During World War II, when the country was occupied by the German army, local people used the vane positions to warn those in hiding that an army raid was imminent.
وكانت الريشات تُثبَّت في وضعية X‏ ،‏ اي وضعية التوقف عن العمل ،‏ وتُعلَّق الزينة بين الريشات .‏