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Publicity and Psychological Warfare, 12th Army Group (1943–1945)
A restricted official history documenting how the U.S. Army’s 12th Army Group organized and executed its publicity and psychological warfare operations in the European Theater of Operations from January 1943 through August 1945, covering press relations, propaganda campaigns, radio, leaflets, and psychological warfare intelligence.

Contents
Introduction

Part One: Initial Phases of Publicity and Psychological Warfare
Activation and Planning 26
Training 41

Part Two: Operations, Public Relations
Initial Operations Under Plan Overlord 46
Radio Activities 53
Pictorial Activities 56
Operations, Paris Through Germany 60
Planning Operations, 12th Army Group 69
Recommendations for Future Operation 70

Part Three: Press Censorship, Communications, and Special Plans
Press Censorship Operations 80
Communications Operations 102
Special Plans 108

Part Four: Operations, Psychological Warfare
News As a Weapon 116
Leaflets 127
Tactical Radio 160
Combat Loudspeaker 181
Black Propaganda 193
Civilian Control 204
Psychological Warfare Intelligence 211
Information Service Control From V-E Day to August 1, 1945 219

Part Five: Annexes 233