List of War Department Films, Film Strips, and Recognition Film Slides
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cl a WAR DEPARTMENT FIELD MANUAL LIST OF WAR DEPARTMENT FILMS, FILM STRIPS, AND RECOGNITION FILM SLIDES WAR DEPARTMENT • JANUARY 1945 This manual supersedes FM 21-7, 1 January 1944, including C 1, 1 March 1944, C 2, 10 April 1944, C 3, 2 May 1944, C 4, 25 May 1944, C 5, 1 Jime 1944, C 6, 12 Awoust 1944, C 7, 1 September 1944, and C 8, 12 December 1944. W7 ,4 7? DEPARTMENT FIELD MANUAL FM 21-7 LIST OF WAR DEPARTMENT FILMS, FILM STRIPS, AND RECOGNITION FILM SLIDES WAR DEPARTMENT JANUARY 1945 United States Government Printing Office Washington: 1945 For Sale .by Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. WAR DEPARTMENT Washington 25, D. C., 25 January 1945 FM 21-7, List of War Department Films, Film Strips, and Recognition Film Slides, is published for the information and guidance of all con cerned. [AG 300.7(13 Oct 44)] BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR: OFFICIAL: G. C. MARSHALL J. A. ULIO Chief of Staff Major General The Adjutant General DISTRIBUTION : AAF (100); ASF, ODMT (100); AGF (100); Arms & Sv Bd (1); Dep (1); ASTU (1); B (1); R (1); Bn (1); C (1); D (3); Def Cmd (50); OIG (3); PC & S (2); PE (1); RC (1); Rehab C (1); ROTC (1); Gen & Sp Sv Sch (25); Sv C (15); T of Opns (50); ASF Staff Div (10); Tech Sv (10); USMA (50); ASF Tng C (25); RTC (25); AF (2); G (1); S (1); Chief, APS (50); Signal Corps Photographic Center (50); Navy Dept Bu Air (10); Bu Pers (10); Commandant, Marine Corps (10). For explanation of symbols, see FM 21-^6. CONTENTS SECTION I. GENERAL. Paraenfk paae Purpose ............................................. 1 1 Definitions .......................................... 2 1 Purpose of Visual Training Aids...................... 3 2 Advantages of Films ................................. 4 2 SECTION II. RECOMMENDED USE OF TRAINING FILMS. FILM STRIPS, AND FILM BULLETINS. Use of Training Films ............................... 5 4 Films Required for Showing to All Military Personnel.. 6 6 Use of Film Strips................................... 7 7 SECTION III. DISTRIBUTION. General ............................................. 8 9 Film Libraries and Film and Equipment Exchanges.... 9 9 Film Circuits ........................................ 10 10 Supply of Films ..................................... 11 10 Supply of Film Strips................................ 12 12 Obsolete and Damaged Prints........................ 13 12 Supply of Recognition Film Slides.................... 14 12 Supply of Projection Equipment...................... 15 12 SECTION IV. LISTS. Training Films ...................................... 16 13 Foreign Version of Training Films ................... 17 45, Film Bulletins ...................................... IS 46 Miscellaneous Films ................................. 19 50 Military Intelligence Service Films (Japanese Languages) ....................................... 20 52 Combat Bulletins ..................................... 21 52 Combat Reports ..................................... 22 54 Information and Education Division Films............ 23 54 Bureau of Public Relations Films..................... 24 56 Film Strips ......................................... 25 62 Recognition Film Slides............................... 26 211 • Phonograph Records Set SECURITY VIOLATIONS. 27 225 SUBJECT INDEX OF FILMS AND FILM STRIPS.,.. ................... 226 III This manual supersedes FM 21-7, 1 January 1944, including C 1, 1 March 1944, C 2, 10 April 1944, C 3, 2 May 1944, C 4, 25 May 1944, C 5, 1 Jwtte 1944, C 6, 12 August 1944, C 7, 1 September 1944, and C 8, 12 December 1944. SECTION I GENERAL 1. PURPOSE This is one of a series of manuals covering instructional materials© for military training. "FM 21-5 and TM 21-250 summarize the basic prin ciples of military training and instruction. FM 21-6 lists War Depart ment training publications. This manual deals with all major types of visual and audio-visual aids which are exhibited by projection. FM 21-8 covers other types of training aids, such as models, charts, graphic port folios and special training devices. The purpose of FM 21-7 is to provide a complete list of War Department films, film strips, and recognition film slides, available as of 1 December 1944, and to tell how these aids may be obtained and used effectively in military training. Army Air Forces activities are referred to in paragraph 86. 2. DEFINITIONS a. Film. Film is used as a general term in this manual to cover all motion pictures produced for or by the War Department., (1) Training Films deal with approved War Department doctrine and are produced for use in military training. They cover specific topics and are intended for use at a definite time and place in the training program. Nearly all training films are available in both 16-mm and 35-mm sizes. (2) Film Bulletins deal with new military developments, not neces sarily based on approved War Department doctrine, and are produced for the information of officers and enlisted men. They are available in both 16-mm and 35-mm sizes. (3) Combat Bulletins contain selections of the latest and most signifi cant combat scenes from all battle fronts. Presented with descriptive commentary, they are designed to give the soldier a picture of what is happening in all theaters of war from week to week. (4) Miscellaneous Films are special productions which do not fit into any other category. This category also includes films adopted from other services for training purposes whose doctrine does not completely con form to approved War Department training doctrine. (5) War Information Films are designed to acquaint all military per sonnel with the background of the present war, the history of the war to date, the current progress of the war, and information concerning our allies and enemies. b. Film Strips. These are series of still pictures printed on strips of 35-mm film for use in conjunction with lectures, demonstrations or other training procedures. Like training films, they deal with specific topics and are intended for use at a definite time and place in the training program. Some film strips are being produced with accompanying sound recordings. c. Recognition Film Slides. These are sets of 2- x 2-inch film slides designed for use in recognition courses aircraft, armored vehicle, and naval vessel. The slides include silhouettes of the subject and views froni various angles. d. Film Library. A depository for projection equipment and films. The function of the library is to provide efficient loan service of equip ment and films to troop units and other military personnel served by the library. e. Distribution Division. This is a division of the Signal Corps Photographic Center, Long Island City, New York, which supplies films, film strips, slides, and certain related film literature to service commands, defense commands, and theaters of operation. This division is also charged with staff supervision of film libraries and oversea film and equipment exchanges. 3. PURPOSE OF VISUAL TRAINING AIDS a. The purpose of films and film strips is to present military subjects in a vivid, interesting and accurate manner. They are designed as aids to teaching and learning. They supplement but do not supplant the work of instructors. By themselves films have only limited value; how ever, when used in accordance with sound principles of military instruc tion by a resourceful instructor they are invaluable. b. On the other hand, improper use of films may endanger a training program. Soldiers can be expected to learn little from training films when they are marched into a hot classroom or recreation hall and forced to sit through the showing of a series of unrelated films for a pro longed period. This is especially true if they are given no indication of what they are to see, what they should look for or how these films are related to their present or future duties. Similarly, the materials pre sented in films will not be learned well unless the showing of films is followed by examinations, discussions or other appropriate applicatory exercises. 4. ADVANTAGES OF FILMS The chief advantages of training films, film bulletins and film, strips as training aids are due to a number of factors, including the following: a. Instruction is standardized. b. Films emphasize fundamentals. e. Films bring demonstrations of tactical exercises or equipment to the troops, thus eliminating the time-consuming factor of .moving troops to demonstration areas. d. The same demonstration can be performed repeatedly without expending the time and labor necessary to repeat such demonstrations in the field. e. Every man in a group can see and hear all phases of an action which otherwise could be observed satisfactorily only by those close to the scene. Greatly enlarged close-ups of minute details can be shown. f. The most highly trained troops and expert instructors are utilized in demonstrating the methods and techniques illustrated in the film. g. By means of animation, slow motion, time lapse, miniature and micro-photography, motion pictures show normally hidden a©ction which cannot be shown by other instructional aids. h. Every film follows sound principles of military training. SECTION II RECOMMENDED USE OF TRAINING FILMS, FILM STRIPS, AND FILM BULLETINS 5. USE OF TRAINING FILMS The use of films in military training involves the same principles of sound teaching found so necessary and effective in the case of other materials of instruction. The following procedure, if used properly by the instructor, will increase the effectiveness of instruction with films. a. Integrate Film in Training ©Program. The instructor should remember that training films will serve several purposes. (1) They will orient the soldier introduce him to new duties, opera tions or procedures. (2) They will develop proper attitudes, build morale or stimulate interest. (3) In many cases they will instruct the soldier in the specific details of a subject. A. soldier seldom becomes proficient in a subject by merely looking at a film. Usually he learns how to do a job by actually doing the job. However, having learned how a specific procedure should be carried out from seeing a training film, the mastery of the details involved follows swiftly.