Communication during WWII

From 01/09/1939

Communication during World War II

To 02/09/1945

How did people send messages during WWII?

Newspaper

Propaganda

Radio

Wireless Telegraph

Newspapers were used to inform citizens of local and international events, as well as opinions of others. Letter-to-the-editors allowed for people to convey their opinions on certain topics and for others to see it.

The government used propaganda to persuade citizens of certain ideas and beliefs and/or communicate messages to citizens. This was primarily done through posters, radio, comics, or newspapers.

Radios were used to communicate strategies/missions between soldiers, both on land and air. It was also used to communicate propaganda, keeps families in touch, and entertain users with music.

These devices were used to transmit messages in forms of dots and dashes (Morse Code). These dots and dashes were converted into text by someone who knows Morse Code. This was a form of encrypted messaging.

Field Telephones

Animals

Cryptography

Mail

Letters were mailed to communicate with people. However, it took up valuable space. Victory mail was developed to tackle this issue. A special form was used to allow the letter to be photographed in microfilm. The small film is transported and then reproduced and delivered.

The Field Telephone was the device used by soldiers to communicate with others when on the ground. Technology had improved greatly to allow for greater production and use of telephones on the field.

Animals, primarily pigeons, were used to send messages from one location back to their "home" base. Pigeons were great at finding their way home, and thus, were easily trained to send messages from an unfamiliar location back home.

Cryptography is the study of secret codes. Machines would turn ordinary text into secret code. The secret code could only be decifered by code books that military personnel had. Without that, it was virtually impossible to figure out.