Weltkrieg

Related words

• Vernichtungskrieg

  war of annihilation

• Stalinorgel

  Stalin's organ, Katyusha rocket launcher

• Burgfrieden

  Burgfrieden refers to a political agreement in which partisan disputes are waived during a crisis or war in order to maintain national unity.

• Kaiserthum

  Empire

• Luftkrieg

  Air warfare

• Achsenmacht

  The Axis powers were a military alliance in World War II, consisting mainly of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

• Westmark

  Westmark was a term for an area in western Germany, especially during the Nazi era.

• Landser

  Soldier (especially in World War II)

• Frontschwein

  Front-line soldier (derogatory)

• Torpedobomber

  Torpedo bomber

• feldgrau

  Field gray

• Yperit

  Mustard gas, Yperite

• Tommy

  Tommy (British soldier)

• Sitzkrieg

  The Phoney War refers to a phase of World War II where there was little to no military activity on the Western Front after the declaration of war.

• Dadaismus

  Dadaism

• Nachtjäger

  A "night fighter" was a specially equipped German warplane used during World War II to intercept enemy bombers at night.

• Königstiger

  King Tiger

• Raketenpanzerbüchse

  bazooka

• Panzerbüchse

  Anti-tank rifle

• Panzerkampfwagen

  Tank

• Jagdpanzer

  Tank destroyer

• Arbeitseinsatzführer

  Labor deployment leader

• Arbeitsdienstlager

  Labor service camp

• Coventrierung

  Coventrization

• Nebelwerfer

  rocket launcher

• Verdunklung

  Blackout refers to the darkening of windows or light sources to prevent light from escaping, often as a protective measure during a war.

• Geschichtsbuch

  history book

• Wirtschaftswunder

  Economic miracle

• Kriegsdenkmünze

  War commemorative medal

• Trümmersprache

  "Trümmersprache" refers to the simple, reduced language that was used in Germany after World War II.

• Zeughaus

  armory

• Freikorps

  Freikorps

• StuK

  StuK is an abbreviation for "Sturmkanone" (assault gun), a type of artillery gun used in World War II.

• Zwischenkriegszeit

  Interwar period

• Altneubau

  An Altneubau is a building constructed after World War II but before the introduction of modern building standards.

• Endsieg

  Final victory

• Kamikaze

  A Japanese pilot who made a suicidal crash attack in World War II; figuratively: a person who is willing to sacrifice themselves for a cause.

• Kamikaze

  A Japanese pilot who made a suicidal crash attack in World War II; figuratively: a person who is willing to sacrifice themselves for a cause.

• Feldgrau

  Field grey

• Sturzkampfgeschwader

  A dive bomber wing was a military unit specialized in dive bombers.

• Ordnungspolizei

  Order Police

• Todeslager

  Extermination camp

• Kinderlandverschickung

  Kinderlandverschickung (KLV) was an evacuation measure during World War II, where children were moved from endangered cities to rural areas.

• Partisanenkrieg

  A partisan war is a form of warfare in which irregular troops or civilians fight against an occupying power or a regular army, often through guerrilla tactics.

• Seekrieg

  Naval war

• Fremdarbeiter

  A foreign worker is a person who comes from abroad to work in a particular country, often under difficult conditions. The term has a negative connotation, especially in connection with forced labor during World War II.

• coventrieren

  To raze a city or area to the ground by massive bombing, as happened to Coventry in World War II.

• vergasen

  To gasify means to convert a substance into a gaseous state or to kill someone by poisonous gases.

• Wehrmacht

  Wehrmacht

Example sentences with “Weltkrieg”

1. Der Zweite Weltkrieg endete 1945. (The Second World War ended in 1945.)

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