2007-01-12 12:20:03 · 7 answers · asked by Drummer Dude 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Boche - Derogatory French term for Germans. Such terms are common for the enemy in warfare. The English called a German soldier "Jerry" because of the shape of the helmets. Jerry was English slang for a chamberpot.
2007-01-12 12:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Germans, Jerry, Ger-Jer
2007-01-12 20:26:01 · answer #2 · answered by cav 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The first German killed in the war was Jerry Schoedner.
2007-01-12 20:23:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
It was just a shortened form of "Germans" that wasn't really any shorter but was a bit easier to say. You can't really say "Gers" so it just came out "Jerries".
2007-01-12 20:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by Nuthouse 4456 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
With the exception of the first German soldier killed which is silly, the others are right. It is all relevant the helmut and the phonics of the ger, and gerry thing matched well but Kraut head is my favorite, sour and stringy, nasty looking. Yeah that is my favorite.
2007-01-12 20:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
They were actually called Gerries. An abbreviation of their name.
2007-01-12 20:39:49 · answer #6 · answered by survivor 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were also called Kraut. As in Sauerkraut
2007-01-12 20:47:30 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋