What was Army basic training like during World War II?
What was Army basic training like during World War II?
Mar 24, 2018
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Now view this! Throughout World War II, the U.S. War Department produced numerous training films for new military recruits to help increase the knowledge and retention on various military tasks, tactics, and vehicle/weapon capabilities aside from the published field and technical manuals. Today, we share with you all War Department Film Bulletin No. 181 which compares U.S. and German automatic weapons as of 1943. This training film was designed to increase the awareness for American service memb
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Now view this! Throughout World War II, the U.S. War Department produced numerous training films for new military recruits to help increase the knowledge and retention on various military tasks, tactics, and vehicle/weapon capabilities aside from the published field and technical manuals. Today, we share with you all War Department Film Bulletin No. 181 which compares U.S. and German automatic weapons as of 1943. This training film was designed to increase the awareness for American service memb
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