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| mil. to conscript [an army] | 38 ausheben | |
| mil. to frag [Am.] [Army sl.] [to kill, wound, or assault (esp. an unpopular superior) with a fragmentation grenade] | 32 [Am. Armeejargon: einen ungeliebten Vorgesetzten oder eine sonstige Person mit einer Splittergranate töten, verwunden oder angreifen] | |
| to zippo sth. [Am.] [army sl.] [from the brand name Zippo™] | 8 etw. abfackeln [ugs.] | |
Nouns |
| salary [esp. in civil service, army] | 2802 Besoldung {f} | |
| mil. host [archaic] [army] | 239 Heerschar {f} [veraltet] | |
| impedimenta {pl} [carried baggage and equipment, esp. by an army] | 70 Ausrüstung {f} [mitgeführte Ausrüstung, besonders die einer Armee] | |
| mil. host [archaic] [army] | 52 Heer {n} | |
| hist. mil. century [in the ancient Roman army] | 11 Zenturie {f} | |
| hist. [territorial army raised at the end of World War 2] | 9 Volkssturm {m} | |
| hist. mil. cantonist [Prussian Army before 1813, Prussian people living in a recruiting district and required to serve in the army] | 9 Kantonist {m} | |
| hist. mil. cohort [division of Roman army] | 7 Kohorte {f} | |
| hist. mil. peloton [Prussian / Imperial German Army, military unit of 80 soldiers] | 7 Peloton {n} [preußisch / kaiserlich deutsches Heer, militärische Einheit von 80 Soldaten] | |
| hist. mil. [German army ordnance office 1922 - 1945] | 6 Heereswaffenamt {n} <HWA> | |
| army [usually: the army] [the military ground forces of a nation] | 6 Landstreitmacht {f} [veraltend] [Landstreitkräfte] | |
| mil. Captain [Army] | 6 Stabshauptmann {m} [Heer] | |
| hist. mil. [uniform jacket of the Prussian Army, later of the Imperial German Forces] | 5 Litewka {f} [Uniformjacke] | |
| century [a company of a hundred men of the ancient Roman army] | 5 Hundertschaft {f} [100 Mann starke Truppe des römischen Reiches] | |
| pol. [1989 referendum proposal to abolish the Swiss army] | Armeeabschaffungsinitiative {f} [1989] | |
| hist. [euphemism for the invasion of Austria by the German army in 1938, literally "flower campaign"] | Blumenfeldzug {m} [Euphemismus für den Einmarsch der Wehrmacht in Österreich 1938] | |
| med. [highest medical officer in Swiss army] | Oberfeldarzt {m} [Schweiz] | |
| hist. mil. [light infantry troops in the Austrian-Hungarian Army] [1808 - 1918] | k. u. k. Feldjäger {pl} [Bez. der österr.-ungarischen Jägertruppe 1808 - 1918] | |
| hist. [pejorative nickname for a Russian or Soviet soldier and the Red Army] | Iwan {m} [veraltet] [pej.] | |
| hist. mil. Bosniak [lancer, Prussian Army, 18th cent.] | Bosniake {m} [Lanzenreiter, preußische Armee, 18. Jh.] | |
| hist. mil. century [in the ancient Roman army] | Centurie {f} [Rsv.] | |
| mil. GI [esp. a soldier in the US army] | G. I. {m} [ugs.] [(einfacher) amerikanischer Soldat] [auch: GI] | |
| mil. jawan [Ind.] [soldier (of low rank), infantryman, esp. in the Indian Army] | Soldat {m} [von niedrigem Rang od. Infanterist, bes. in der indischen Armee] | |
| hist. mil. Krümpersystem [Prussian Army short-term reservist training system during Napoleonic occupation] | Krümpersystem {n} | |
| hist. mil. legionary [soldier of the ancient Roman army] | Legionar {m} [selten] [neben „Legionär“; zur eindeutigen Bezeichnung eines Soldaten einer Legion im alten Rom] | |
| hist. mil. pol. Makhnovshchina [also: Black Army] | Machnowschtschina {f} [auch: Machno-Bewegung] | |
| hist. mil. Reichsarmee [the army of the Holy Roman Empire] | Reichsarmee {f} | |
| relig. Salvationists [members of the Salvation Army] | Salutisten {pl} [Anhänger der Heilsarmee] | |
| hist. mil. Towarzysz [lancer, Prussian Army, 19th cent.] | Towarzysz {m} [Lanzenreiter, preußische Armee, 19. Jh.] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| mil. to desert (from) sth. [army, navy, etc.] | von etw. desertieren [Armee, Marine usw.] | |
| to drum out [of army, club] | ausstoßen | |
| mil. to move out [army, police, etc.] | ausrücken [Heer, Polizei etc.] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| aviat. mil. air base [of the German Army Air Forces] | Heeresflugplatz {m} [Militärflugplatz der deutschen Heeresflieger] | |
| aviat. mil. air cavalry [esp. US Army] | [wörtlich: "Luftkavallerie", Luftlandestreitkräfte die insbesondere mit Hubschraubern anlanden] | |
| mil. Alpine Corps [Imperial German Army] | Alpenkorps {n} | |
| Amazonian army [army of Amazons] | Amazonenheer {n} | |
| cloth. hist. mil. ammo boots [coll. for: ammunition boots] [standard footwear for the British Army] | [britische Armee-/Kampfstiefel (Standard), ab ca. 1880 bis 1960] | |
| Anzac Day [Aus.] [NZ] [Tonga] [national day of remembrance; 25 April] | ANZAC-Tag {m} [Akronym für Australian and New Zealand Army Corps; Feiertag in Aus., NZ, Tonga] | |
| mil. Army Office [German Army] | Heeresamt {n} <HA> | |
| hist. mil. army train [army on the march] | Heerzug {m} [Kolonne] | |
| mil. aviation brigade [U.S. army] | Heeresfliegerbrigade {f} | |
| hist. mil. Bashi-Bazouk [Irregular soliders of the Ottoman Army] | Baschi-Bozuks {pl} [irreguläre Truppen des Osmanischen Reiches] | |
| hist. mil. Bosniak Corps [unit of lancers, Prussian Army, 18th cent.] | Bosniakenkorps {n} [Lanzenreitereinheit, preußische Armee, 18. Jh.] | |
| hist. mil. combat command <CC> [combined-arms organization of armored forces of the U.S. Army 1942–1963] | Kampfgruppe {f} <KG> [Organisationsform der gepanzerten Streitkräfte der US Army 1942–1963] | |
| med. mil. combat medics {pl} [U.S. Army] | [Sanitäter auf Einheitsebene] | |
| hist. mil. Dismounted Artillery [Imperial German Army] | Fußartillerie {f} | |
| mil. First Sergeant [Am.] <1SG> [Army/USMC/Air Force] | Stabsfeldwebel {m} | |
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