what are some unusual ways that soldiers communicated in ww1 or ww2 without the use of technology?

Question

Meaning no radios or that type of thing.

thanks for the answers so far but what I need are unusual ways...pigeons, dogs, and messengers aren't really that unusual.

Answer 1

crickets , no not the bug crickets. one of the metal crickets that were popular after the second world war until the late 60's kids played with. soldiers used them with different series of clicks to give a challenge or message then recieved one or two clicks for repeat or to acknowledge the message was recieved. (another way ) was mirrors or shiny objects such as knife blades etc. many shot down servicemen used a mirror or shiny object salvaged from a wreck to flash their position to planes flying overhead. (third way) hand signs many times on commando raids rangers have used hand signs either from indian sign language & sometime american sign language for the deaf or even self contrived signs for communication to give instructions , enemy positions etc. hope this helps tom

Answer 2

Prior to radio, communication would have been through hand-delivered written messages and telegrams. Radio would have been available in WWII. WWI was mostly trench warfare with very little movement, so therefore not much need to communicate.

In the Revolutionary War, lanterns were used to communicate, as in the poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere."

In Viet Nam, a soldier stranded behind enemy lines communicated his position with coded messages based on his favorite golf course, as shown in the movie "Bat-21"

During WWII, the Navajo language was used for coded messages, as in the movie "Windtalkers"

The reason tanks are called tanks is because when they were being shipped to the front for use in World War I, they were disguised and identified as "water tanks."

Answer 3

well they had radios in WW2 and they used morse code in radio transmissions, especially to resistance movements in occupied countries. During WW1, they used carrier pigeons a lot to carry messages and soldiers were assigned as messengers by being given a motorcycle and they had to drive by motorcycle through battlefields - a highly risky job.

Answer 4

Yes some sneaked in when they were not allowed to fight, usually with the help of the other soldiers, most were discovered after a time and sent back home but some did fight to the end. As said above Russia used them on the front, and Germany and Britain used them in air defence.

Answer 5

The made use of homing pigeons and dogs

Answer 6

Hand signals... fist meant stop, Two fingers to the eyes and pointing meant "i can see the enemy...or 'go look'; the angle of you hand pointed to the direction of the enemy....etc