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8:54 am
July 20, 2009


Gustav

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Glied/Glieder (Rank/Ranks) – Your horizontal position in formation (a formation with three ranks has three people standing in a row front to back)
Rott/Rotten (File) – Your vertical position in formation (a formation with three files has three people standing side by side)
Einfallen (Fall in) - Gather in rank and file
Einfallen mit Waffen (Fall in with weapons) - Gather in rank and file with weapons
Richtet eurer Glieder und Rotten (Stand Right in Your Rank and File) – Dress ranks appropriately (single arms width for order, double arms for wide)
Bereitstellt fur der Marsch (Prepare to March) – Warning to get situated for marching
Vorwärts marschiert (March On) – Place step with left foot on fourth drum beat (while marching, drumbeats fall with the left foot)
Bereitstellt fur der Halt (Prepare to stop) – Warning to get situated for full stop
Rechts umb (Face to the Right Hand) – Turn 90 degrees to the right in a two step movement
Lincks umb (Face to the Left Hand) – Turn 90 degrees to the left in a two step movement
Umbkehrt euch (About Face) – Turn 180 degrees to the right in a four step movement
Gegenmarsch zu Rechts bei den Rott (Counter-march to the Right Hand) – Turn 180 degrees to the right while on the march
Rechts öffnet/beschliesset eurer Rotten (Open/Close you Files by the Right Hand) – Increase/decrease the space off of the left file
Lincks öffnet/beschliesset eurer Rotten (Open/Close you Files by the Left Hand) – Increase/decrease the space off of the right file
Quere zum rechts (Oblique to the Right Hand) – Take a 45 degree step with the right foot while marching, the other foot continues on its natural path
Quere zum lincks (Oblique to the Left Hand) – Take a 45 degree step with the left foot while marching, the other foot continues on its natural path
Rechts doppliert eurer Glieder (Double ranks to the right)– every other file moves in to right file by right oblique, move to behind the corresponding right file member
Lincks halbiert eurer Glieder (Half ranks to the left) – People who were in left files initially go back to original positions by making a left oblique (on the march this is sometimes known as “To Two Files”)
Spinrad zu Rechts (Wheel to the right) - Turn to the right using the far right file as the pivot point
Spinrad zu Lincks (Wheel to the left) - Turn to the left using the far left file as the pivot point
Auffwerts traget den Spieß (Advance your Pike) – Bring the pike to the Advanced position (up into hand – four beats)
Niderstellt den Spieß (Order your Pike) – Put Pike in Ordered position (butt on ground – four beats)
Streicht den Spieß (Ground you Pike) – Lay pike on the ground from Ordered position (four beats, third beat is drum roll)
Auff die Achßlen, traget den Spieß (Shoulder your Pike) – Put pike in Shouldered position (sloped on shoulder, right arm extended over pike – four beats)
Flach, traget den Spieß (Slope your Pike) – Put pike in Sloped position (parallel to the ground, point behind you, right arm extended over pike – four beats)
Gegen der Porten, fellet den Spieß (Port your Pike)– Put pike in the Ported position (from Advanced position move pike head forward, hand on butt back)
Schleiffet den Spieß (Trail you Pike) – Put pike in the trailed position behind you (allow for pike to be moved to the Ordered position and then drug behind you while on the march; it is best to wrap your arm around the pike as is begins to drag behind you to prevent ‘ruddering’ and to maintain control)
Gegen dem Feind, fellet den Spieß (Charge your Pike) – Put pike in charged position (pike down in offensive fashion, left hand under chin; right hand steadying butt of pike)
Gegen der Reuteren, fellet den Spieß (Charge your Pike for Horse) – Set pike to receive a charge from horse (pike butt on ground, braced with right foot; left hand holding at angle, right hand prepared to draw sidearm)
Hoch, fellet den Spieß (High Charge your Pike) – Set pike in High Charged position (pike down in offensive fashion angled towards ground, left hand under chin; right hand steadying butt of pike)
Gegen der Reuteren, alle Glieder (Prepare to Receive Horse) – First three ranks set their pikes in the Charge for Horse, Charged, and High Charged positions, all others await orders in Auffwerts
Erstellt euch (Recover your Pike) – Bring pike back into Advance position (from Shoulder, Slope, Port, Charge, High Charge, and Trail) or into Order position (from Charge for Horse)
Quadratisch! (Charge Your Pike for Horse On the March) – Rally around the Ensign creating a tight square in which to defend the colours against a charge
Aus treten (Fall out) - take your ease

4:53 pm
August 3, 2009


julie

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I had a crazy idea to help myself learn these things.  Tonight I'm making myself a set of pike command flashcards!

5:53 pm
August 4, 2009


Fritz

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And for those who are unfamiliar with German (and I'm one of 'em), the character “ß” is the equivalent to a double “s” or “z” sound.

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