| English | German | |
| hist. goon [Br.] [coll.] [guard in a German prisoner-of-war camp during the WWII] | 330 Wache {f} [Wachposten / Aufseher in einem deutschen Kriegsgefangenenlager im 2. WK] | |
| archi. RealEst. [pre-WWII residential building] | 57 Altbau {m} | |
| archi. RealEst. [flat /apartment in a pre-WWII tenement] | 39 Altbauwohnung {f} | |
| 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] | |
| weapons Panzerfaust [anti-tank weapon used in WWII] | 19 Panzerfaust {f} | |
| hist. mil. skipjack [rare] [a type of WWII mine] | 14 Stehaufmännchen {n} [selten] [Art Mine im 2. WK] | |
| mil. naut. [WWI and WWII, esp. in U-boat terminology, a war cruise or combat patrol against the enemy] | 11 Feindfahrt {f} [1. und 2. WK Marinejargon] | |
| hist. rail [a light railway to transport rubble after WWII] | Trümmerbahn {f} | |
| 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] | |
| hist. [heavy labour bonus: supplementary food ration for manual workers during WWII Germany, in work and concentration camps as well as later in the early GDR] | Schwerarbeiterzulage {f} [Zusätzliche Essensration] | |
| weapons [WWII, common name of the man-portable, re-usable, recoilless antitank rocket laucher M 54] | Panzerschreck {m} 54 [2. WK, deutsche reaktive wiederverwendbare Panzerabwehrwaffe] | |
| mil. [WWII, German armed forces, nickname for graduates of abbreviated training courses] | Notkonfirmierte {pl} | |
| weapons [WWII, German light man-portable antitank rifle] | Panzerabwehrbüchse {f} 38/39 [2. WK, leichte Panzerabwehrwaffe] | |
| mil. [WWII, German nickname of the Soviet submachine gun PPSh 41] | Balalaika {f} [ugs.] [2. WK, Spitzname der sowjetischen MPi PPSh 41] | |
| mil. Digger [Aus.] [NZ] [coll.] [esp. WWI and WWII: an Australian, esp. a soldier] | Aussie {m} [ugs.] [auch Aussi] [Australier] | |
| 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] | |
| cloth. mil. suntans {pl} [coll.] [WWII, U.S. Forces summer uniform] | [2. WK, umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung der Sommeruniform, US Streitkräfte] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| 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. 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. CARE packages [WWII] | Carepakete {pl} [2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. naut. commerce raider [WWI and WWII Geman Navy] | Handelsstörer {m} | |
| hist. mil. Eastern Campaign [WWII, Germany] | Ostfeldzug {m} [2. WK, Deutschland] | |
| hist. mil. glider infantry [WWII] | Luftlandeinfanterie {f} | |
| hist. Gothic Line [Linea Gotica, WWII] | Gotenstellung {f} | |
| comm. illicit trade [esp. during the post WWII period] | Schleich {m} [österr.] [ugs.] [veraltet] [Schleichhandel] | |
| hist. mil. Karl-Gerät [German 60 cm mortar in WWII] | Mörser Karl {m} [Gerät 040/041] | |
| hist. naut. liberty ship [WWII] | Libertyschiff {n} | |
| hist. naut. liberty ship [WWII] | Liberty-Frachter {m} [im 2. WK] | |
| hist. mil. naut. merchant raider [WWI and WWII Geman Navy] | Handelsstörer {m} | |
| hist. Moaning Minnie [Br.] [military sl. for WWII German rocket launcher] | Nebelwerfer {m} [2. WK] | |
| 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] | |
| hist. law posthumous marriage [here: WWII, Germany] | Totenehe {f} [ugs.] [postume Eheschließung] [Deutsches Eherecht im 2. Weltkrieg] | |
| hist. ration book [handed out to each individual in WWII, actually rationing food, clothes, furniture and petrol] | Lebensmittelkarte {f} [immer dann, wenn von Lebensmitteln die Rede ist] | |
| hist. mil. Russian campaign [of Germany against Russia in WWII] | Russlandfeldzug {m} | |
| weapons shu mine [Am.] [WWII, nickname of the German antipersonnel mine "Schützenmine 42"] | [2. WK, amerikanischer Spitzname der deutschen Schützenmine 42] | |
| hist. Wahlen Plan [programme to raise Swiss food production during WWII] | Plan {m} Wahlen [Anbauschlacht] [schweiz.] | |
| hist. mil. western campaign [WWII, Germany] | Westfeldzug {m} [2. WK, Deutschland] | |
| hist. mil. Zirkus Rosarius [nickname of the second 2nd of the experimental unit of Luftwaffe High Commandalso also known as the Wanderzirkus Rosarius] [WWII] | Zirkus {m} Rosarius [Spitzname der 2. Staffel des Versuchsverbandes des Oberbefehlshabers der Luftwaffe, auch Wanderzirkus Rosarius] [2.WK] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| med. mil. battalion of convalescents [WWII] | Genesendenbataillon {n} [auch: Genesenden-Bataillon] [2. WK] | |
| med. mil. battalion of convalescents [WWII] | Genesungsbataillon {n} [2. WK] | |
| hist. battle for cultivation [programme to raise Swiss food production during WWII] | Anbauschlacht {f} [schweiz.] [auch: Plan Wahlen] | |
| hist. mil. Battle of Britain [WWII] | Luftschlacht {f} um England | |
| hist. mil. combating of bandits [also: combating banditry] [WWII, Nazi term for combating of partisans] | Bandenbekämpfung {f} [2. WK, Nazi-Begriff für Partisanenbekämpfung] | |
| mil. control room mate [WWII-era submarine personnel] | Zentralemaat {m} | |
| hist. double summer time [moving clocks ahead by 2 hours during WWII] | doppelte Sommerzeit {f} [Vorstellen der Uhren um 2 Stunden während des 2. Weltkriegs] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. enemy aircraft incursion [WWII, German Luftwaffe term] | Feindeinflug {m} | |
| Free Indian Legion [WWII, German Armed Forces] [also: Indian Legion, Infantry Regiment 950 or Azad Hind Legion] | Legion Freies Indien {f} [2. WK, dt. Wehrmacht] [auch: Indische Legion, Infanterie-Regiment 950 oder Azad Hind Legion] | |
| hist. mil. Führer Escort Brigade [WWII German armored brigade] | Führerbegleitbrigade {f} <FBB> | |
| hist. mil. weapons heavy tank battalion [WWII, German Armed Forces] | schwere Panzerabteilung {f} <sPzAbt, s.Pz.Abt.> [auch: schwere Panzer-Abteilung] | |
| hist. mil. weapons heavy tank destroyer [Jagdpanzer VI "Hunting Tiger", WWII Germany] | Jagdpanzer VI {m} Jagdtiger | |
| aviat. hist. inverted gull wing [WWII] | invertierter Knickflügel {m} [2. WK] | |
| 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] | |
| weapons shu-box mine [Am.] [WWII, nickname of the German antipersonnel mine "Schützenmine 42"] | [2. WK, amerikanischer Spitzname der deutschen Schützenmine 42] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. Tame Boar method [WWII, German Air Force] | Verfahren {n} Zahme Sau [2. WK, Nachtjagdverfahren der deutschen Luftwaffe] | |
| hist. mil. The Triple Nickles [WWII, nickname of the US Army 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion] | Die drei Fünfer {pl} [2. WK, Spitzname des 555. Fallschirm-Infanterie-Bataillons der US-Armee] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| (four) main victorious powers [WWII] | (vier) Hauptsiegermächte {pl} [2. WK] | |
| mil. naut. attack personnel transport ship [WWII, US Navy] <APA ship> | Angriffstruppentransporter {m} | |
| hist. mil. campaign in the west [WWII, Germany] | Westfeldzug {m} [2. WK, Deutschland] | |
| aviat. hist. mil. Normandie-Niemen fighter squadron [of French Air Force in WWII] | Jagdfliegergeschwader {n} Normandie-Njemen [2. WK, Frankreich] | |
| hist. mil. the German Panzer Arm [WWII, the German tank arm] | die deutsche Panzerwaffe {f} [2. WK, die dt. Panzerstreitkräfte] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| hist. mil. air force / Luftwaffe field division [WWII, German Armed Forces] | Luftwaffenfelddivision {f} <LFD> [2. WK, Wehrmacht] | |
| hist. mil. recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves [WWII, Germany] | Eichenlaubträger {m} [Träger des Eichenlaubs zum Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes] | |
| hist. pol. the Miracle on the Rhine [coll.] [Wirtschaftswunder, economic miracle] [reconstruction of Germany after WWII] | Wirtschaftswunder {n} | |
| optics U-boat target optical sight [German WWII submarine apparatus] | U-Boot-Zieloptik {f} <UZO> | |
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