European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. October 19. 1985 the stars and stripes  9 radio alignment or t tactical teletype i5 military and civilian communications and electronics experts offer 10 courses to keep technicians and communications managers up on the latest in Arm  Sij Inal gear. Although the school will celebrate its 40lh birthday monday it s actually a lilt. Older. C   blunter to Hester Lias traced i1"- school s history to an order from Cien l i he i a isei Iho or in i a Din Din thai a Sij  school k established in the Orch african theater. That Lisl  school was ordered to meet a demand for training in the held signal soldiers fated situations in War that often Weie not a pall of stateside training. If Uliey received training1 Al All. Idun scr Chesler s research found thai the army had less than -4.01111 signal sol Diers at the Start of wot id War ii thai expanded to  b mid-1 1-41 Anil blood Al about .120. Kat the War s end. Before the War. Signal corps officers Anil soldiers received about 10 months of for Mal training. By i my that had been Cut Back i one main Ali for officers and three months for soldiers about half received no formal training. That Lisl school set up at Oran. Alge Ria was designed to counter this shortage of iraqi if and experience. Hunter Hes Ler said the school s Job Ihen. As now. Was to  soldiers refresher training new equipment training and in aiming in Allied methods of communication. As the Allied War Effort moved so did the i  signal corps school its first commandant. I i col. Reuben  Wil. Was told he had a month to be read for classes at the former German Ait Lorce ammo dump. In the initial Issue of signals . October 1946, Abramo Wil disc need the Early Days. Of particular note and part of the reason the chix l moved some five months later was the presence of "150.000 ions of intact  a bomb scare in i february convinced Abrain wit thai the school needed a new Home found at ii  Casein later renamed har Lon ll.nr.,. Overlooking ails Bacall. Rich in i Tofu isted. Known As or. T to both cadre and students went through the school in i-1/ Uhn it was  Al i eng i iks.  Munich. In was a big school Back  re called Tivan Send. Now Sepulv director Anil a Adenine advisor. We were running.   k students a  through the courses then " the school Flo graduates about .1.0 10.1 year he said the school s courses Range from two to five weeks. None of them results in the awarding of a military occupational specially.  retired army warrant officer said the school s mis Aon is Lomg  Dioio a crib lie Borjie a spec. 4 Krank Arista front und St. Mark Villinis to Over radio Tiu Nick it Princi a arcs Al the communications training can scr