Interrogation of enemy airmen. This film covers interrogation techniques and other intelligence activities. ARC 651903 / LI 263.2036 National Archives - Intelligence Gathering - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981)
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National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 4713682 / Local Identifier 111-TF-3076 - Fighting Men: Kill or Be Killed - Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964). This military training film shows that there are no rules of sportsmanship or fair play on the battlefield. As expressed in the film: "Anything goes when the stakes are kill or be killed." Soldiers were encouraged to use any weapon that comes to hand which could be anything from a rifle, to a bayonet or hand grenade.
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons - Training Movie. WWII era instructional video on the basics of firearms operations.
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National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 36443 / Local Identifier 111-TF-321 - COMBAT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE - Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964). TRAINING FILM: On the danger of giving up information to the enemy.R.1: dramatization makes comparison of activities of professional sports scout to the information gathering activities of the enemy. Lessons stressed; do not carry cameras, diaries, engraved lighters and the like intobattle. They are potentially useful to the enemy. R.2: shows two dramatized examples of careless behavior that resulted in giving up information which in turn led to disaster for friendly troops. -
The M14 rifle, officially the United States Rifle, Caliber 7.62 mm, M14, is an American select-fire battle rifle that fires 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 in) ammunition. It became the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. military in 1959 replacing the M1 Garand rifle in the U.S. Army by 1958 and the U.S. Marine Corps by 1965 until being replaced by the M16 rifle beginning in 1968. The M14 was used by U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for basic and advanced individual training (AIT) from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
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The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) at Catoctin. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a wartime intelligence agency of the United States during World War II, and a predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the United States Armed Forces. Other OSS functions included the use of propaganda, subversion, and post-war planning.