List of Walt Disney's World War II productions for Armed Forces
The following is a list of Training films produced for the United States Army and Navy by the Walt Disney Studio during World War II. Most of these films were not sole productions of Disney, but were collaborations with other entities such as the First Motion Picture Unit (FMPU) or Frank Capra's signal corps.
Disney only produced the animated portions of these films. It should also be noted that many Disney artists and animators (as well as artists from other animation studios) worked at FMPU simultaneously, so not all FMPU films that include animation are Disney products.
In many cases the studio did not receive credit, which has made the task of identification somewhat difficult. Additionally, many of these films were reissued and even retitled, re-numbered and even re-edited, so the original elements may not survive.
This list is the most complete that can be found on the Internet as the information comes from various sources such as the long out of print book Donald Duck Joins Up by Richard Shale and other film indexes that deal with Army and Navy films.[1]
Production for Armed Forces
Series
Series Title | Film Title | runtime | Date | Notes | |
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Why We Fight (for U.S. Army) |
16 of 53 min 13 of 40 min ? of 56 min 8 of 51 min 8 of 71 min ? of 62 min 8 of 64 min |
(1942) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1944) (1945) |
This series was produced by Frank Capra, only contribution the Disney studio did was producing various animated inserts (maps) The entire series can be found at Archive.org. | ||
Know your Enemies (for U.S. Army) |
18 of 63 min 2 of 53 min |
(1945) (1945) |
This series was produced by Frank Capra, only contribution the Disney Studio did was producing various animated inserts.
Here is Germany was originally planned in 1943 under another title (Know Your Enemy: Germany) but was canceled, then revised and completed in 1945 under its current title.
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Orientation Series (for U.S. Navy) |
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1 of ? min 12 of ? min |
(1943) (1944) |
Only animation Disney produced for this series, where animated diagrams to explain technology. | |
Aircraft Production Processes Series [Mooney Project] (for U.S. Navy) |
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37 of ? min 24 of ? min 40 of ? min 23 of ? min 18 of ? min 12 of ? min 19 of ? min 30 of ? min ? of ? min |
(1942) (1942) (1942) (1942) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (194?) |
Only animation Disney produced for this series, where animated diagrams to explain technology.
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Aerology Series (for U.S. Navy) |
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49 of ? min 25 of ? min 19 of ? min 24 of ? min 30 of ? min 39 of ? min 20 of ? min 20 of ? min 25 of ? min ? of 14 min 39 of ? min |
(1942) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1944) |
The Only animation Disney produced in this series are animated diagrams to explain meteorology. The last two films in the series form a story arc.
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Fixed Gunnery and Fighter Tactics [Jacksonville Project] (for U.S. Navy) |
78 min (total runtime of Disney produced material) 21 min (offensive Tactics) |
(1943) | Only animation Disney produced for this series is animated diagrams, that explain various flight and fighting tactics.
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U.S. Army Identification Series - WEFT (Wings, Engine, Flight Tails) (for U.S. Army) |
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101 min(total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1942) | Only animation Disney produced for this series is animated diagrams, how to id enemies air-plane Small fragments of this series can be found on Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines. | |
U.S. Navy Identification - WEFT and Warships (for U.S. Navy) |
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73 min (total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1942) | Only animation Disney produced for this series is animated diagrams, how to id enemies air-planes and warships mall fragments of this series can be found on Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines. | |
US Navy Identification 3-Point System Warships (for US Navy) |
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135 min.(total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1943) | Only animation Disney produced for this series is animated diagrams, how to id enemies air-planes and warships mall fragments of this series can be found on Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines. | |
Beechcraft Maintenance and Repair (Beech Aircraft Corp., U.S. Army) |
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359 min. (total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1943) | Only animation Disney produced for this series is animated diagrams, on how various air-plane mechanism can be repaired mall fragments of this series can be found on Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines. | |
Minneapolis Honeywell Project (U.S. Army) |
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121 min.(total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1943) | In the first film C-1 Auto Pilot Basic Principles, Disney didn't only produce animated diagrams to explain flight's C-1 Auto pilot but 3 very short sequences including character animation. But is unclear at the moment if the other films in this series included only character animation.
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Rules of the Nautical Road (for U.S. Navy) |
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6 of 6 min 22 of 22 min. ? of 17 min. ? of 5 min. ? of 7 min. ? of 10 min. ? of 28 min. ? of 14 min. ? of 13 min. ? of 17 min. ? of 17 min. ? of 4 min. ? of 20 min. ? of 15 min ? of 5 min ? of 3 min ? of 15 min ? of 15 min ? of 5 min 5 of 5 min ? of 19 min. ? of 16 min. ? of 5 min ? of 14 min. ? of 5 min ? of 14 min. |
(1942) (1942) (1942) (1942) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) (1943) |
Limited Animation produced by Disney to explain various incidents at sea and rule changes. The first film in the series "The Halifax Incident was produced in its entirety in this fashion, but its unclear at this moment if the rest of the films where all produced in animation or if they included live-action.
The list given in Shale's book is incorrect.[10] Small fragments of first film in series can be found on Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines. | |
Glider Training (U.S. Army) |
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17 of 23 min (total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1943) | Its unknown what kind of animation Disney contributed to this series but its most likely animated diagrams explain gilder Training | |
The Mark 13-Modification I Aerial Torpedo (for U.S. Navy) |
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121 min. (total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1943) | Its unknown what kind of animation Disney contributed to this series but its most likely animated diagrams explaining technology behind Aerial Torpedo. | |
*High Level Precision Bombing [Colonel Garland Project] (for U.S. Army) |
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61 min. (total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1943) | Its unknown what kind of animation Disney contributed to this series but its most likely animated diagrams explaining technology behind bombing. The names of the individual given in Shale's book are incorrect.[11] | |
Basic Maintenance of Primary Training Airplanes [Aeronca Project] (U.S. Army, Aeronca Aircaraft Corp.) |
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112 min.(total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1943) | Its unknown what kind of animation Disney contributed to this series but its most likely animated diagrams explaining technology in Airplanes. | |
Carrier Rendezvous and Breakup (U.S. Navy) |
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44 min.(total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1943) | It is unknown what kind of animation Disney contributed to this series but it is most likely animated diagrams explaining aircraft formations | |
Automotive Electricity for Military Vehicles [12] (U.S. Army) (1944) |
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? of 13 min ? of 13 min ? of 14 min ? of 11 min ? of 12 min ? of 14 min (Disney animation per film has not been traced.) |
(1944) | The only animation Disney contributed to this series are animated diagrams explaining technology in various military vehicles.[13] Updated version of Principles of the Starting Motor can be found at archive.org. | |
Fundamentals of Artillery Weapons (for U.S. Army) | 3? of 28 min 3? of 19 min (total runtime of Disney produced material is thought to be 3 min each film) |
(1944) | It's unknown what kind of animation Disney contributed to this series but its most likely animated diagrams explaing Artillery Weapons. | ||
Theory of Simplex and Phantom Circuits (for U.S. Army) |
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? of 32 min(total runtime of Disney produced material) | (1944) (1944) |
The only animation Disney contributed to this series are animated diagrams explaining electronic technology The complete series can be found at archive.org. | |
Tuning Transmitters (for U.S. Army) |
? of 16 min ? of 20 min (Disney produced 20 minutes of animation for both of these films, its unclear though how much for each) |
(1944) (1944) |
Its most likely that the only animation Disney contributed to this series are animated diagrams explaining electronic technology | ||
Job (for U.S. Army) |
2 of 11 min | (1944) | This series was co-created with Frank Capra. However the companion film Our Job in Japan Doesn't include any animation thus didn't have Disney's involvement. Your Job in Germany includeds animated inserts (maps) produced by Disney it can be viewed on The short film Your Job In Germany (1945) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.. | ||
Burma Campaign (for U.S. Army) |
8 of 50 min | (1945) | Burma Campaign was a series of three films but The Stilwell Road was the only one to include animated inserts (maps) produced by Disney. It can be found at Archive.org. | ||
Basic Map Reading (for U.S. Army) |
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? of 19 min ? of 27 in. ? of 34 min ? of 22 min ? of 22 min. (Disney produced animation for total of 16 min, but its unknown how it was distributed between the films.)[17] |
(1945) (1945) (1945) (1945) (1945) |
The only animation Disney produced in this film series are animated diagrams and maps.
This series was re-released in 1953 [18] The short film Elevation, Distance and Grid (1967) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. |
One-Shots
Film Title | runtime | Date | Notes |
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Four Methods of Flush Riveting (for NFBC) |
10 min | 1942 | The entry film was produced with limited animated diagrams to explain flush riveting technology, this film Disney is first foray into technological animation rather than cartoon animation.
It can be found on Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines. |
Boys Anti-Tank Rifle (aka Stop that Tank (for NFBC) |
21 min | 1942 | The first three minutes of this film are generally known as Stop that Tank which an entertainment animation sequence. The rest of the film's mostly live-action with animated inserts.
It can be found on Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines. |
Aircraft Carrier Landing Signals (for U.S. Navy) |
15 of ? min | 1942 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. |
Aircraft Carrier Mat Approaches and Landings (for U.S. Navy) |
14 of ? min | 1942 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. |
Protection against Chemical Warfare (for U.S. Navy) |
9 of ? min | 1942 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. |
Approaches and Landings (for U.S. Navy) |
17 of ? min | 1942 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. |
The Aleutian Islands [A.D.C. Project] (U.S. Army) |
2 of 45 min | 1943 | Disney only produced animated inserts (maps) for this film. There are possibility that this film is an alternative title to the film Report from the Aleutians: The short film Report from the Aleutians (1943) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive..[19] |
The Evasive Action (U.S. Army) |
2 of ? min | 1943 | This film is not in Shale's book but a short clip of it can be found on Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines. It includes both animated diagrams and live-action. |
Ice formation on Aircraft (for U.S. Army) |
48 min | 1943 | This film produced with Animated diagrams to explain Ice formation on Aircraft, by Disney.
This film is an adaptation of the Aerology Series number one training manual "Ice Formation on Aircraft". This film is not in Shale's book,[20] but an edited reissue printThe short film Ice Formation On Aircraft is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.. |
Air Transport Command (U.S. Army) |
10 of ? min. | 1943 | Disney only produced animated inserts (maps) for this film.http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675060183_C-47-Skytrain-transport-planes_Army-Air-Force_Aloha-Air-Transport-Command |
Aircraft Carrier Landing Qualifications (U.S. Navy) |
10 of ? min. | 1943 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. |
British Torpedo Plane Tactics (for U.S. Navy) |
11 min. | 1943 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. The film's total runtime is given rather than the Disney material alone. This film was originally supposed to be 17 minutes but was cut down for some reason. |
Fast Company (for U.S. Army) |
1 of x min. | 1943 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this unmade film, its probably animated diagrams. but was to be co-produced with Frank Capra[21] |
Substitution and Conversion (for U.S. Army) |
20 of ? min. | 1943 | Disney only produced animated inserts (maps) for this film. Project 6021[22] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7jGTKhdZWM |
Carburetion, Basic Principles (for U.S. Army) |
12 of 27 min[23] | 1944 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. |
Battle of Cape Gloucester(for U.S Army) Also known as Attack! Battle of New Britain,[24][25] |
3 of 58 min. | 1944 | Disney only produced animated inserts (maps) for this film. This film found online: The short film Attack - Battle of New Britain (1944) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. |
Howitzer, 105 mm M2A I and Carriage M2, Principles of Operation (U.S. Army) | 6 of min? | 1944 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. |
Operation and Maintenance of the Electronic Turbo Supercharger (U.S. Army) | 39 min (total runtime both Disney and none-Disney material). | 1944 | Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFwwgbj9Bi8 |
Two Down and One to Go (U.S. Army) | 1 of 9 min. | 1944 | Disney only produced caricature still drawings of Hitler and co. Shale's book erroneously gives the runtime as 17 minutes. The film is shorter: The short film Two Down and One to Go (1945) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.. |
Attack in the Pacific (for O. W. I.) | 15 of 52 min | 1944 | Disney only produced animated inserts (maps) for this film. The short film Attack in the Pacific (1944) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. |
Air Brakes, Principles of operation (for U.S. Army) |
9 of 25 min. | 1944 | Disney only produced animated diagrams to explain air brakes technology. This film can be found at The Internet Archive but is a reissue print from 1967, as the runtime of the 1967 version is intact to the original 1944 version.[10][26] |
It's Your War, Too (for U.S. Army) |
1 of 9 min | 1944 | Disney only produced animated inserts (maps) for this film. The short film It's Your War Too (1944) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.. |
The Case of the Tremendous Trifle (for U.S. Army) |
2 of 20 min | 1944 | Disney only produced animated inserts (maps) for this film. The short film The Case of the Tremendous Trifle (1944) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.. |
Electric Brakes Principles of Operation (for U.S. Army) |
2 of 13 min[27] | 1944 | It is unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, it is most likely animated diagrams. |
Ward Care of Psychotic Patients (U.S. Army) | 29 of 41 min [28] | 1944 | Its unkwon what type of animation Disney produced for this film, it is most likely diagrams explaining mental health |
Dental Health (for U.S. Army) |
8 of 22 min | 1945 | The only type of animation Disney produced for this film, are diagrams of human anatomy. Army number 8-2096.[29] * The short film Dental Health is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.. |
On to Tokyo (for U.S. Army) |
7 of 17 min | 1945 | Its unkwon what type of animation Disney produced for this film, |
DVD releases
Some of these propaganda and training films can be found uncut and uncensored on
See also
- Walt Disney's World War II propaganda productions
- List of Disney animated shorts
- List of Disney live-action shorts
References
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External links
- The Big Cartoon Database - Disney's Armed Forces Shorts
- The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts - Disney's Wartime and Armed Forces Shorts