| English | German | |
| interwar {adj} [also: inter-war] [e.g. period, years, generation] [period between WW I und WW II] | Zwischenkriegs- [z. B. Zeit, Jahre, Generation] [Zeit zwischen WK I und WK II] | |
Nouns |
| hist. goon [Br.] [coll.] [guard in a German prisoner-of-war camp during the WWII] | 335 Wache {f} [Wachposten / Aufseher in einem deutschen Kriegsgefangenenlager im 2. WK] | |
| weapons bazooka [coll.] [WWII, common name of man-portable recoilless antitank rocket launchers] [also referred to as: stovepipe] | 24 [2. WK, Synonym für tragbare reaktive Panzerabwehrbüchse der US-Streitkräfte] | |
| mil. naut. [WWI and WWII, esp. in U-boat terminology, a war cruise or combat patrol against the enemy] | 14 Feindfahrt {f} [1. und 2. WK Marinejargon] | |
| hist. mil. skipjack [rare] [a type of WWII mine] | 14 Stehaufmännchen {n} [selten] [Art Mine im 2. WK] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. [German air force term for a combat flight (sortie) in the World Wars] | 12 Feindflug {m} [1. und 2. WK, Bezeichnung in den dt. Luftstreitkräften / der Luftwaffe für einen Einsatzflug] | |
| hist. mil. weapons doodlebug [Br.] [coll.] [V-1 flying bomb] | 9 V1 {f} [ugs.] [Fieseler Fi 103; Marschflugkörper, 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. bonesack [nickname for German parachute jump smock during WW II] | 5 Knochensack {m} [Scherzname für Sprunganzug der dt. Fallschirmjäger im 2. WK] | |
| weapons shu mine [Am.] [WWII, nickname of the German antipersonnel mine "Schützenmine 42"] | [2. WK, amerikanischer Spitzname der deutschen Schützenmine 42] | |
| weapons shu-box mine [Am.] [WWII, nickname of the German antipersonnel mine "Schützenmine 42"] | [2. WK, amerikanischer Spitzname der deutschen Schützenmine 42] | |
| hist. mil. weapons buzz bomb [coll.] [WWII, nickname of the German V1-flying bomb] [also known as doodlebug] | [2. WK, englischer Spitzname der deutschen V-1-Vergeltungswaffe Fi 103] | |
| hist. mil. gliderman | [2. WK, Luftlandesoldat, der mittels eines Lastenseglers in das Kampfgebiet transportiert wurde] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. Women's Auxiliary Air Force [Br.] [WW II, member of the female auxiliary corps of the Royal Air Force] <WAAF> | [2. WK, Mitglied des Korps der weiblichen Helfer der Royal Air Force] | |
| mil. weapons Screaming Meemies [Am.] [WW II, nickname of the rockets fired from the German Nebelwerfer 41 / 42] | [2. WK, Spitzname der Raketengeschosse der Nebelwerfer 41 / 42] | |
| cloth. mil. officer's pink [coll.] [WWII, uniform trousers of gabardine, worn by U.S. Army officers] | [2. WK, ugs. für Uniformhose aus Gabardine, getragen von Offizieren der US-Armee] | |
| cloth. mil. suntans {pl} [coll.] [WWII, U.S. Forces summer uniform] | [2. WK, umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung der Sommeruniform, US Streitkräfte] | |
| hist. mil. ninety-day wonder [coll. for an officer commissioned after an unusually short training] [WWII, U.S. Armed Forces] | [2. WK, umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung in den US-Streitkräften für kurzausgebildete Offiziere] | |
| hist. mil. Women's Flying Training Detachment <WFTD> | [Ausbildungsgruppe für weibliche Piloten der US Air Force während des 2. WK] | |
| hist. andarte | [griech. Partisan im 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. Women Airforce Service Pilots <WASP> | [Korps weiblicher Piloten der US Air Force während des 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron <WAFS> | [Staffel der Überführungspilotinnen der US Air Force während des 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. Victory-Mail letter <V-Mail letter> [Am.] [WW II] | [US Feldpostbrief während des 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. army detachment [WW II, German Armed Forces] | Armeeabteilung {f} [auch: Armee-Abteilung] <AA; AAbt.> [2. WK, dt. Wehrmacht] | |
| hist. mil. Army High Command | Armeeoberkommando {n} <AOK> [Deutschland, 1. und 2. WK] [auch: Armee-Oberkommando] | |
| hist. mil. Field Army Command | Armeeoberkommando {n} <AOK> [Deutschland, 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. arm shield [award for service in some special campaigns, WW II German Armed Forces] | Ärmelschild {m} [Auszeichnung für die Teilnahme an besonderen Einsätzen, 2. WK, dt. Wehrmacht] | |
| mil. [WWII, German nickname of the Soviet submachine gun PPSh 41] | Balalaika {f} [ugs.] [2. WK, Spitzname der sowjetischen MPi PPSh 41] | |
| hist. mil. combating of bandits [also: combating banditry] [WWII, Nazi term for combating of partisans] | Bandenbekämpfung {f} [2. WK, Nazi-Begriff für Partisanenbekämpfung] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. observer badge [WW II German Air Force] | Beobachterabzeichen {n} [2. WK dt. Luftwaffe] | |
| hist. blood-mill [coll.] [fig.] [figurative name of the battle of Verdun, WWI 1916] | Blutmühle {f} [ugs.] [fig.] [bildliche Bezeichnung für die Schlacht von Verdun, 1. WK 1916] | |
| hist. CARE packages [WWII] | Carepakete {pl} [2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. [37 millimeter anti-aircraft gun of WW II] | Dreikommasieben {f} [ugs.] [2. WK, deutsches 37-Millimeter-Flugabwehrgeschütz] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. pilot's badge [WW II German Air Force] | Flugzeugführerabzeichen {n} [2. WK dt. Luftwaffe] | |
| hist. mil. French campaign [also: Battle of France] [World War II] | Frankreichfeldzug {m} [2. WK] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. frontline flying clasp [WW II German Air Force] | Frontflugspange {f} [2. WK dt. Luftwaffe] | |
| med. mil. battalion of convalescents [WWII] | Genesendenbataillon {n} [auch: Genesenden-Bataillon] [2. WK] | |
| med. mil. battalion of convalescents [WWII] | Genesungsbataillon {n} [2. WK] | |
| mil. [derogatory acronym for "Greatest Field Commander of all Time", a title initially publicized by Nazi propaganda to refer to Adolf Hitler during the early years of WWII] | GröFaZ {m} [ugs.] [auch: Gröfaz] [abfälliges Kürzel für "Größter Feldherr aller Zeiten", Nazi-Propaganda-Bezeichnung für Adolf Hitler aus den Anfangsjahren des 2. WK] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. gunbird [WWII, Germany, nickname of the Ju 87 G ground attack aircraft] | Kanonenvogel {m} [2. WK, Spitzname des Ju 87 G Schlachtflugzeuges] | |
| hist. (German) concentration camp brothel [Nazi Germany during World War II] | Lagerbordell {n} [2. WK] | |
| hist. [care packages sent to soldiers, prisoners of war etc. during WWI] | Liebesgaben {pl} [1. WK] | |
| hist. mil. air force / Luftwaffe field division [WWII, German Armed Forces] | Luftwaffenfelddivision {f} <LFD> [2. WK, Wehrmacht] | |
| hist. pol. sociol. European Recovery Act <ERP> | Marshallplan {m} [ugs.] [Wirtschafts-Wiederaufbauprogramm nach dem 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. Minnie [also: Minny] [military sl. for WWI German trench morter] | Minenwerfer {m} [1. WK] | |
| hist. Moaning Minnie [Br.] [military sl. for WWII German rocket launcher] | Nebelwerfer {m} [2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. Eastern Campaign [WWII, Germany] | Ostfeldzug {m} [2. WK, Deutschland] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. glider pilot badge [WW II German Air Force] | Segelflugzeugführerabzeichen {n} [2. WK dt. Luftwaffe] | |
| hist. mil. assault artillery [WWII, German Armed Forces] | Sturmartillerie {f} [2. WK, dt. Wehrmacht] | |
| hist. mil. assault engineers [WWII, German Armed Forces] | Sturmpioniere {pl} [2. WK, dt. Wehrmacht] | |
| hist. mil. daily report | Tagesmeldung {f} [Tagesbericht] [bei der Wehrmacht, 2.WK] | |
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