Heer
Hand Signals
By
Jonathan Bocek |
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Below you
will find the basic German hand signals and the proper
ways to execute them. It is recommended that
NCOs as well as grenadiers learn these for it will
play a vital role in our field tactics. It is
also a good way of communicating in the field without
having to know German.

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Arm
held high
A) By Leader
Achtung
(attention)
B) By Ass.
Leader
Understand
or ready or ready to move
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Arm
held high and brought down once
A) At the halt
Fall
in or come to me
B) On the
move
Faster
or quicker movement
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Arm
held at the shoulder and moved once in the
direction wanted
A) Right arm
To
the right
B) Left arm
To
the left
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Arm
held high and brought from outer position
closer to the head
A) On the line of march
"At
ease"
B) At
"at ease"
Form
up in line of march
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Arm
held high and brought slowly down sideways
Slower
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Arm
held high and brought down in a sharp action
A) On the move
Halt
B) At the
halt
Sit
(not needed if already sitting)
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High
held arm brought deeply down and forward
"Lie down"
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Point
with arm in a direction (on movement)
Follow this way
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Swing
arm in front of the body
A) At loading and unloading weapons
Clear
weapons or stack weapons for work
(Signal Troops)
B) At the halt
Sit
(not needed if already sitting)
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Fist
held at chest, brought out straight with a
sharp movement
"Take cover" (From planes)
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Arm
held over head, moving in a circular motion
Prepare for next action
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Both
arms held out
Position (Firing positions)
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Arm
stretched out and swung in a circular motion
A) In open order
Collect
B) In closed order sitting (in vehicles)
Fall
in without vehicles
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Arm
crossed in front of chest
Stack rifles
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Wobble
high held hand
"Leaders of smaller units to me"
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Headgear
held high
Here we are
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Rifle
stretched over head
"Area clear of enemy"
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Rifle
held over head with two hands
"Area not clear of enemy"
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Spade
held high
A) Given from the front
We
are digging in
B) Given from the rear
Dig
in
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Ammo
can held high
Ammunition forward
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