What were drums used for in World War 2?

Answer 1

Allies did not use drums in battle during World War 2. They did however use horns and drums during burial ceremonies and political ceremonies or for other military purposes. I could not find any references for the use of the drum by the axis powers however the Chinese and the Japanese did use cymbals for signals and alarms. The allies did use horns, whistles and clickers during operations for signals and identification purposes.

An interesting note about drums used in World War 2: The troops and sailors would used bongo drums, empty oil drums and anything else to create a beat when they entertained themselves. Some of the men had Guitars and other wind instruments for personal entertainment. They would use drums and other instruments to entertain children of the Pacific Islands or in the European nations. They would even form choirs, duets, quartets, etc. to sing for officers and themselves or people they encountered. Some would play pianos in pubs and drum away on tables to entertain each other and the Brits or Scots, etc.

There are some You Tube videos of the World War 2 service men and women using the empty oil drums turned over or other things to beat on. There are some great acapella videos of them too.

Answer 2

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