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Heer
Whistle Signals
By
Jim Miller, revised by Jonathan Bocek
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In effort
to maintain control of troops over the sound &
distance of battle, the German army adopted the use of
the whistle as a signal instrument. Like bugle
calls used in the past, a set system of whistle tones
was used. With this, commands could now be
clearly understood up to a half mile away, even over
the gun fire of battle. Below are the
whistle signals that were used during the war:
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Continuous
blast |
ALARM |
| -
- - |
3
long blasts |
ASSEMBLE |
| - |
1
long blast |
MOVE
OUT or ATTACK |
| -
- |
2
long blasts (signal was repeated) |
WITHDRAW |
| -
* |
1
long and 1 short blast |
RIGHT
FLANK PULL IN |
| *
- |
1
short and 1 long blast |
LEFT
FLANK PULL IN |
| *
* - |
2
short and 1 long blast |
SHIFT
LEFT |
| -
* * |
1
long and 2 short blasts |
SHIFT
RIGHT |
| *
* * * |
4
short blasts |
REGROUP |
| -
* - |
1
long, 1 short, 1 long blast |
ASSEMBLE
ON LEADER |
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