what are some WW2 terms?

Question

what are some nazi germany launguage terms, soviet russia terms and japanese ww2 terms?

Answer 1

In addition to those already given above, here are some more:

Nazi Germany:

1) Blitzkrieg = Means "lightning war"; an offensive military operation which involves an initial bombardment followed by the employment of mobile forces attacking with speed and surprise.
2) Panzerkampfwagen = German armored fighting vehicles and tanks.
3) Fallschirmjäger = German paratroops.
4) Luftwaffe = commonly used term for the German air force.
5) Waffen SS = the combat arm of the Schutzstaffel. Wore black shirts.
6) Schutzstaffel = a large security and military organization of the Nazi Party.
7) Sturmabteilung = a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. Wore brown shirts.
8) Feldmarschall = Military rank for field-marshall. For example, Feldmarschall Rommel and Feldmarschall Von Rundstedt.

Imperial Japanese:

1) Banzai! = a Japanese battle cry during the war.
2) Banzai(as in a Banzai Charge) = a last desperate charge at the enemy and perish together with them instead of dying in cowardice. For example, the Banzai in Saipan.
3) Gyokusai = the Japanese suicide attack force.
4) Kempeitai = the Japanese military police.
5) Kamikaze = literally means "divine wind", suicide attacks by military aviators.
6) Seppuku = a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment.

There're more of course, but I'll leave them to the other answerers.

Answer 2

Sieg Heil - means hail to victory... it was a nazi chant type thing... read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sieg_heil
it's also used in a green day song... random, but interesting (especially if you like green day)

sorry i wasn't of more help, kinda too tired to type an elaborate answer, but i hope that this helped somewhat.

Answer 3

ss- stands for something like sturmbanfurher

der fuher - the leader

waffen - airplanes that dropped bombs on people...

watch "das boot"

read "guadalcanal diary" by richard tregaskis