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United States Army soldiers use sound deception to deceive the German in Film 'Sonic Deception'.

Film 'Sonic Deception' shows the use of sounds to deceive the enemy (sometimes described as the "Ghost Army" in World War 2). Dramatization shows United States troops crossing river in small boats and arriving on beach. They establish beachhead on river bank and defeat German troops located there, having arrived by suprise. Film recounts through actors how a German spy at a German army corps headquarters informs about the presence of United States tanks and trucks. Film demonstrates how sound recordings were used by U.S. soldiers to create false impression of troop activities including bridge building and tank and vehicle movements, in order to serve as a decoy and mislead Germany enemy forces about U.S. Army activities. Dramatization shows German officials consulting and looking at maps. German soldier looks through binoculars and informs officials through phone. Tanks cross a bridge and artillery on field. Actual scenes of front gate of Army Experimental Center station headquarters at Pine Camp in Great Bend, New York (upper New York State). U.S. Army soldiers are shown recording via microphone the sounds of actual bridge construction at the center. The microphone routes to a recording truck where a turntable for pressing recordings is running, creating a phonograph recording of the bridge building decoy sounds. Recording of other sounds is shown, including sound of a bulldozer at work, sounds of men unloading trucks, and sounds of tanks crossing a bridge. Soldier is seen selecting a phonograph record from the Army Experimental Station Library.

Date: 1945
Duration: 14 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043549
Signal Servicemen undergo sonic deception training at Army Experimental Station in United States.

Army Experimental Station at Pine Camp, located in Great Bend, New York, United States. Signal Servicemen check recording instruments and play sound deception records on phonograph player at Army Experimental Station. Signal Corps Sonic Company soldiers (sometimes referred to as the Ghost Army) stand in review in front of tanks and trucks. U.S. Army officers reviews them. Animated diagram shows Company headquarters and Administrative Platoon. U.S. Army servicemen skilled in sonic deception and decoy sound in World War 2 are seen recording the sound of tanks and other armored vehicles. Officials check graphs at the headquarters. Board reads AES School. Instructor takes a class in a classroom at AES School. Servicemen undergo training at the test Station. A group of students operates the sound amplifier. German headquarters shown on an animated map. Animation shows various tanks sending out sounds to the German enemy as decoy to disguise and mislead the enemy regarding actual troop movements.

Date: 1945
Duration: 13 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043550
7th Infantry Division soldiers walk through a gate in fenced area at Demilitarized Zone in Korea.

An incident at the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in Korea. M-113 APC drives on dirt road and stops in front of a fence. 7th Infantry Division soldiers walk through swampy area and a gate. Soldier walks along trench to bunker position. He removes starlight scope from case and mounts it on M-14 Rifle. Soldier looks through the starlight scope.

Date: 1968, April 10
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043559
Instructor demonstrates the functioning of Sniper rifle with the help of a chart at Fort Benning in Georgia.

Instructor demonstrates the use of Sniper Rifle at Fort Benning in Georgia. Instructor stands in front of a table with sniper equipment on it. He picks up the rifle and aims towards target. Board next to him reads 'Telescope M-81 M-82'. Instructor points at the chart. He picks up the rifle and mounts telescope on the rifle.

Date: 1953, April 17
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043561
Cambodian children playing and bicycle traffic on street in Cambodia.

MAAG (Military Assistance and Advisory Group) Mission in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian children play in front of their houses. Bicycle traffic on a main street in Cambodia.

Date: 1957, November 9
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043580
Temple with figures sculpted at the entrance wall in Angkor-Vat, Cambodia.

MAAG (Military Assistance and Advisory Group) Mission in Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Ancient temple with figures sculpted at the entrance wall in Angkor Wat. Bas relief sculptures adorn the walls of the Angkor Wat. A small lake in front of the temple. Car driven on road towards the temple. Sculpted heads on temple dome.

Date: 1957, November 16
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043589