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The Army-Navy Screen Magazine 66
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The Army-Navy Screen Magazine Number 66, 1945 Battle Of The Peace : Short film about Cologne, Germany. Pre-war scenes are juxtaposed with post-war problems. The Army-Navy Screen Magazine was produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Pictorial Service, under the supervision of Col. Frank Capra, who came up with the idea. It was released twice a month and shown to military troops as a 20-minute newsreel. " By the end of the war, the Army-Navy Screen Magazine reached an enormous weekly audience of 4.2 million. It had become for American soldiers all over the world a communal experience that greatly influenced their perception of the war. " It featured short documentary films, news from back home, and short training films like Dr. Seuss' Private Snafu cartoons. I've uploaded the entire Screen Magazine and also each segment as a separate file (some editions are comprised of 1 long film, though). Description at the National Archives : "On the reconstruction of Cologne, Germany. Reel 1 shows Cologne in 1930. People cheer pictures of Hitler. American Military Government officials screen Germans for civil positions. Ruins are cleared; civilians are deloused; and food, fuel, and medical supplie…
Directors & creators
United States. Army Signal Corps’ Army Pictorial Service
Subjects
The Army-Navy Screen Magazine, US Army, World War II: Postwar issues, Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany, United States. Army, Denazification, World War II, World War, 1939-1945, WWII
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