''War Department Report'' is a 1943 American

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directed by Carl Marzani. It was nominated for an

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for

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. The film's primary intended audience was war workers; it consisted of "battle footage, analysis of Axis military and industrial strength, and pep talks about America's superior resources." Some of the footage came from

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's Field Photo section of the

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. The Academy Film Archive preserved ''War Department Report'' in 2012. The film is part of the Academy War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II era short films held outside government archives.

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