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The first basic military map symbols began to be used by western armies in the decades following the end of the Napoleonic Wars.During World War I, there was a degree of harmonisation between the British and French systems, including the adoption of the colour red for enemy forces and blue for allies; the British had previously used red for friendly troops because of the traditional red coats ...
The United States Army Signal Corps (USASC) is a branch of the United States Army that creates and manages communications and information systems for the command and control of combined arms forces. It was established in 1860, the brainchild of Major Albert J. Myer , and had an important role in the American Civil War .
English: Military map symbol for a hostile unit or formation. The use of red has indicated hostile or enemy through all versions of APP-6, and in older US Army standards from which NATO standards were derived. While the original APP-6 used a rectangle to depict all units, starting with APP-6A a diamond was used instead.
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United States Army Signal Corps; 0–9. 57th Signal Company (United States) 160th Signal Group; 362nd Signal Company; A. Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps;
English: Military map symbol for a hostile unit or formation. The use of red has indicated hostile or enemy through all versions of APP-6, and in older US Army standards from which NATO standards were derived. While the original APP-6 used a rectangle to depict all units, starting with APP-6A a diamond was used instead.
This indicator should be used over top of a monochrome unit symbol of the same colour to indicate the size of the unit. Corresponding unit symbols can be found in Category:Military map symbols for units and formations In modern NATO and US usage Blue = Friend, Red = Enemy, Green = Neutral, and Yellow = Unknown.