An edition of German military symbols
(1943)
German military symbols
by United States. War Dept. General Staff
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Table of Contents
Introduction xiiI
PART 1. ARMY
A. BASIC SYMBOLS AND COMPOSITION OF TACTICAL SYMBOLS
Section
I. Basic Symbols for Headquarters 2
II. Basic Symbols for Branches of Service (Arms and Services) 4
III. Basic Symbols for Weapons and Equipment 7
IV. Basic Symbols Denoting Methods of Transport 10
1. Fully Motorized 10
2. Partly Motorized 10
3. Towed (Tractor-drawn) 11
4. Self-propelled 11
5. Half-track (Semi-tracked) 11
6. Ski 11
7. Sled (Sledge) 12
8. Sled (Sledge) Trailer 12
9. Railway 12
V. Indication of Units 13
1. Battalions 13
2. Companies 13
3. Artillery Batteries (Troops) 15
4. Composite Units 15
5. Platoons. 15
VI. Supplementary Symbols 16
VII. Abbreviations Used with Basic and Tactical Symbols 28
IX. Revised System of Military Symbols 30
1. Caliber of Weapons 30
2. Range of Weapons 32
3. Origin of Weapons 32
4. Number of Weapons 32
5. Barrage Batteries (Troops) 32
6. Home Defense Antiaircraft Guns 33
7. Emergency Antiaircraft Guns 33
8. Number of Vehicles 33
9. Types of Tanks 33
10. Armored Command Vehicles 33
11. Branch of the Armed Forces 34
12. Gun Positions 34
13. Examples 35
B. TACTICAL SYMBOLS FOR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS, COMBAT TROOPS, SERVICES, SERVICE INSTALLATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION CONTROL
I. Higher Headquarters 36
II. Combat Troops 41
1. Infantry 41
a. Headquarters 41
b. Units 42
c. Weapons 45
d. Organization 48
2. Motorized and Armored Infantry 49
a. Headquarters 49
b. Units 50
c. Weapons 55
d. Organization 56
3. Mountain Infantry 57
a. Headquarters 57
b. Units 58
c. Organization 59
4. Cavalry and Reconnaissance 60
a. Headquarters 60
b. Units 62
c. Weapons and Vehicles 65
d. Examples of Map Symbols 66
5. Tank 67
a. Headquarters 67
b. Units 67
c. Weapons and Vehicles 69
d. Organization 70
6. Antitank 71
a. Headquarters 71
b. Units. 72
c. Organization 73
7. Artillery 73
a. Headquarters 73
b. Batteries (Troops) 75
(1) Gun 76
(2) Howitzer 79
c. Other Units 81
d. Organization 84
e. Positions 85
8. Antiaircraft Artillery 86
a. Headquarter 86
b. Units 86
9. Survey and Map Reproduction 87
a. Headquarters 87
b. Units 88
c. Installations 89
10. Chemical Warfare (Smoke) 90
a. Headquarters 90
b. Units 90
c. Diagrammatic Table of Organization 92
11. Engineers 93
a. Headquarters 93
b. Units 94
12. Field Waterway Troops 97
a. Headquarters 97
b. Units 97
13 Fortress Engineers 98
a. Headquarters 98
b. Units 98
14. Technical Troops 100
a. Headquarters 100
b. Units 100
c. Examples of Diagrammatic Tables of Organization 103
15. Construction Engineers 103
a. Headquarters 103
b. Units 104
16. (Road) Construction Engineers 104
a. Headquarters 104
b. Units 105
17. Railway Engineers 105
a. Headquarters 105
b. Units 106
c. Installations 108
18. Railway Operating Troops 108
a. Headquarters 108
b. Units 109
c. Installations 109
19. Signal Troops 110
a. Headquarters 110
b. Units 112
(1) Signal units 112
(2) Telephone and teletype units 113
(3) Radio (wireless) units 115
(4) Signal intelligence units 116
(5) Other units 117
(6) Propaganda units 117
c. Installations 118
d. Signal Communications 118
(1) Telephone and teletype 118
(2) Radio (wireless) 123
(3) Signal intelligence (interception) 126
(4) Other methods of communication 127
20. Trains of Combat Troops (Transport Echelons of Fighting Troops) 128
Section Page
III. Services and Service Installations 130
1. Supply 130
a. Headquarters 130
b. Units 132
c. Installations 136
2. Transport Troops 139
a. Headquarters 139
b. Units 140
c. Organization 142
3. Administrative 142
a. Units 142
b. Installations 144
4. Medical 145
a. Headquarters 145
b. Units 145
c. Installations 148
5. Veterinary 150
a. Units 150
b. Installations 151
6. Provost 152
a. Headquarters 152
b. Units 152
c. Installations 153
7. Army Postal 154
a. Headquarters 154
b. Units 154
IV. Transportation (Movement) Control 155
1. General 155
2. Railway Transportation 156
C. SPECIAL SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
I. Obstacles and Demolitions 158
1. Mines 158
2. Miscellaneous 160
Section Page
II. River Crossings and Bridge Building 165
1. Crossings 165
2. Bridges 165
3. Bridging Equipment 166
III. Defensive Positions 169
IV. Tactical Boundaries 174
V. Map Symbols 175
1. Highways and Roads 175
2. Railways 176
3. Bridges and Ferries 176
4. Miscellaneous: 178
5. Abbreviations Used with Topographical Map and Sketch Symbols 186
VI. Air-Ground Communications 191
1. General 191
2. Ground to Air 191
a. Orange-colored Smoke Signal 191
b. Yellow Panels 191
c. Swastika Flags 191
d. Emergency Signals 191
e. Recognition Fans 191
f. Ground Panels 192
3. Air to Ground 200
a. Light Signals 200
b. Dropped Messages 200
VII. Semiofficial Auxiliary Symbols 201
1. Personnel 201
2. Equipment 206
Memoranda 210
PART 2. AIR FORCE
A. BASIC SYMBOLS AND COMPOSITION OF TACTICAL SYMBOLS
Section Page
I. Basic Symbols for Headquarters 218
II. Old System of Basic Symbols for Branches of Service (Arms and Services), Guns, Installations, and Services 220
III. Supplementary Letters 231
IV. Supplementary Numerals 234
V. New System of Basic Symbols and Composition of Tactical Symbols 237
1. Basic Symbols 237
2. Supplementary Letters 240
3. Supplementary Numerals 244
4. Antiaircraft Artillery 245
5. Air Force Ground Combat Troops and the Hermann Goring Division 246
B. TACTICAL SYMBOLS FOR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS, COMBAT TROOPS, SERVICES, AND SERVICE INSTALLATIONS
I. Higher Headquarters 247
II. Combat Troops 250
1. Flying Troops 250
a. Headquarters 250
b. Units 252
c. Ground Services 256
d. Training Establishments and Schools 258
e. Meteorological Services 260
2. Antiaircraft 262
a. Headquarters 262
b. Units 263
c. Transport Batteries (Troops) and Columns. 265
d. Replacement Units and Schools 265
e. Miscellaneous 266
3. Air Force Signal Troops 267
a. Headquarters 267
b. Units 268
c. Ground Installations 274
d. Miscellaneous 277
4. Parachute and Air-Landing (Including Assault) Troops 278
a. Basic Symbols 278
b. Headquarters and Units 279
c. Medical Services 287
III. Air Force Services 289
1. Supply 289
2. Medical 293
C. SPECIAL SYMBOLS FOR SITUATION MAPS
I. Operational and Tactical Boundaries 295
II. Reconnaissance Activities 296
III. Combat Activities 299
IV. Defense Activities 302
V. Suspected Enemy Aerial Attack Bases (To Be Shown in Red) 304
VI. Suspected Enemy Air Defense Bases (For Small-Scale Maps) 305
VII. Miscellaneous 306
D. ABBREVIATIONS OF GERMAN AIR FORCE TERMS 312
Memoranda 320
PART 3. NAVY
Section , Page
A. Commanders and Commands 326
B. Ships and Formations 328
C. Defenses 333
D. Coast Artillery 334
I. Sea Target Batteries 334
II. Antiaircraft Batteries (Troops) 335
III. Combat Posts (Headquarters) 337
IV. Battery (Troop) Posts 338
V. Naval Artillery Battalions (Batteries) 340
E. Miscellaneous 341
Memoranda 342
Edition Notes
At head of title: Restricted.
Includes German. U.S. and British terms.
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