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The Command History office is the institutional memory of EUCOM. It is responsible for preserving the key documentation and events of the Command for the immediate and long term use of EUCOM and posterity.

The Command History office produces an accurate, thorough and objective historical record of significant activities of the command. The Command Historian executes the historical program of the United States European Command. The Historian serves as historical advisor to the command group and staff, providing historical background on current and planned activities. 

“Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”
~Gen. George Patton

Contact
Command Historian: Dr. Richard G. Davis (.pdf, 169 KB)
Address: USEUCOM/ECCS-H, Unit 30400, APO AE 09131
Commercial Phone: +49-(0)711-680-7679/4588
DSN Phone: 314-430-7679/4588
Fax: +49-(0)711-680-8399
Email Address: commandhistory@eucom.mil

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  • October 1, 2012

    This Week in EUCOM History: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 1990

    Less than one year after the destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany come together on what is known as "Unity Day."
  • September 15, 2012

    This Week in EUCOM History: September 10-16, 1959

    Nikita Khrushchev becomes the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States.
  • September 11, 2012

    USS Mount Whitney Remembers 9/11

    The crew of USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) and embarked U.S. 6th fleet staff gathered for a remembrance ceremony to honor those whose lives were lost during the terrorist attacks, Sept. 11.
  • September 11, 2012

    CNE-CNA Fleet Master Chief Meets Ukraine’s First MCPON, Tours Naval Facilities

    The fleet master chief (FLTCM) of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa spent two days touring facilities and meeting junior and senior Ukrainian Sailors along with the recently selected first Ukrainian master chief petty officer of the navy (MCPON) in Sevastopol, Ukraine, Sep. 11.
  • August 27, 2012

    This Week in EUCOM History: August 27 - September 2, 1963

    Two months after signing an agreement to establish a 24-hour-a-day "hot line" between Moscow and Washington, the system goes into effect. The hot line was supposed to help speed communication between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union and help prevent the possibility of an accidental war.
  • August 13, 2012

    This Week in EUCOM History: August 13-19

    Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev declares that he is ready to begin disarmament talks with the West.
  • August 6, 2012

    This Week in EUCOM History: August 6-12, 1984

    A joke about "outlawing" the Soviet Union by President Ronald Reagan turns into an international embarrassment. The president's flippant remarks caused consternation among America's allies and provided grist for the Soviet propaganda mill.
  • July 29, 2012

    This Week in EUCOM History: July 29 - Aug 4, 1975

    Thirty-five nations, called together by the United States and the Soviet Union, begin a summit meeting in Helsinki, Finland, to discuss some pressing international issues. The meeting temporarily revived the spirit of detente between the United States and Russia.
  • July 22, 2012

    This Week in EUCOM History: July 22-28, 1959

    During the grand opening ceremony of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev engage in a heated debate about capitalism and communism in the middle of a model kitchen set up for the fair.
  • July 16, 2012

    This Week in EUCOM History: July 16-22, 1955

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower presents his "Open Skies" plan at the 1955 Geneva summit meeting with representatives of France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. The plan, though never accepted, laid the foundation for President Ronald Reagan's later policy of "trust, but verify" in relation to arms agreements with the Soviet Union.