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In 1966, following disagreements by the French with certain NATO military policies, President [[Charles de Gaulle]] stated that all forces within France's borders would have to come under French control by April 1969. Soon afterward, France announced that SHAPE and its subordinate headquarters must leave French territory by April 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=1966-1967: SHAPE Finds a New Home|url=http://www.aco.nato.int/page1463252.aspx|work=Allied Command Operations - History of ACO|access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> The following year, SHAPE moved to [[Mons, Belgium]], while Headquarters EUCOM moved to [[Patch Barracks]] in [[Stuttgart, Germany]]. Headquarters Seventh Army moved to [[Heidelberg]], where it merged with Headquarters United States Army, Europe. At Patch Barracks, EUCOM renovated the buildings, built a new operations center, and modernized communications infrastructure. | In 1966, following disagreements by the French with certain NATO military policies, President [[Charles de Gaulle]] stated that all forces within France's borders would have to come under French control by April 1969. Soon afterward, France announced that SHAPE and its subordinate headquarters must leave French territory by April 1967.<ref>{{cite web|title=1966-1967: SHAPE Finds a New Home|url=http://www.aco.nato.int/page1463252.aspx|work=Allied Command Operations - History of ACO|access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> The following year, SHAPE moved to [[Mons, Belgium]], while Headquarters EUCOM moved to [[Patch Barracks]] in [[Stuttgart, Germany]]. Headquarters Seventh Army moved to [[Heidelberg]], where it merged with Headquarters United States Army, Europe. At Patch Barracks, EUCOM renovated the buildings, built a new operations center, and modernized communications infrastructure. | ||
EUCOM continued to prepare for the defense of Europe and began a series of annual [[Exercise Reforger|REFORGER]] (Return of Forces to Germany) exercises in 1967. Cold War crises continued, including the 1968 [[Warsaw Pact]] [[Prague Spring|invasion of Czechoslovakia]]. But, because of the | EUCOM continued to prepare for the defense of Europe and began a series of annual [[Exercise Reforger|REFORGER]] (Return of Forces to Germany) exercises in 1967. Cold War crises continued, including the 1968 [[Warsaw Pact]] [[Prague Spring|invasion of Czechoslovakia]]. But, because of the Vietnam War, the number of the American forces in Europe slowly declined. Troop strength in Europe fell to 265,000 by 1970. | ||
===1970s=== | ===1970s=== | ||