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Glossary of the Waffen-SS
A
Abteilung (Abt) - Detachment/Battalion
Abwehr - Defense
Alkett - Altmaerkische Kettenfabrik GmbH
Amt - Main office branch
Anhaenger (Ah) - Trailer
Armee - Army
Armee-Oberkommando - Army Headquarters
Aufklaerung - Reconnaissance
Ausfuehrung (Ausf) - Model, Variant
B
Bataillon - Battalion
Bataillonfuhrerwagen (BW) - Battalion commander's vehicle
Batterie - Artillery battery
Befehlswagen (Bef.Wg) - Command Vehicle
Beobachtungswagen (Beob.Wg) - Observation Post Vehicle
Bergepanzer - Armored Recovery Vehicle
Beute-Panzer - Captured tank
BMM - Boehmish-Maehrische Maschinenfabrik
C
CKD - Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek
D
Deutschen Afrikakorps (DAK) - German Africa Corps
Durchbruchwagen (DW) - Breakthrough vehicle
E
Entwicklung - Project/development
Ersatz - Substitute/replacement
F
Fahrgestell (Fgst) - Chassis
Fallschirmjaeger - Paratroopers
Famo - Fahrzeug-und-Motorenbau GmbH
Feldgrau - Field grey
Feldhaubitze (FH) - Field Howitzer
Feldkanone (FK) - Field Gun
Flakpanzer - Anti-aircraft tank
Flammenwerfer - Flamethrower
Fliegerabwehrkanone (Flak) - Anti-Aircraft Gun
Freiwilligen - Volunteer
Funk (Fu) - Radio
Funklenk - Radio controlled
G
Gebirgsjaeger - Mountain troops
Gepanzert(er) (Gep.) - Armored
Geraet - Device, equipment, weapon
Geschuetze - Guns
Geschutzwagen (Gw.) - Gun Vehicle / Gun Carriage
Granatwerfer (Gr.W) - Mortar / Rocket Projector
Grosstraktor - Large tank/tractor
Gruppe - Section
H
Haubitze - Howitzer
Heer - Army
Hochleistungsmotor (HL) - High Speed Engine
I
Infanterie - Infantry
Infanteriegeschuetz (I.G) - Infantry howitzer
J
Jagdbomber (Jabo) - Fighter-bomber
Jagdpanzer (Jgd.Pz) - Tank Destroyer
K
Kampfgruppe (KG) - Combat/Battle Group
Kampfwagenkanone (KwK) - Combat Vehicle Gun (Tank Gun)
Kanone (K) - Gun/Cannon
Kavallerie - Cavalry
Klein(er) - Small(er)
Kleintraktor - Small tank
Kompanie - Company
Korps - Corps
Kreuz - cross
Kriegsmarine - German Navy
Kurz (Kz.) - Short
L
L/- (kaliber/lange) - Caliber Length
Lang (Lg.) - Long
Lastkraftwagen (Lkw) - Cargo Truck
leicht(er) (le) - Light(er)
Luftwaffe - German Air Force
M
MAN - Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nuernberg AG
MG (Maschinengewehr) - Machine Gun
MIAG - Muehlenbau-und-Industrie AG
mittlerer (m) - Medium
MK (Maschinenkanone) - Automatic Cannon/Gun
MNH - Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen Hannover
MP (Maschinenpistole) - Submachine Gun
Munition - Ammunition
Munitions-Panzerwagen (Mun.Pz) - Ammunition Carrier
Morser (Mrs.) - Heavy Mortar
N
Nachrichten - Signal troops
Nahverteidigungswaffe (NbK) - Close-in defense weapon
Nebelwerfer (Nb.W) - Smoke / High Explosive Ammunition Mortar
Neu - New
O
Oberbefehlshaber des Heeres - Command in Chief of the Army
Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) - German Army High Command
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) - German Armed Forces High Command
Ostketten - 568mm wide tracks
P
Panzerabwehrkanone (Pak) - Anti-Tank Gun
Panzer-Befehlswagen (Pz.Bef.Wg) - Command Tank
Panzerbeobachtungswagen - OP Tank
Panzergranate (Pzgr) - Armor piercing shell
Panzerjaeger (Pz.Jag) - Tank Hunter
Panzerjaegerkanone (Pjk) - Anti-Tank Gun (itself)
Panzerkampfwagen (PzKpfw) - Battle Tank
Panzerspaehwagen (PSW) - Armored Car
Panzertruppen - Armored Troops
Panzertruppenschule - Armored Troops School
Personenkraftwagen (Pkw) - Personnel Carrier
Pionier - Combat engineer
R
Raketenwerfer - Mortar firing rocket propelled shells
Reichswehr - German Army (before Wehrmacht)
Ritterkreuztraeger - Knight's Cross holder
S
Schule - School
Schurzen - Armor Skirts/Aprons (extra protection for the suspension and roadwheels)
Schutzenkompanie - Company
Schutzenpanzerwagen - Half-Tracked Armored Personnel Carrier
Schutzenzug (Zug) - Platoon
schwere (s) - Heavy
Schwimmpanzer - Amphibious / Swimming Tank
Selbstfahrlafette (Sf) - Self-Propelled Gun
Sonderkraftfahrzeug (SdKfz) - Special Purpose Motor Vehicle
Sprenggranate (Spgr) - High-explosive fragmentation shell
Sturmgeschuetz (StuG) - Assault Gun
Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz (SIG) - Assault Infantry Gun
Sturmpanzerhaubitze (StuH) - Assault Howitzer
Sturmpanzerkanone (StuK) - Assault Gun (itself)
Sturzkampfflugzeug (Stuka) - Dive Bomber
T
Tauchpanzer - Submersible tank
Tropen - Tropical
Turm - Turret
U
V
Verband - Unit
Versuchskonstruktion (VK) - Experimental Construction / Prototype
Vollkettenfahrzueg (VK) - Full Tracked Vehicle
Vomag - Vogtlandische Maschinenfabrik AG
Volkssturm - People's Storm (Civilian Military Units)
W
Waffen-SS - The Military Arm of the SS (Schutzstaffel)
Waffenamt - Ordnance Department
Waffentrager - Weapons Carrier
Wagen (Wg.) - Vehicle
Wa Pruef - Design office
Wehrmacht - German Armed Forces
Wehrmachtbefehlshaber - Commander in Chief of Occupied Territory
Winterketten - 560mm wide tracks
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Y
Z
Zimmerit - Anti-magnetic paste/coating
Zug - Platoon
Zugfuehrerwagen (ZW) - Platoon commander's vehicle
Zugkraftwagen (Zgkw) - Prime mover/semi-tracked vehicle
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