Panzer Lehr
Part 3: NCOs and Officers
There are several exceptions with what was put in part one and two, which are applicable to NCOs and officers only.

Side Arms
Only NCOs and officers may carry holstered pistols.
P08 Luger P08 Luger Hardshell Holster
P38 P38 Soft Leather Holster P38 Hard Leather Holster
Please take note that the soft leather holster was seldom seen and therefore we prefer that the P38 hard Leather Holster is worn.


MP40
Only from the rank of Unteroffizier and above are you allowed to use a MP40 and thus wear the MP40 ammo pouches.


Signal Whistle and Whistle Cord
Signalpfeiffer und Signalpfeifferschnur
The signal whistle (signalpfeiffer) was a very simple design; made of black bakelite, it was about 5cm long with a single chamber pipe containing a wooden ball. A round end cap had a ring moulded onto it to accept the whistle cord (signalpfeifferschnur). The cord was approximately 35cm long, braided in a chain herringbone pattern with a 2cm loop at each end. One loop was threaded through the ring on the whistle, with the lanyard passing through the loop also and knotted in place. The other loop was secured to a button on the uniform.
Method of wear
The whistle was usually tucked into the right breast pocket, with the free end of the whistle cord being attached to the second tunic button. The whistle cord was thus visible between the right breast pocket and the tunic front.

-------- continuous blast ALARM
- - - 3 long blasts ASSEMBLE
- 1 long blast MOVE OUT or ATTACK
- - 2 long blasts WITHDRAW (signal was repeated)
- * 1 long and 1 short blast RIGHT FLANK PULL IN
* - 1 short and 1 long blast LEFT FLANK PULL IN
* * - 2 short and 1 long blast SHIFT LEFT
- * * 1 long and 2 short blasts SHIFT RIGHT
* * * * 4 short blasts REGROUP
- * - 1 long, 1 short, 1 long blast ASSEMBLE ON LEADER



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