Basic Military Map Symbols*
Symbols within a rectangle indicate a military unit, within a triangle an observation post, and within a circle a supply paint.
Military Units-Identification
American Artillery |
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Armored Command |
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Army Air Forces |
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Artillery, except Antiaircraft and Coast Artillery |
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Cavalry, Horse |
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Cavalry, Mechanized |
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Chemical Warfare Service |
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Coast Artillery |
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Engineers |
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Infantry |
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Medical Corps |
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Ordnance Department |
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Quartermaster Corps |
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Signal Corps |
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Tank Destroyer |
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Transportation Corps |
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Veterinary Corps |
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Airborne units are designated by combining a gull
wing symbol with the arm or service symbol:
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Airborne Artillery |
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Airborne Infantry |
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*For complete listing of symbols in use during the World War II period, see FM 21-30, dated October 1943, from which these are taken.
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Last updated 26 September 2006 |