Vedette

As Vedette the advanced alarm position of a field station is referred to in the historical military affairs. Etymologically, the word Vedette is a diminutive of the Italian " Veglia " and " Viglia " (guard).

After Militair - Conversations -Lexikon of 1841 includes a Vedette " all single or double sentries, whether by the cavalry or infantry, which are established by the pickets to guard the neighborhood. A number of such outposts is called Vedettenlinie or Chaine. " The object of the Vedette is during the day, especially in the observation of the enemy, at night vedettes are to be used as a listening post. To vedettes are basically highly experienced and trusted soldiers to use, as they can have direct contact with enemy saboteurs, deserters or parliamentarians, also most likely. Videttes must always leave their posts under any circumstances and to communicate with the underlying field station on of hands and the like; an exception exists for double or Dreifachvedetten where a man must go report message.

A 1869 to 1919, published in Vienna military scientific journal was also called " The Vedette ". Her staff included, among others, Edmund Glaise of Horstenau.

In his major work The World as Will and Idea, Arthur Schopenhauer compares the human brain with a Vedette: "The brain, with its function of knowing, is nothing more than one of the will to its outlying purposes, established Vedette, which above on the waiting of the head, about looking through the windows of the senses, watching from where threatened harm and where the benefit is abzusehn, and according to their report, the will chooses. This Vedette is how everyone on active duty comprehended, in a state of tension and effort, so it looks like it when it is reinserted after verrichteter watch; as any guard like withdrawing from the post again. This Abziehn is asleep, which therefore is so sweet and pleasant, and for what we are so submissive. However, the Shaken Will is unwelcome because it suddenly calls the Vedette back to the post "

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