| Press Division | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1940-1942 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | British Empire |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Staff Division |
| Part of | |
| Garrison/HQ | Admiralty Whitehall London, Great Britain |
The Press Division was a staff division of the Admiralty Naval Staff established during World War Two (1940-1942) before being abolished. [1] The staff division was administered by the Director of Press Division
Media and publicity within the Royal Navy leading up to world war two was handled by a specific section as part of the Naval Intelligence Division. It was set up in 1937 and was administered by a single staff officer Commander, C. H. A Brooking. [2] However, as it was a part of the intelligence organisation who failed to see the advantages of promotion of the naval service and in fact was dubbed the 'silent service'. [3] The First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill however was of the view that in order to influence American opinion and thus entice the Americans into the war to help Britain's cause he authorized the setting up of a specific press division to promote the navy's achievements in January 1940 [3] it was in operation until 1942 before being was disbanded. In 1945 the Admiralty set up a new Department Naval Information in order to handle the dissemination of naval information to the press and media it was headed by the Chief of Naval Information. [4] [5]
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