Your Impression
This page will include
suggestions to make your WWII
German Heer (army) impression more authentic, including
information about the original 2. Panzerdivision.
Click on 'Book Reviews' at left for some good reading
material to help you with
your impression.
Also click on 'The German Soldier'
for real photos of the men we are portraying.
BASIC GERMAN COMMANDS
These are a few of the standard German army commands you will
need to know to
become an active member of 2. Panzer. Your Soldier's Handbook will contain
more:
BASIC COMMANDS:
Fall in (at attention):
Angetreten
Fall in (not at attention):
Antreten
Attention:
Achtung
Count off:
Abzahlen
Right face:
Rechts...Um
Left face:
Links...Um
Eyes right:
Augen...Rechts
Eyes left:
Die augen... links
Ready front:
Augen...gerade...aus
About face:
Kehrt...um
At ease:
Ruhrt ...euch
Detail dismissed:
Abteilung...Wegtreten
MARCHING COMMANDS
Fall in, march order:
In Marschordnung...Antreten
Line:
Linie
Column (file)
Reihe
Forward march:
Vorwarts...Marsch
Column right:
Rechts schwenkt...Marsch
Column left:
Links schwenkt...Marcsh
Detail halt:
Abteilung...Halt
COMBAT COMMANDS
Lay down:
Hinlegen
Get up. forward:
Auf, vorwarts
Advance:
Vorwarts
Fall back:
Zuruckgehen
Line up:
Antreten
Load and lock:
Laden und sichern
Fire:
Schuss, feuer
More to come!
