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• 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.

• Platzangst

  Agoraphobia is the fear of wide, open spaces or crowds from which one cannot easily escape.

• Sichtweite

  Visibility

• Nachtjäger

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

• Quadratur

  quadrature

• Königstiger

  King Tiger

• Raketenpanzerbüchse

  bazooka

• Panzerbüchse

  Anti-tank rifle

• Panzerkampfwagen

  Tank

• Jagdpanzer

  Tank destroyer

• Arbeitsdienstlager

  Labor service camp

• ODESSA

  ODESSA

• Reichweite

  range

• Flügelspannweite

  wingspan

• Verdunklung

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

• Wirtschaftswunder

  Economic miracle

• Panzerschreck

  Panzerschreck

• Puszta

  Puszta (Hungarian plain)

• Anhöhe

  Hill

• Trümmersprache

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

• StuK

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

• Trümmerfrau

  Rubble woman

• Kriegsminister

  Minister of War

• Endsieg

  Final victory

• Feldgrau

  Field grey

• Sturzkampfgeschwader

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

• Stalag

  Stalag

• Grummet

  aftermath, second cut

• Grummet

  aftermath, second cut

• Tonsilbe

  A stressed syllable is a syllable that is emphasized in a word or phrase.

• Mäander

  Meander

• Saskatchewaner

  Saskatchewanian

• Rollbock

  transporter wagon

• Todeslager

  Extermination camp

• Siegeszug

  triumphal march, success story

• Landser

  Soldier (especially in World War II)

• Neofaschismus

  Neofascism

• Reifrock

  Hoop skirt

• Flachländer

  Lowlander

• dehnen

  Stretch

• globalisieren

  Globalize

• vergasen

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

• übergreifen

  To spread to or affect something else.

• nationalsozialistisch

  National Socialist

• Blitzkrieg

  Blitzkrieg is a military tactic based on rapid, surprising attacks to overwhelm the enemy.

• coventrieren

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

• Wehrmacht

  Wehrmacht

• Nationalsozialismus

  Nazism