INTERROGATION OF ENEMY AIRMEN WWII U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FILM 87134

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. Dating to WWII, this U.S. Army Air Forces official film was used to train intelligence officers. It depicts techniques of interrogation that can be used to withdraw pertinent information from enemy POWs, in this case enemy airmen. It was made by the 1st Motion Picture Unit Army Air Forces (:16). Each captured airman shown represents a mine of information, but of course that information must be coerced (:35). International law states that POW’s only have to divulge name, rank and serial number, but though through techniques of interrogation shown here, more information could be obtained (1:07). The film shows the inside of an AAF AIO Intelligence School (1:37). An interrogator must have tact, good memory, wide range of military knowledge and fluency in one or more enemy languages (2:03). The primary purpose for examination of captur