Kill or be killed 1943

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.