Signals Made by Infantry and Artillery - n.d.
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SIGNALS MADE BY INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY Objective reached...Caterpillar Signal Demand for barrage..White signal, 3 star Our Light Artillery Green signal, 1 star firing short........followed by White signal, 1 star. Our Heavy Artillery Green signal, 1 star firing short........followed by red signal, 1 star. We advance, increase the range...........Green signal, 1 star. We are here.........Bengal flares (in woods, dust and fog) Understood-or-Am ready...............White signal, 1 star Repeat message (or signal) .............Red signal, 1 star 1 hr. delay before Yellow smoke rocket execution of next followed by Flag phase...............rocket. SIGNALS MADE BY AVION TO THE INFANTRY Where are you? (Order for marking the line) ...........White signal, 6 star Understood..........White signal, 2 star Anti-tank gun here..Yellow smoke signal. [SECRET stamp, vertical, left margin]
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NOTE: - Don’t forget to report. Date, Place, Hour, Accurate Location of Your front line. Also, Boche Regiment numbers.
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| Title | Signals Made by Infantry and Artillery - n.d. |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Signals Made by Infantry and Artillery. n.d. James Kellogg Burnham Hockaday Collection, 1917-1924. 1986.213.17. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | <p>Created by an unknown author, this document serves as a guide listing Signals Made by Infantry and Artillery.</p> |
| Subject LCSH | Artillery; Infantry; Flares |
| Site Accession Number | 1986.213.17 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |