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MHi Cepyl TM 30-506 WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL MANUAL GERMAN MILITARY DICTIONARY GERMAN-ENGLISH ENGLISH-GERMAN Return to Army Library Room 1A522, Pentagon WAR DEPARTMENT • 2 0 M A Y ! 9 4 * WAR DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL MANUAL TM 30-506 This Dictionary Supersedes TM 30-255, August 5, 1941 GERMAN MILITARY DICTIONARY GERMAN—ENGLISH ENGLISH—GERMAN WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, D. C. -1 MAY 1944 PROPERTY tf U, WAR DEPARTMENT Washington 25, D. C., 20 May 1944 TM 30-506, German Military Dictionary, is published for military personnel only, and is not to be republished in whole or in part without the consent of the War Department. [A. G. 300.7 (3 Mar 43)] By order of the Secretary of War: G. C. MARSHALL, Chief of Staff. OFFICIAL : J. A. ULIO, Major General^ The -Adjutant General. DISTRIBUTION : X. (For explanation of symbols see FM 21-6.) of FOREWORD THIS DICTIONARY has been intentionally limited in scope to military subject matter and directly related fields. It has been compiled primarily for use by American military personnel with at least a fair knowledge of German. As far as possible the editors have endeavored to furnish actual equivalents rather than literal translations from one language into the other. Thus, although the literal translation of Entwicklung would be "development," a study of the German operations manual reveals that Entwicklung follows Entfaltung ("development") and hence is the equivalent of "deployment." Translations have been provided (generally with a note of explanation) only where equiva lents do not exist or could not be found. In the case of ranks, the corresponding United States rank accord ing to function has been given, as listed in TM-E 30-451 (1 Sep tember 1943). In the arrangement of terms the single-entry method has been used. A term like advance guard will be found only under advance and not under guard. Entries are arranged in straight alphabetical order, regardless of whether any given entry consists of one word or more, thus: direct current direction directional direction board direct observation The only exceptions to straight alphabetical order are a limited number of phrases which the reader would be unlikely to look for under the first word of the phrase. Thus, in Feuerstellung appears under F euerstellung, not under in. Among various equivalents for a given term, synonyms are sepa rated by commas, different meanings by semicolons. For definitions of many of the English terms used, see TM 20-205, Dictionary of United States Army Terms, 18 January 1944. iii CONTENTS PAGE Foreword ............................................. iii Authorized Abbreviations .............................. vi Vocabularies: Part I—German-English ............................ 1 Part II—English-German ............................ 220 Appendix I—Numbers ............................... 432 Appendix II—Weights and Measures ................... 433 Appendix III—German Military Abbreviations ............ 435 AUTHORIZED ABBREVIATIONS* AA Antiaircraft Mech Mechanics, Mechanical AAA Antiaircraft Artillery Mecz Mechanized -» AAF Army Air Forces Med Medical Adrm Airdrome Met Meteorological Adm Administrative MG Machine Gun Adv Gd Advance Guard Mil Military Am Ammunition Mort Mortar Ap Airplane MP Military Police Armd Armored MT Motor Transport Arty Artillery Mtcl Motorcycle Ash Airship Mtr Motor AT Antitank Mtz Motorized Avn Aviation Nav Naval AWS Aircraft Warning Service NCO Noncommissioned Officer Btry Battery Obsn Observation BC Battery Commander Ord Ordnance Bdg Bridge Pers Personnel, Person Bin Balloon Photo Photography Bn Battalion Pon Ponton CA Coast Artillery Prcht Parachute Cal Caliber Pvt Private Cam Camouflage PW Prisoner of War Cav Cavalry PX Post Exchange Civ Civil, Civilian QMC Quartermaster Corps Clo Clothing R Rifle Cml Chemical Rad Radio Com Communication Comd Command Rcn Reconnaissance Com Z Communications Zone Regt Regiment CP Command Post RR Railroad Cpl Corporal SA Small Arms CWS Chemical Warfare Service Sgt Sergeant Div Division Sig Signal Elec Electrical Sig C Signal Corps Engr Engineers SL Searchlight FA Field Artillery SR Sound Ranging FR Flash Ranging Surv Surveying Ft Fortification Tac Tactical, Tactics G Gun Tech Technical Ger German (no authorized source) Tg Telegraph GHQ General Headquarters Tk Tank Govt Government Tng Training H Cav Horse Cavalry T of Opns Theater of Operations H-Dr Horse-drawn Top Topographical HE High Explosive Trans Transportation Hq Headquarters Tp Telephone Inf Infantry Inst Instrument Trac Tractor Lt Lieutenant Trk Truck LM Land Mine US United States Maj Major USA United States Army Math Mathematics (no authorized Vet Veterinary source) Z of I Zone of the Interior * Based on AR 850-150, 1-2, 14 Aug 1943; and FM 21-30, Oct 1943. vi PART I GERMAN—ENGLISH Abbau A Abfrageklinke Abbau m dismantling (a structure, Abendgesellschaftsanzug m special etc.); mining (ore). evening dress uniform. abbauen to dismantle (a structure, Abfahrt / departure, start; downhill etc.); to mine (ore). run (skiing). abbefbrdern evacuate (PW, wounded, Abfahrtzeit / time of departure, time etc.). of starting; time of descent (skiing). Abbildung / illustration, figure, dia Abfallm waste; drop (Elec). gram. abfalien to slope (Top). abbinden to tie, lash (Tp wire). abfallendes Gelande sloping terrain. abblasen to release gas (CWS). abfangen pull out, level off, flatten abblenden dim (a light). out (Avn); intercept (Tac). "Abblenden!" "Out of action!" (AA Abfangradius m pull-out radius (in SL). dive bombing). Abblendlicht n dim light (on auto Abfangwalze / front roller, roller headlight). bumper (MT, Tk). abbrechen break off; cease; withdraw. Abfederung/ spring system, suspen das Lager abbrechen to break camp, sion (MT). das Gefecht abbrechen to withdraw abfertigen to dispatch (messages, ve from action. Abbrechen des Gefechts withdrawal hicles, trains, etc.); to process for from action. further disposition. abbremsen to brake. Abfertigungsgebaude n control tower Abbremsvorrichtung/ arresting gear '(Adrm). (aircraft carrier). abfeuern to fire. abbriicken dismantle (a, bridge). Abfeuerungseinrichtung / release Abdachung/ slope (Top). mechanism (Mart). Abdeckplatte / cover plate (G). Abfeuerungshebel TO firing lever (G). abdichten to seal, calk, pack. Abfeuerungsverbindung / firing cir Abdichtung gegen Kampfgas gas- cuit for machine gun ,or gun (Tk). proofing (CWS). Abfeuerungsvorrichtung / firing Abdichtungsring m sealing ring, mechanism. washer. Abfindung/ pay and/or reimburse abdienen complete a period of service. ment, financial settlement. Abdrift/ drift (Avn, Nav). Abflug m take-off (Avn); going flight, Abdriftmesser m driftmeter (Ap). departing flight, receding flight Abdriftplatz m landing area, jump (AAA). area (Prcht troops). Abfluggeschwindigkeit / take-off Abdriftvisiern driftmeter (Ap). speed. abdrosseln to throttle (an engine). Abflugleistung / ' take-off rating. abdriicken to fire, i.e. pull (a trig Abfrageapparat m operator's tele ger); press (a, button). phone. Abdriickvorrichtung / release mecha Abfrageklinke / operator's answering nism (G). jack. abfragen abnehmen abfragen inquire as to party or line abkommandieren to detach, to detail. desired (Tp). Abkommen n deviation; agreement, abfiittern to feed (an animal). convention; point of aim (at instant Abgangsfehler ra jump, vertical jump of firing). (Arty). das Abkommen melden to call the Abgangsfehlerwinkel in angle of shot. jump, jump, vertical jump (Arty). abkommen deviate. Abgangsrichtung / line of departure Abkommpunkt m point of called shot, (Ballistics). point of aim. Abgangswinkel m quadrant angle of Abkommrohr n subcaliber tube departure (Ballistics). (G). Abgase npl exhaust gases, waste AbkommschieBen n subcaliber firing, gases. subcaliber practice. Abgasturbine / exhaust turbine (Ap). Abkriimmen n trigger squeeze. abgeflacht flattened, flat. abkriimmen to squeeze (a trigger). abgeflachter Teil der Patrone me- Abladekommando n unloading detail. plat (SA Am). abladen unload, detruck, detrain. abgekampft battle-weary. Ablage / dump. abgejagt winded, worn out. Ablagerungszaun m drift fence (a abgenutzt worn, worn out, worn type of snow fence for winter opera away; eroded (G barrel). tions). Abgeschobener m evacuee. AblaBschraube / drain plug. abgesessen dismounted (Pers). Ablaut' m completion, termination; abgesondert detached (unit, etc.). launching, starting. abgestellt parked. Ablaufbahn/ runway (Adrm); land abgetragen worn (do). ing ramp (for seaplanes). abgiefien to spray chemical warfare Ablaufbergm hump, incline (RR). agents (Avn). Ablaufposten m bridge-traffic control Abgleitschienen fpl bullet-deflection post. rails (Tk). Ablaufventil n relief valve (Hydrau abgreifen to transfer map distances lics). with compass or dividers, to plot (in ablauschen listen in, intercept (Rad). this sense). ablaut en -to ring off (Tp). Abgreifen der Entfernung measuring ableiten divert (a stream, etc.). map range with dividers or compass. Ableitung/ derivation; derivative Abgrenzung / demarcation, delimita (Math); leakage (Elec). tion. Ablenkung/ diversion (Tac); deflec abhiingen take off (a pack); unhook tion, refraction. (a trailer); hang up (Tp); overtake Ablenkungsangriff m diversion, feint and leave behind (slang). attack (Tac). abhauen to cut down; to "beat it" Ablesemarke / index line, index (slang). mark. abheben lift up; pull up, take off ablesen to read (instruments, etc.). (Avn). Ablesfehler TO index error. Abholkommando n party detailed to Ablesung/ setting, reading. fetch anything; aircraft ferrying de abliefern deliver. tachment. Ablosung/ relief (Tac). abhoren intercept, listen in, monitor ablosen relieve, take over. (Rad, Tp). Abmarsch TO half-squad (Cav); Abhb'rgef ahr / danger of interception departure, start. (Tp, Bad). abmarschbereit ready to start. Abhbrstelle / intercept station (Sig Abmarschf iihrer m half-squad leader C); monitoring station (Rad). (Cav). abkippen wing over (Avn); withdraw abmarschieren depart, start the from action (slang). march. abklemmen disconnect from binding abnehmen remove, take off; decrease; post (Elcc). accept, take. Abnutzung abspannen Abnutzung/ erosion, wear; wear and Abschleppen n towing. tear; attrition. Abschleppgerat n towing equipment. Abnutzung des Rohres erosion of the Abschleppkommando n recovery bore. party, wrecking section. Abnutzungskampf m battle of attri Abschleppkraftwagen m wrecking tion. truck. Abort m toilet, latrine. Abschleppzug m wrecker platoon, abprallen to ricochet. maintenance platoon (MT). Abpraller m ricochet. AbschluBpIattchen n base cover (Am). AbprallerschieBen n ricochet fire. abschmieren lubricate. Abprallwinkel m angle of ricochet. abschneiden to cut off, isolate (Tac); abprotzen uncouple, unlimber (Arty). to cut (wire, etc.). Abregnenw aerial spraying (CWS). Abschnitt m sector, phase (Tac) ; abrciBen to rip, tear off. area, section. AbreiBknopf m fuze-cord button Abschnittsgrenze / sector boundary. (hand grenade). Abschnittsreserve / sector reserve. AbrelBschnur / rip cord (Prcht); abschnittsweise by sectors; in phases, fuze cord (hand grenade). abschraubbar unscrewable, detach AbreiBziinder m friction igniter, rip- able. cord igniter. abschreiten pace off (a distance). abriebbestiindig wear-resistant. Abschrif t / copy. abriegeln to block, interdict, box in, Abschub m evacuation (of PW, seal off (Tac); to bolt (a door, etc.). wounded, etc.); transportation to the Abriegelungsfeuer n box barrage rear (of salvage, supplies, etc.). (Arty). Abschubstelle / evacuation station. Abriicken n departure. AbschuB m discharge (of a gun) ; abrufen to ring off (Tp). downed enemy airplane; disabled tank abriisten disarm. or vehicle. Abriistung / disarmament. AbschuBentfernung / slant range to abrutschen to slip (Avn). present position (at instant of firing) sich seitlich abrutschen lassen to (AAA). fall off (Avn). abschiissig steep (Top). absacken to drop, pancake (Avn); to AbschuBpunkt m present position founder, sink (slang). (at instant of firing) (AAA). Absatteltrupp m unsaddling detail AbschuBrohr n projector (CWS, Sig). (Cav). abschwachen reduce (Photo); weaken. Absatz m berm (Ft); heel (of shoe); Absetzbewegung / withdrawal, dis paragraph. engagement. abschatzen to estimate (distance, absetzen, sich disengage, withdraw etc.). (Tac); increase distance between air Abscheren n shear (Mech). craft in flight. abschieben evacuate; expel, deport. Absetzer m jumpmaster (Prcht Abschiedm departure; discharge; troops). resignation. Absetzgelande n landing area (Prcht ehrenvoller Abschied honorable dis troops). charge. Absicht / intent, intention. abschieBen to down, to shoot down absitzen dismount (from H or ve (an Ap); to disable, put out of action hicle); do time, serve, a sentence. (a Tk or vehicle); to shoot (a person). absondern isolate (Med); divide, sep abschirmen to blanket, screen, cover, arate; segregate (PW). protect, shield. Absonderung/ isolation (Mod); divi Abschirmung / shielding, screening sion, separation; segregation (PW). (Rad). Absonderungsabteilung / isolation abschlachten to massacre, slaughter. quarters (Med). abschlagen repel; reject. abspannen relieve strain on wire by Abschleppdienst m recovery service, tying (Tp); relieve tension, unhar towing service (MT). ness, uncock, relax.