Memorandum, Signals That Must be Known by the Infantry

SIGNASS MUST SIGNALS MATH BY Objective reached Caterpiliar pocke' Request for barrage fire Rncket with three white s'ars Friendly light artillery is firing on us V.B. cartridg 1 white star Friendly heavy artillery is firing on us V.B. cartridge 1 white star, followed by groen V.B. para- chute cartridge We are going to advance, Increase range Rocket with green stars We are here Bengal flare Message understrod One red recket Repeat signal or message One white rocket ARCHIVES AND CNAVIONAL SERVICE'* RECORDS SIGNALS MADE BY AEROPLANES Where are you (call for marking out first line ) - One cartridge of 6 stars Understood One cartridge of 2 stars Anti-tank gun at this point Yellow smoke cartridge Display P. C. panels One cartridge 2 red stars SIGNALS FOR TANKS (a) One yellow and one blue flag at same time - I am ditched, dig me out. (b) One yellow flag - Broken down engine trouble, If either of above are seen by infantry, send runner and report to supporting tanks. (c) One red pennant - Platoon Commander's tank. (d) One red and white diagonal pennant - Company Commarder's tank. (e) One red and one yellow pennant - Tank signals to each other. On observing the six white stars from the aeroplanes the infantry will stake out the line by means of their white panels, It is best to display these in groups of three or four and wave them to attract attention, By night or in whoded terrain a white Bengal flere takes the place of the panel. The aeroplane will then fire a rocket of two white stars meaning "understoud"; panels are then The cartrid ge of two red stars from the aeroplane calls for the dis- play of the panel of the P. C. Divisional Center for the receipt of visual signals is at MAMELON - BLANC, 600 meters Southeast of VAUQUOIS. By command of Major Géneral Traub: W. V. GALLAGHER Crpies to: Lieutenant Colonel, G.S. Regimental, Battalion, Company, G-3 and Platoon Commanders.