He fought with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter...

Gruenther, Alfred M. (Alfred Maximilian), 1899-1983

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Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (1899-1983) was a military officer, educator, bridge expert, and author. Nicknamed "the Brain" by colleagues, Gruenther was respected worldwide for his extraordinary analytical and strategic skills as a staff officer and soldier-diplomat. Gruenther's career of nearly forty years in the U.S. Army reached a pinnacle in 1951, when he was named chief of staff at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters and became, at fifty-three years of age, the youngest fo...