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| ⚫ | The '''two-finger salute''' is a ] given using only the middle and index fingers, while bending the other fingers at the second knuckle, and with the palm facing the signer. This salute is used by the ], other uniformed services in ], and, in some countries, the ]. | ||
| ⚫ | ==Two-finger salute in Poland== | ||
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| The '''Polish two-finger salute''' is only used while wearing a headdress with the emblem of the Polish eagle (such as military hat ]) or without this emblem (such as ] or helmet). The salute is performed with the middle and index fingers extended and touching each other, while the ring and little fingers are bent and touched by the thumb.<ref> ''nato.int'' Accessed 6 June 2017.</ref> The tips of the middle and index fingers touch the peak of the cap, the two fingers have been interpreted as ''honour'' and ''fatherland'' (''Honor i Ojczyzna'').<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Kamiński|first=Sławomir|date=24 March 2017|title=Salut|url=https://natemat.pl/blogi/slawomirkaminski/204479,salut|access-date=23 November 2021|website=naTemat.pl|language=PL-pl}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Dobrowolski|first=Marcin|date=16 August 2017|title=Dlaczego Polacy salutują dwoma palcami?|url=https://www.pb.pl/dlaczego-polacy-salutuja-dwoma-palcami-839203|access-date=23 November 2021|website=pb.pl|language=pl}}</ref> | |||
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| It is not clear when the two-fingers salute appeared in Polish military forces. Some see its origin in ]'s 1794 ]. Others state that it came from Polish soldiers in the ] army around 1815 (]). At that time, the Tsar's ], ], said that Poles would salute him with two fingers and use the other two to hold a stone to throw at him. Another legend attributes the salute to the remembrance of ] in 1831, when a soldier, who had lost in the battle all his fingers but the middle and index ones, saluted his superior with the wounded hand and died after it.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | |||
| During the ] the salute was a subject of some controversy, as most of the ] officers were unfamiliar with the gesture and saw it as disrespectful. Polish soldiers serving in the ] were ordered to use an open palm salute instead.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> | |||
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| The salute is only possible while wearing a hat with the emblem of the Polish eagle. The salute is performed with the middle and index fingers extended and touching each other, while the ring and little fingers are bent and touched by the thumb. The tips of the middle and index fingers touch the peak of the cap. You only point to the Polish national emblem-the White Eagle on the military hat or rogatywka; two fingers mean: Honor i Ojczyzna ( Honour and Fatherland ) | |||
| Many ] sections also use a two-finger salute. The salute was devised by ] and originally represented the two ears of a wolf cub, since the original programme was based on ]'s '']''.<ref>Baden-Powell, Robert , Arthur Pearson (p.15)</ref> However, Cubs in several national associations now use the three-finger Scout salute used by the rest of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wendell |first=Bryan |date=2017-01-23 |title=Two or three fingers: Which Scout sign and salute do I use? |url=https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2017/01/23/which-scout-sign-and-salute-do-i-use/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Aaron On Scouting |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
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| The two-fingers salute appeared in Polish military forces probably before or during the ], or ]'s ] in ]. Legends attributing creation of the salute to the ] during ] ]-] are apparently inaccurate since at an earlier time than this, the Tsar's ] ] was reported to say that "Poles salute him with two fingers because in the other three they are holding a stone ready to throw at him". All legends, however, attribute the two-fingers salute to an incident when a soldier saluted his superior (most legends specify a general) with a wounded hand, from which his ring and little fingers had been detached as a result of a ] explosion. In remembrance all Poles salute using only two fingers. | |||
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| The two-fingers salute is said to have caused problems for Polish units serving with the Allies on the western front during ]. Allied officers thought that Polish soldiers saluting with two fingers were deliberately being disrespectful (or ]) when giving them what they saw as a ]'s salute. As a result many soldiers were ]ed, until the misunderstanding could be explained. This led to the temporary use of the full hand salute when saluting foreign officers. | |||
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| ==Cub Scouts' two-fingers salute== | |||
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| ]s also salute with two fingers to represent the two rules of the Cub Scout law. Scouts salute by touching their caps, while Poles touch the sides of their cap's visors; Cub Scouts salute to their brow when uncovered, while Poles do not salute uncovered (they point at the emblem). Interestingly, the ] do not use the two-fingers salute, and salute by shaking their heads or by touching their Cub Scout Badge on their breast. | |||
| Other Scouting organizations, including Cub Scouting's counterpart for older boys, Boy Scouts, use a variation known as the ]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 01:35, 12 November 2024
Salute given using only the middle and index fingers For the obscene hand gestures colloquially known as the "two-fingered salute", see V sign as an insult and The finger.
The two-finger salute is a salute given using only the middle and index fingers, while bending the other fingers at the second knuckle, and with the palm facing the signer. This salute is used by the Polish Armed Forces, other uniformed services in Poland, and, in some countries, the Cub Scouts.
Two-finger salute in Poland
The Polish two-finger salute is only used while wearing a headdress with the emblem of the Polish eagle (such as military hat rogatywka) or without this emblem (such as Boonie hat or helmet). The salute is performed with the middle and index fingers extended and touching each other, while the ring and little fingers are bent and touched by the thumb. The tips of the middle and index fingers touch the peak of the cap, the two fingers have been interpreted as honour and fatherland (Honor i Ojczyzna).
It is not clear when the two-fingers salute appeared in Polish military forces. Some see its origin in Tadeusz Kościuszko's 1794 oath. Others state that it came from Polish soldiers in the Congress Kingdom army around 1815 (partitioned Poland). At that time, the Tsar's Viceroy in Poland, Grand Duke Constantine, said that Poles would salute him with two fingers and use the other two to hold a stone to throw at him. Another legend attributes the salute to the remembrance of Battle of Olszynka Grochowska in 1831, when a soldier, who had lost in the battle all his fingers but the middle and index ones, saluted his superior with the wounded hand and died after it.
During the Second World War the salute was a subject of some controversy, as most of the Allied officers were unfamiliar with the gesture and saw it as disrespectful. Polish soldiers serving in the British Army were ordered to use an open palm salute instead.
Cub Scouting
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Many Cub Scout sections also use a two-finger salute. The salute was devised by Robert Baden-Powell and originally represented the two ears of a wolf cub, since the original programme was based on Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. However, Cubs in several national associations now use the three-finger Scout salute used by the rest of the Scout Movement.
References
- A woman giving a Polish salute. nato.int Accessed 6 June 2017.
- ^ Kamiński, Sławomir (24 March 2017). "Salut". naTemat.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Dobrowolski, Marcin (16 August 2017). "Dlaczego Polacy salutują dwoma palcami?". pb.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- Baden-Powell, Robert The Wolf Cub's Handbook, Arthur Pearson (p.15)
- Wendell, Bryan (23 January 2017). "Two or three fingers: Which Scout sign and salute do I use?". Aaron On Scouting. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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