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 or Frank Capra's signal corps.
Disney only produced the animated portions of these films. Many Disney artists and animators 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.

Production for Armed Forces

Series

Series TitleFilm TitleruntimeDateNotes
Why We Fight

  1. Prelude to War
  2. The Nazis Strike
  3. Divide and Conquer
  4. The Battle of Britain
  5. The Battle of Russia
  6. The Battle of China
  7. War Comes to America
16 of 53 min13 of 40 min
? of 56 min
8 of 51 min
8 of 71 min
? of 62 min
8 of 64 min





This series was produced by Frank Capra, only contribution the Disney studio did was producing various animated inserts
The entire series can be found at .		-
Know your Enemies

  1. '
  2. Here is Germany
18 of 63 min 2 of 53 min
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 but was canceled, then revised and completed in 1945 under its current title.

Know Your Enemy: Japan had three production numbers at Disney, probably because the animated inserts in this film included limited character animation.


The third and the final film in this seriesKnow Your Ally: Britain, includes animation produced by Warner Bros,

The entire series can be found at .		-
Orientation Series

  1. Aircraft Welding
  2. The Equatorial Front
1 of ? min 12 of ? min
Only animation Disney produced for this series, where animated diagrams to explain technology.-
Aircraft Production Processes Series

  1. Bending and Curving
  2. Blanking and Punching
  3. Forming Methods
  4. Aircraft Riveting
  5. Template Reproduction
  6. Heat Treating
  7. Mock-Up and Tooling
  8. Lofting and Layouts
37 of ? min 24 of ? min
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Only animation Disney produced for this series, where animated diagrams to explain technology.

Richard Shale's book states there are nine films in this series, but only eight are listed.		-
Aerology Series

  1. Icing Conditions
  2. Air Masses and Fronts
  3. The Cold Front
  4. Fog and now Ceiling Clods
  5. The Occluded Front
  6. Thunderstorms
  7. V.T.B. Pilot Training
  8. The Warm Front
  9. Flying the Weather Map, Pt. 1 & 2
  10. Flying the Weather Map, Pt. 3 & 4: The Howgozit Chart
  11. Weather for the Navigator
49 of ? min25 of ? min
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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.

Two of the films where updated in the 1960s and can be found on,

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Fixed Gunnery and Fighter Tactics

  1. Use of the Illuminated in Gunnery Tactics
  2. Fundamental Fixed Gunnery Approaches
  3. Snoopers and How to Blast 'Em
  4. Attack Against Bomber Formations
  5. Offensive Tactics against Enemy Fighters
  6. Defensive Tactics against Enemy Fighters
  7. Fighter Escort
  8. Combat Air Patrol
  9. Conclusion and Summary
78 min
21 min 		Only animation Disney produced for this series is animated diagrams, that explain various flight and fighting tactics.

The series is also known as Fighter Pilot ace Thach's series

The 9th and 10th film in this series Snoopers and How to Blast 'Em and "" contains no animation and didn't have any involvement from Disney.		-
U.S. Army Identification Series - WEFT

  1. B-25 Medium Bomber
  2. A-20B Douglas Medium Bomber
  3. A-24 Douglas Light Bomber
  4. B-17F Douglas Heavy Bomber
  5. B-24D Consolidated Heavy Bomber
  6. A-31 Northrop Light Bomber
  7. P-38E Lockheed Pursuit
  8. C-60A Lockheed Medium Transport
  9. C-54 Douglas Heavy Transport
  10. C-53 and C-47 Douglas Medium Transport
  11. A-28 Lockheed Light Bomber
101 minOnly animation Disney produced for this series is animated diagrams, how to id enemies air-plane Small fragments of this series can be found on.-
U.S. Navy Identification - WEFT and Warships

  1. PBY Catalina
  2. SBD Dauntless
  3. F4U Corsair
  4. F4F Wildcat
  5. PB2Y Coronado
  6. VBF Avenger
  7. F2A Brewster
  8. PBO Lockheed
  9. SB2A Brewster
  10. OS2U Kingfisher
  11. SB2U Vindicator
73 min 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.-
US Navy Identification 3-Point System Warships

  1. Cruiser
  2. Wichita Class
  3. Astoria Class
  4. Portland Class
  5. Northampton Class
  6. Pensaeola Class
  7. Brooklyn Class
  8. Ohama Class
  9. Carriers
  10. Yorktown Class
  11. Wasp Class
  12. Ranger Class
  13. Long Island Class
  14. Lexington Class
  15. Destroyers
  16. Warrington
  17. Porter
  18. Mayo
  19. Sims
  20. Benham
  21. Blue
  22. Fanning
  23. McCall
  24. Farragut
  25. Four-Stacker
  26. Hutchins Class
  27. Fletcher Class
  28. Mahan Class
  29. Atlanta Class Carrier
  30. Cleveland Class
  31. Saratoga Class Carrier
  32. Eric Class Auxiliary
  33. Terror Class
  34. Curtis Class
  35. Prairie Fulton Class
  36. Holland Class
  37. Washington Class
135 min.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.-
Beechcraft Maintenance and Repair

  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-11:Landing Gear
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-11:Wheels and Brakes
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-11:Flight and Controls
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-11:General Instructions
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-11:Engine Changes
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-10:Landing Gear
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-10:Wheels and Brakes
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-10:Flight and Controls
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-10:General Instructions
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-10:Engine Changes
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-7:Landing Gear
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-7:Wheels and Brakes
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-7:Flight and Controls
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-7:General Instructions
  • . Service, Inspection and Maintenance of the AT-7:Engine Changes
  • . Aircraft Wood Repair : Small Scarf Patch and Doubler Patch
  • . Aircraft Wood Repair :Stiffener Patch
  • . Aircraft Wood Repair : Leading Edge Repairs
  • . Aircraft Wood Repair : Bulkhead Repair
359 min. 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.-
Minneapolis Honeywell Project

  • Theory of the C-1 Auto Pilot part 1:Basic Principles
  • Theory of the C-1 Auto Pilot part 1:Control System
  • Operation of the C-1 Auto Pilot:Setting up for Fight
  • Operation of the C-1 Auto Pilot:Setting up for Bombing
  • Maintenance and servicing of the C-1 Auto Pilot: Servo Motor
  • Maintenance and servicing of the C-1 Auto Pilot: Flight Gyro
  • Maintenance and servicing of the C-1 Auto Pilot: The Amplifier
  • Maintenance and servicing of the C-1 Auto Pilot: The Directional Stabilizer
  • Maintenance and servicing of the C-1 Auto Pilot: Ground Check and Trouble Shooting
  • Electronic Control system of the C-1 Auto Pilot:Basic Electricity as Applied to Electronic Control system
  • Electronic Control system of the C-1 Auto Pilot:Basic Electronics as Applied to Electronic Control system
121 min.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.
Small fragments of this series can be found on.		-
Rules of the Nautical Road

  1. The Halifax Incident
  2. Introduction. Parts 1 and 2
  3. Lights, Running and Anchor
  4. City of Rome Incident
  5. Towing Lights
  6. Lights: Vessels Being Towed
  7. Special Lights
  8. Quiz on Lights and Day Signals
  9. Visual Day Signals
  10. Whistle Signals for Approaching Steam Vessels
  11. Meeting Steam Vessels
  12. The McCormick-Maru Incident
  13. Meeting at Night
  14. Overtaking Situation
  15. The Varanger-Dora Weems Incident
  16. The Taurus-Gulf Trade Incident
  17. Overtaking at Night
  18. Crossing Steam Vessels
  19. The El Isleo-Eastern Glade Incident
  20. The Svea-Newport Incident
  21. Crossing at Night
  22. Rules in Fog. Parts 1 and 2
  23. Empress of Ireland-Storstad Incident
  24. Special Circumstances
  25. The Beaver-Selja Incident
  26. Special Steering and Sailing Rules
6 of 6 min 22 of 22 min.
? of 17 min.
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? of 14 min.
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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. Small fragments of first film in series can be found on.		-
Glider Training

  1. Structure and Aerodynamics
  2. Flying Operations
  3. Instruments
  4. Air Works
17 of 23 min Its unknown what kind of animation Disney contributed to this series but its most likely animated diagrams explain glider Training-
The Mark 13-Modification I Aerial Torpedo
  • Mechanical Operation
  • Depth Control Mechanism
  • War Head Attachment
  • The Gyro Mechanism, Part 1
  • The Gyro Mechanism, Part 2
  • Gyroscopic Creep and Precession in Torpedoes
    		• 121 min. 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
    1. The Bombing Computers
    2. Combat Bombing Procedures
    		61 min. 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.-
    Basic Maintenance of Primary Training Airplanes

    1. Preflight and Daily Inspections
    2. Landing Gear, Wheels and Brakes
    3. Propeller and Power Plant
    4. Light Controls and Control Surfaces
    5. Engine Change
    		112 min.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
    1. Aircraft Rendezvous
    2. Aircraft Formation Breakup
    		44 min.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
    1. Principles of Automotive Electrical Circuits
    2. Principles of the Operation Generator
    3. Principles of the Starting Motor
    4. The Ignition Circuit
    5. Principles of Operation of the Generator Regulator
    6. Principles of Operation of the Automotive Magneto
    		? of 13 min ? of 13 min
    ? of 14 min
    ? of 11 min
    ? of 12 min
    ? of 14 min     		The only animation Disney contributed to this series are animated diagrams explaining technology in various military vehicles. Updated version of Principles of the Starting Motor can be found at .-
    Fundamentals of Artillery Weapons
    1. Types and Components of Cannon
    2. Types and Components of Carriages
    		3? of 28 min 3? of 19 min It's unknown what kind of animation Disney contributed to this series but its most likely animated diagrams explaining Artillery Weapons.-
    Theory of Simplex and Phantom Circuits

    1. Balanced conditions
    2. Unbalanced conditions
    		? of 32 min The only animation Disney contributed to this series are animated diagrams explaining electronic technology
    The complete series can be found at .    		-
    Tuning Transmitters

    1. Setting Frequency
    2. Amplifier and Antenna Tuning
    		? of 16 min ? of 20 min
    		Its most likely that the only animation Disney contributed to this series are animated diagrams explaining electronic technology-
    Job

    1. Your Job in Germany
    		2 of 11 minThis 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 produced by Disney it can be viewed on .-
    Burma Campaign
    1. The Stilwell Road
    		8 of 50 minBurma Campaign was a series of three films but The Stilwell Road'' was the only one to include animated inserts produced by Disney. It can be found at .-
    Basic Map Reading
    1. Conventional Signs
    2. Elevation, Distance and Grid
    3. Direction, Orientation, and Location With Compass
    4. Direction, Orientation, and Location Without a Compass
    5. Photos and Photomaps
    		? of 19 min? of 27 in.
    ? of 34 min
    ? of 22 min
    ? of 22 min.



    		The only animation Disney produced in this film series are animated diagrams and maps.
    This series was re-released in 1953     		-

    One-Shots

    Film TitleruntimeDateNotes
    Four Methods of Flush Riveting
    		10 min1942The 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.
    Boys Anti-Tank Rifle
    		21 min1942The 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.
    Aircraft Carrier Landing Signals
    		15 of ? min1942Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams.
    Aircraft Carrier Mat Approaches and Landings
    		14 of ? min1942Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams.
    Protection against Chemical Warfare
    MN-324A-D    		9 of ? min1942Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams.
    Approaches and Landings
    		17 of ? min1942Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams.
    The Aleutian Islands
    		2 of 45 min1943Disney only produced animated inserts for this film.
    There are possibility that this film is an alternative title to the film Report from the Aleutians:.
    The Evasive Action
    		2 of ? min1943This film is not in Shale's book but a short clip of it can be found on. It includes both animated diagrams and live-action.
    Ice formation on Aircraft
    		45 min1943This 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, but an edited reissue print and the full 45 film can be viewed on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeN3lT55PXU
    Air Transport Command
    		10 of ? min.1943Disney only produced animated inserts for this film.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2_rjoqqEro
    Aircraft Carrier Landing Qualifications
    		10 of ? min.1943Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams.
    British Torpedo Plane Tactics
    		11 min.1943Its 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
    		1 of x min.1943Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this unmade film, its probably animated diagrams. but was to be co-produced with Frank Capra
    Substitution and Conversion
    		20 of ? min.1943Disney only produced animated inserts for this film. Project 6021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7jGTKhdZWM
    Carburetion, Basic Principles
    		12 of 27 min1944Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, its probably animated diagrams.
    Battle of Cape Gloucester
    Also known as Attack! Battle of New Britain,    		3 of 58 min.1944Disney only produced animated inserts for this film. This film found online:
    Howitzer, 105 mm M2A I and Carriage M2, Principles of Operation 6 of min?1944Only animation rpoduced for this film are of animated diagrams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKeTPh3e75M&t=756s
    Operation and Maintenance of the Electronic Turbo Supercharger 39 min.1944Its 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 1 of 9 min.1944Disney only produced caricature still drawings of Hitler and co. Shale's book erroneously gives the runtime as 17 minutes. The film is shorter:.
    Attack in the Pacific 15 of 52 min1944Disney only produced animated inserts for this film.
    Air Brakes, Principles of operation
    		9 of 25 min.1944Disney only produced animated diagrams to explain air brakes technology. This film can be found at but is a reissue print from 1967, as the runtime of the 1967 version is intact to the original 1944 version.
    It's Your War, Too
    		1 of 9 min1944Disney only produced animated inserts for this film. .
    The Case of the Tremendous Trifle
    		2 of 20 min1944Disney only produced animated inserts for this film..
    Electric Brakes Principles of Operation
    		2 of 13 min1944It is unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, it is most likely animated diagrams.
    Ward Care of Psychotic Patients 29 of 41 min1944Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film, it is most likely diagrams explaining mental health
    Dental Health
    		8 of 22 min1945The only type of animation Disney produced for this film, are diagrams of human anatomy. Army number 8-2096. *.
    On to Tokyo
    		7 of 17 min1945Its unknown what type of animation Disney produced for this film,

    Home media

    Some of these propaganda and training films can be found uncut and uncensored on
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