Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. TURNOVER CEREMONY AT 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. TURNOVER CEREMONY AT SHAPE HEADQUARTERS, ROCQUENCOURT, FRANCE

1953

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Gen Ridgway, Gen Gruenther, Adm Lemonier, officers of NATO, on steps of SHAPE. Right after a flourish of bugles, Gen Ridgway makes his farewell speech, touching on the history of SHAPE and the necessity for NATO to continue. He bids good-bye to his colleagues and formally relinquishes his command to Gen Alfred M. Gruenther. The two men shake hands. (Note: Sound quality, good.)

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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...