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Anschluss |
annexation of Austria to Germany, in 1938 |
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Bussis |
kisses |
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Cremeschnitten |
Napoleon-type pastry |
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Freies Deutschland |
“Free Germany,” German newspaper published in Russia |
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Funkeigenheiten |
abbreviations of wireless operators’ names |
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Funker |
telegraphist |
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Grüss Gott |
“Greet God,” typical Austrian greeting |
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Hauptmann |
captain |
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Jawohl |
affirmative, yes |
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Komissbrot |
rye bread |
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Lebkuchen |
hard gingerbread, a Christmas favorite |
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Mensch |
“person” or “man,” used as a slang term of address |
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Mischlinge |
Hitler’s term for persons one-quarter or one-half Jewish |
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Mutti, Mui |
mother |
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Naschmarkt |
famous street market in Vienna |
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Obergefreiter |
lance corporal |
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Oberleutnant |
lieutenant |
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Oberstleutnant |
lieutenant colonel |
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Papi, Papschi |
father |
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Pfennige |
smallest German coins |
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Pioniere |
Army Corps of Engineers |
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Rollbahn |
wide military road |
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Schnapps |
brandy |
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Schnitzel |
thin, breaded cutlet, normally of veal |
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Schütz |
private |
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SS |
Schutzstaffel (protective squadron); paramilitary organization that was a major component of the Nazi party |
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Tante |
aunt |
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Unteroffizier |
sergeant |
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Vaterland |
fatherland |
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Volk |
people, nation |
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Waffen-SS |
elite police and military units of the Schutzstaffel |
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Wehrmacht |
army |