Weltkrieg

Related words

• Faschismus

  Fascism is a political ideology that advocates for an authoritarian, nationalistic, and often racist form of government.

• Raketenpanzerbüchse

  bazooka

• Panzerbüchse

  Anti-tank rifle

• Panzerkampfwagen

  Tank

• Jagdpanzer

  Tank destroyer

• Arbeitsdienstlager

  Labor service camp

• Geschichtsbuch

  history book

• Wirtschaftswunder

  Economic miracle

• Zeitgeschichte

  Contemporary history

• Kriegsminister

  Minister of War

• 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.

• Stalinorgel

  Stalin's organ, Katyusha rocket launcher

• Sedantag

  Sedan Day

• Kriegsschuld

  War guilt

• 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

• coventrieren

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

• entnazifizieren

  To denazify means to remove Nazi ideology and its supporters from positions of power and influence after World War II.

• Wehrmacht

  Wehrmacht

• Panzerabwehrkanone

  Anti-tank gun

• Nachtjäger

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

• Judenrat

  Jewish Council (Judenrat)

• Coventrierung

  Coventrization

• Kriegstuba

  War tuba

• Verdunklung

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

• Entnazifizierung

  denazification

• Kriegsdenkmünze

  War commemorative medal

• Uropa

  Great-grandfather

• 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

• Stellungskrieg

  Trench warfare

• Altneubau

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

• Stalag

  Stalag

• Burgfrieden

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

• Dolchstosslegende

  Stab-in-the-back myth

• 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)

• vergasen

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

• nationalsozialistisch

  National Socialist

• feldgrau

  Field gray

• Tommy

  Tommy (British soldier)