War Diaries Talk

Stand to

  • erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

    Do we tag this when the company (or a regiment) stands to? Support?

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  • marie.eklidvirginmedia.com by marie.eklidvirginmedia.com

    Here is an explanation for 'stand to'.

    Short for 'Stand-to-Arms', the process of Stand-To was observed morning and evening by both sides of the war in the trenches, most notably on the Western Front. Each man would be expected to stand on the trench fire step, rifle loaded, bayonet fixed.

    I maybe would have tagged it as Other.

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  • cyngast by cyngast moderator

    Marie's suggestion to tag it as Other is good. Support doesn't really apply because "stand to" happened daily in the front line and as needed when troops were back reserve.

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