Censored Signal Corps Photos

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Censored Signal Corps Photos
Topic Started: Nov 4 2009, 05:28 PM (111 Views)
alfredely82	Nov 4 2009, 05:28 PM Post #1
Unteroffizier Posts: 55 Group: Members Member #176 Joined: June 16, 2006	Gentlemen, This site is truly fascinating: "During the course of World War I, tens of thousands of photographs were withheld from publication by the U.S. military. These included images that might have revealed troop movements or military capabilities, pictures that were liable to be used in enemy propaganda, or those that could adversely affect military or public morale. The development of military controls on publication of photographs during WWI was described in a 1926 U.S. Army report (15.75MB PDF) that is illustrated with dozens of images that had been withheld, with a description of the reasons their publication was not permitted." Here's a link: http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/11/photo_censorship.html It's a pretty big PDF (121 pages, the photos start at page 57), but worth it. Anybody know what the story is with Captain Koenig on page 59? And holy cow page 79 ! Enjoy! -Louis



SI Gordon	Nov 4 2009, 07:24 PM Post #2
Unteroffizier Posts: 50 Group: Members Member #154 Joined: April 23, 2006	Captain Koenig was the Captain of the German commercial submarine Deutschland. The world’s first commercial submarine. He made two trips to the United States skirting British warships before the United States entered the War and was a big propaganda boost to the Germans. At that time many German Americans support the German War effort as he was a guest of honor when he arrived at the port of Baltimore in 1916. Bob http://www.colorantshistory.org/SubmarineDeutschland.html



alfredely82	Nov 4 2009, 11:00 PM Post #3
Unteroffizier Posts: 55 Group: Members Member #176 Joined: June 16, 2006	Thanks, Bob! -Louis



Transport	Nov 5 2009, 10:50 PM Post #4
Vize-Feldwebel Posts: 174 Group: Members Member #75 Joined: October 27, 2005	Ahoy! thanks for posting the link to those photos! I was able to get a lot of detailed info from them. Transport out
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