Centre

Centre. Centre d’instruction. School of instruction at the front. —Centre aéronautique. Temporary headquarters for air work.—Centre de renseignements. Intelligence centre for aircraft me ages (of larger formation on the march).—Centre de résistance. A group of strong points disposed from front to rear) under one command, considered tactically as a unit with its own local reserve.—Centre-école. Central school of aviation. Centre de rav i taille ment. Refilling point for regimental trains (when the latter draw from horsed supply columns).—Centre de décharge ment. Refilling point (exchange of load from M.T. to H.T.).—Centre de rav i taille ment de munitions. Points where ammunition reserves are formed by the Corps Park sections.; Centre de fabrication. Military manufacturing centre in relations with “ station-magasin ’”’.—Centre de fabrication de pain. Bakery centre (on or in front of rail L. of C.) formed by “section de boulangerie.”’—Centre d’abat. See Abat.— Centre de groupement des chevaux a évacuer. Depot of horses for evacuation (close to front).—Centre de réception et de triage. Receiving room of a hospital—Centre de ralliement. Section of “dépdt divisionnaire” -left to pick up men returning from leave, when unit moves. Centre de grav ité. Centre of gravity. Centre de groupement. Mean point of impact. [p.99]