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ID :A61738 . 

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29 November 1944. 

Combat Photography pertaining to Training Subjects. 

The Commanding General, 

European Theater of Operations, 

APO 887, c/o Postmaster, 

New York, New York. 

1. A considerable quantity of combat motion picture film 

is being received by the War Department from the European 

Theater of Operations. Only a limited amount of this footage, however, is suitable for adaptation to training purposes. The 

proportion of combat motion picture film showing columns of· 

tanks or soldiers moving along roads, prisoners of war moving 

to the rear, and scenes of jubilation in villages, etc., which 

is used in news-reel, historical and other types of films 

released to the public as compared to footage which has.a 

tactical and technical training value, is such as to indicate 

the desirability of better ~taff planning and supervision of 

combat photography for training purposes. 

2. It is desired that: 

. a. You initiate plans that will assure continuing photographic coverage of the subjects included in the inclosed 

list, of special subjects for which coverage is requested from 

time to time by the War Department, and subjects of current 

interest to training officers in the theater or to the War 

Department, coordinating such plans with the signal section 

photographic officer. 

b. The Signal Section Photographic Officer should 

obtain combat photography adequate in detail, length of footage and continuity for coverag~ of training subjects as outlined in 

sub-paragraph 2 a. Such film will be obtained and dispatched in 

accordance with the provisions of War Department Pamphlet No. 11-2, 

"Standing Operating Procedure for Signal Photographic Units in 

Theaters of Operations", 20 April 1944. 

3. It is suggested that the training section of the theater 

staff make provisions to assure that technical advice and assistance is furnished the signal section photographic officer concerning combat photography for training purposes. 

By order of the Secretary of War: 

/s/ H. R. Hiclonan 

l Incl: · Adjutant General. 

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29 November 1944. 

Combat Photography pertaining to Training Subjects. 

The Commanding General, U.S.A.F. Pacific Ocean Areas, 

APO 958, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California. 

Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area, 

APO 500, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California. 

The Commanding General, India-Burma Theater. 

" The Commanding General, China Theater. 

The Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater. 

1. A considerable quantity of combat motion picture film 

is being received by the War Department from the overseas 

theaters of operations. Only a limited amount of this footage, •- 4 however, is suitable for adaptation to training purposes. The 

proportion of combat motion picture film dealing with subjects 

of general and human interest etc., which is used.in news-r~el, 

historical and other types of films released to the public as 

compared to footage which has a tactical and technical training value, is s~ch as to indicate the desirability of better staff 

planning and supervision of combat photography for training purposes 

2. It is desired that: 

a. You initiate plans that will assure continuing photographic coverage of the subjects included in the inclosed 

list, of special subjects tor which coverage is requested from 

time to time by the War Department 1 and subjects of current 

interest to training otf'icers in the theater or to the War -, 

Department. coordinating such plane with the s!gn.a.1 section 

photographic o:f'f'icer. "----., 

b. The Signal Section Photographic Officer should 

obtain co~bat photography adequate in detail. length ot footage and continuity tor coverage of' training subjects as outlined in 

sub-paragraph 2 a. Such film will be obtained and dispatched in «cco~dance with the provisions ot War Department Pamphlet No. 11-2, 

''-8tanding Operating Procedure fol' 81~1 Photographic Units in 

Theaters of' Operations"• 20 April 1944. 

.3. It is suggested that the training section of the theatel' 

staff make provisions to assure that technical advice and assistance is furnished the signal section photographic officer concerning combat photographJ for t~aining purposes • 

By order ot the Secretar7 of War: 

/a/ H. R. Biclanan 

Adjutant General..