Photographic Interpretation Unit

[EricZ]

Moin,

weiß jemand vielleicht etwas mehr zum Photographic Interpretation Unit der alliierten während des WK 2?

Muß sich um eine Einheit gehandelt zu haben, die nach gewissen Themen geordnet Deutschland regelmäßig überwacht zu haben scheint.

Grüße, Eric

[ladykracher]

Moin Eric,

als Einstieg vielleicht das hier:

The principal units performing interpretation of the photographs taken over Germany and German-occupied territories were the Allied Central Interpretation Unit at the Royal Air Force Station Medmenham in England and the Mediterranean Allied Photo Reconnaissance Wing in Italy. These organizations worked on a 24-hour-a-day basis and in 1943 and 1944 were heavily involved in the planning of the Normandy and Southern France landings. Support to the Normandy landings alone required an estimated half-million photo interpretation man-hours. The stepped-up Allied bombing offensive of German strategic industries in 1944, which included synthetic fuel plants, also involved extensive photographic analysis and assessments. Other high priority projects included the searching for and destruction of V-1 and V-2 rocket sites, jet aircraft plants, and submarine production facilities. Photo interpreters were also employed in the planning and execution of special bombing missions against critical targets. The volume of materials being received for photo interpretation must also be considered. The daily intake for the Allied Central Interpretation Unit averaged 25,000 negatives and 60,000 prints. By V-E Day, over five million prints were in storage. More than 40,000 reports had been prepared from these prints.

von http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/li ... caust2.htm.

Grüße
Philipp

[EricZ]

Danke für den Hinweis, Philipp!

25.000 Negative und 60.000 Bildabzüge!!!
Sind die alle im PRO gelagert?

Interessante Abkürzung übrigens im Text: V-E Day = Victory in Europe Day

Grüße, Eric