War Diaries Talk

"Stood to Arms"

  • AGJUBA by AGJUBA

    I'm not sure what this means, and how it should be tagged. I'm guessing it's something in Unit Activity?
    Thanks!

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  • HeatherC by HeatherC moderator

    A "Stand to" is the act of getting ready for an enemy attack - literally standing with your arms (weapons). Usually the British Army has a "stand to" at dawn and dusk, the traditional times for attacks, but a "stand to" may also be called if an attack is suspected to be imminent for some reason. There is no tag for this activity, so if you want to tag it then it will have to be "Unit Activity - Other".

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  • AGJUBA by AGJUBA

    Super -- thanks!

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