German military symbols
By: [comp. by] Military Intelligence Division, War Dept. [and the] Directorate of Military Intelligence, War Office.
Contributors: Great Britain. War Office. General Staff.
Publisher: [U.S. Govt. Print. Off.]
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: Germany. Heer; Military symbols; Military art and science -- Abbreviations
Notes: At head of title: Restricted.
Includes German. U.S. and British terms.
Table of contents: title: Introduction xiiI; title: PART 1. ARMY; title: A. BASIC SYMBOLS AND COMPOSITION OF TACTICAL SYMBOLS; title: Section; title: I. Basic Symbols for Headquarters 2; title: II. Basic Symbols for Branches of Service (Arms and Services) 4; title: III. Basic Symbols for Weapons and Equipment 7; title: IV. Basic Symbols Denoting Methods of Transport 10; title: 1. Fully Motorized 10; title: 2. Partly Motorized 10; title: 3. Towed (Tractor-drawn) 11; title: 4. Self-propelled 11; title: 5. Half-track (Semi-tracked) 11; title: 6. Ski 11; title: 7. Sled (Sledge)  12; title: 8. Sled (Sledge) Trailer 12; title: 9. Railway 12; title: V. Indication of Units 13; title: 1. Battalions 13; title: 2. Companies 13; title: 3. Artillery Batteries (Troops) 15; title: 4. Composite Units 15; title: 5. Platoons. 15; title: VI. Supplementary Symbols 16; title: VII. Abbreviations Used with Basic and Tactical Symbols 28; title: IX. Revised System of Military Symbols 30; title: 1. Caliber of Weapons 30; title: 2. Range of Weapons 32; title: 3. Origin of Weapons 32; title: 4. Number of Weapons 32; title: 5. Barrage Batteries (Troops) 32; title: 6. Home Defense Antiaircraft Guns 33; title: 7. Emergency Antiaircraft Guns 33; title: 8. Number of Vehicles 33; title: 9. Types of Tanks 33; title: 10. Armored Command Vehicles 33; title: 11. Branch of the Armed Forces 34; title: 12. Gun Positions 34; title: 13. Examples 35; title: B. TACTICAL SYMBOLS FOR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS, COMBAT TROOPS, SERVICES, SERVICE INSTALLATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION CONTROL; title: I. Higher Headquarters 36; title: II. Combat Troops 41; title: 1. Infantry 41; title: a. Headquarters 41; title: b. Units 42; title: c. Weapons 45; title: d. Organization 48; title: 2. Motorized and Armored Infantry 49; title: a. Headquarters 49; title: b. Units 50; title: c. Weapons 55; title: d. Organization 56; title: 3. Mountain Infantry  57; title: a. Headquarters 57; title: b. Units 58; title: c. Organization 59; title: 4. Cavalry and Reconnaissance 60; title: a. Headquarters 60; title: b. Units 62; title: c. Weapons and Vehicles 65; title: d. Examples of Map Symbols 66; title: 5. Tank 67; title: a. Headquarters 67; title: b. Units 67; title: c. Weapons and Vehicles 69; title: d. Organization 70; title: 6. Antitank 71; title: a. Headquarters 71; title: b. Units. 72; title: c. Organization 73; title: 7. Artillery 73; title: a. Headquarters 73; title: b. Batteries (Troops) 75; title: (1) Gun 76; title: (2) Howitzer 79; title: c. Other Units 81; title: d. Organization 84; title: e. Positions 85; title: 8. Antiaircraft Artillery  86; title: a. Headquarter 86; title: b. Units 86; title: 9. Survey and Map Reproduction 87; title: a. Headquarters 87; title: b. Units 88; title: c. Installations 89; title: 10. Chemical Warfare (Smoke) 90; title: a. Headquarters 90; title: b. Units 90; title: c. Diagrammatic Table of Organization 92; title: 11. Engineers 93; title: a. Headquarters 93; title: b. Units 94; title: 12. Field Waterway Troops 97; title: a. Headquarters 97; title: b. Units 97; title: 13  Fortress Engineers 98; title: a. Headquarters 98; title: b. Units 98; title: 14. Technical Troops 100; title: a. Headquarters 100; title: b. Units 100; title: c. Examples of Diagrammatic Tables of Organization 103; title: 15. Construction Engineers 103; title: a. Headquarters 103; title: b. Units 104; title: 16. (Road) Construction Engineers 104; title: a. Headquarters 104; title: b. Units 105; title: 17. Railway Engineers 105; title: a. Headquarters 105; title: b. Units 106; title: c. Installations 108; title: 18. Railway Operating Troops 108; title: a. Headquarters 108; title: b. Units 109; title: c. Installations 109; title: 19. Signal Troops 110; title: a. Headquarters 110; title: b. Units 112; title: (1) Signal units 112; title: (2) Telephone and teletype units 113; title: (3) Radio (wireless) units 115; title: (4) Signal intelligence units 116; title: (5) Other units 117; title: (6) Propaganda units 117; title: c. Installations 118; title: d. Signal Communications 118; title: (1) Telephone and teletype 118; title: (2) Radio (wireless) 123; title: (3) Signal intelligence (interception) 126; title: (4) Other methods of communication 127; title: 20. Trains of Combat Troops (Transport Echelons of Fighting Troops) 128; title: Section Page; title: III. Services and Service Installations 130; title: 1. Supply  130; title: a. Headquarters 130; title: b. Units 132; title: c. Installations 136; title: 2. Transport Troops 139; title: a. Headquarters 139; title: b. Units 140; title: c. Organization 142; title: 3. Administrative 142; title: a. Units 142; title: b. Installations 144; title: 4. Medical 145; title: a. Headquarters 145; title: b. Units 145; title: c. Installations 148; title: 5. Veterinary 150; title: a. Units 150; title: b. Installations 151; title: 6. Provost 152; title: a. Headquarters 152; title: b. Units 152; title: c. Installations 153; title: 7. Army Postal 154; title: a. Headquarters 154; title: b. Units 154; title: IV. Transportation (Movement) Control 155; title: 1. General 155; title: 2. Railway Transportation 156; title: C. SPECIAL SIGNS AND SYMBOLS; title: I. Obstacles and Demolitions 158; title: 1. Mines 158; title: 2. Miscellaneous 160; title: Section Page; title: II. River Crossings and Bridge Building 165; title: 1. Crossings 165; title: 2. Bridges 165; title: 3. Bridging Equipment 166; title: III. Defensive Positions 169; title: IV. Tactical Boundaries 174; title: V. Map Symbols  175; title: 1. Highways and Roads 175; title: 2. Railways 176; title: 3. Bridges and Ferries 176; title: 4. Miscellaneous: 178; title: 5. Abbreviations Used with Topographical Map and Sketch Symbols 186; title: VI. Air-Ground Communications 191; title: 1. General 191; title: 2. Ground to Air 191; title: a. Orange-colored Smoke Signal 191; title: b. Yellow Panels 191; title: c. Swastika Flags 191; title: d. Emergency Signals 191; title: e. Recognition Fans 191; title: f. Ground Panels 192; title: 3. Air to Ground 200; title: a. Light Signals 200; title: b. Dropped Messages 200; title: VII. Semiofficial Auxiliary Symbols 201; title: 1. Personnel 201; title: 2. Equipment 206; title: Memoranda 210; title: PART 2. AIR FORCE; title: A. BASIC SYMBOLS AND COMPOSITION OF TACTICAL SYMBOLS; title: Section Page; title: I. Basic Symbols for Headquarters 218; title: II. Old System of Basic Symbols for Branches of Service (Arms and Services), Guns, Installations, and Services 220; title: III. Supplementary Letters 231; title: IV. Supplementary Numerals 234; title: V. New System of Basic Symbols and Composition of Tactical Symbols 237; title: 1. Basic Symbols 237; title: 2. Supplementary Letters 240; title: 3. Supplementary Numerals 244; title: 4. Antiaircraft Artillery 245; title: 5. Air Force Ground Combat Troops and the Hermann Goring Division 246; title: B. TACTICAL SYMBOLS FOR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS, COMBAT TROOPS, SERVICES, AND SERVICE INSTALLATIONS; title: I. Higher Headquarters 247; title: II. Combat Troops 250; title: 1. Flying Troops 250; title: a. Headquarters 250; title: b. Units 252; title: c. Ground Services 256; title: d. Training Establishments and Schools 258; title: e. Meteorological Services 260; title: 2. Antiaircraft 262; title: a. Headquarters 262; title: b. Units 263; title: c. Transport Batteries (Troops) and Columns. 265; title: d. Replacement Units and Schools 265; title: e. Miscellaneous 266; title: 3. Air Force Signal Troops 267; title: a. Headquarters 267; title: b. Units 268; title: c. Ground Installations 274; title: d. Miscellaneous 277; title: 4. Parachute and Air-Landing (Including Assault) Troops 278; title: a. Basic Symbols 278; title: b. Headquarters and Units 279; title: c. Medical Services 287; title: III. Air Force Services 289; title: 1. Supply 289; title: 2. Medical 293; title: C. SPECIAL SYMBOLS FOR SITUATION MAPS; title: I. Operational and Tactical Boundaries 295; title: II. Reconnaissance Activities 296; title: III. Combat Activities 299; title: IV. Defense Activities 302; title: V. Suspected Enemy Aerial Attack Bases (To Be Shown in Red)  304; title: VI. Suspected Enemy Air Defense Bases (For Small-Scale Maps) 305; title: VII. Miscellaneous 306; title: D. ABBREVIATIONS OF GERMAN AIR FORCE TERMS 312; title: Memoranda 320; title: PART 3. NAVY; title: Section , Page; title: A. Commanders and Commands 326; title: B. Ships and Formations 328; title: C. Defenses 333; title: D. Coast Artillery  334; title: I. Sea Target Batteries 334; title: II. Antiaircraft Batteries (Troops) 335; title: III. Combat Posts (Headquarters) 337; title: IV. Battery (Troop) Posts 338; title: V. Naval Artillery Battalions (Batteries)  340; title: E. Miscellaneous  341; title: Memoranda 342