Civilian Labor Group or CLG are organisations of German or other European nationals employed by the
US Army in Europe. They often wear American
fatigues
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or a blue uniform with various insignia identifying them as CLG members.
History
The Labor Service Units were created to support the
Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949. With the creation of the
Bundeswehr in 1955, the Labor Service Units were renamed Civilian Labor Groups. The units performed a variety of functions such as Signals, Construction, Bridging, and Security. One CLG was assigned to the US Army's 565th Engineer Battalion.
565th Engineer Battalion
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See also
* Polish Armed Forces in the West
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External links
6970th Civilian Support Center
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090711083257/http://www.5sigcmd.army.mil/2NDSIGBDE/6981STCSG/History.htm 6981st CSG
Labor Service/Troops list of references
History of the U.S. Forces in Germany Labor Service and Civilian Support Organization
References
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20th-century history of the United States Army