What are the different military salutes in each country?

I'm looking for the differences between modern military salutes, as well as the history and evolution of salutes. I'm especially interested in military salutes in the 1700-1800s in Europe, so if anyone has any information of historical saluting, I'd appreciate it!|||The modern military salute is derived from the medieval times when knights would meet and raise their face plates to show they were friendly. You will notice that the palm position changes depending on the status of the nation. Prior to the Vietnam war, the United States had their palm all the way towards the back of their head. Upon pulling out of Vietnam, the military changed its salute by tilting the hand. If you look at the salutes of other militaries such as the British and Korean militaries, you will notice that their palms are facing outward due to their status as a nation that has lost a war. It is said that they have their hands up as surrendering but that isn't necessarily a proven fact.


I hope this helped!|||I'm not too familiar with other nations salutes, but the standard salute in most Commonwealth nations is to raise the right arm, position the elbow slightly above shoulder height, bend the forearm over and place the tips if your fingers just above the right eye, with the palm of your hand facing outwards.





The Navy salute is very similar, but the palm is faced towards the head, rather than away. This dates back to the early days of the Royal Navy. Most salutes were of the above form, but when saluting an admiral, the palm was hidden away, as it was often covered in grease from ropes.





As I said, I don't know much, but I hope that little bit helps.|||Here's what you get when you run it through Google.





http://www.google.com/search?q=military+鈥?/a>