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What was the meaning of the hand signals used by American forces during World War 2 as seen on the TV series 'Band of Brothers'?
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∙ 18y ago
To be successful in patrolling each man must be proficient and understand the signals of silent patrol,the individual sig's cannot really be described in a forum like this but they cover things like:Halt,Follow thru, Recce(take a look),Rendezvous (RV) at this point later if we are seperated, Gather around me for a breifing,Spread out, and many other such things. This communication is not exclusive to the U.S.army ,most countries forces will use it. A couple of sites I've visited including the historian Mark Bando's site, argue that the complicated hand signals used in BoB are anchronistic. In WW2, hand signals were relatively simple. The complex ones used in BoB were probably Vietnam era signals introduced by Dale Dye, the military technical adviser who is a USMC veteran of Vietnam. One Example; In "Day of Days" when they are assaulting the guns at Brecourt - When approaching the machine gun nest. Buck Compton signals that there is one MG42, 25 yards away and directs to attack with grenades.
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