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German War Vocabulary

97 German words tagged war, ordered by frequency and spanning A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2. The first entries appear as early as A1; the rest are specialist and sit higher up.

97 words
3 at A1
5 at A2
11 at B1
21 at B2
  1. derEinsatz something inserted, inset, inlay, compartment; insertion noun pl. Einsätze A1
  2. dasStück one, item, piece, unit(of something countable; often untranslated in English); head (a… noun pl. Stücke A1
  3. fallen to fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action verb fällt · fiel · gefallen A2
  4. dieFührung lead; leadership noun pl. Führungen A2
  5. derGeneral general (officer in any general rank); general (officer in a specific general rank,… noun pl. Generäle A2
  6. derZug procession (larger group moving together along a common route); train (multiple vehicles… noun pl. Züge A1
  7. derMajor major noun pl. Majore B1
  8. präsentieren to present, to showcase; to introduce verb präsentiert · präsentierte · präsentiert B1
  9. jawohl yes; yessir; yes sir intj B1
  10. dasFeld field (plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops); area where action, often… noun pl. Felder B1
  11. aufgeben to give up on (one's efforts); to give up verb gibt auf · gab auf · aufgegeben B1
  12. derVogel a bird; an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person) noun pl. Vögel A2
  13. derAnzug suit (of clothes), outfit; approach, gathering (of weather) noun pl. Anzüge A2
  14. dieHaltung posture (manner of holding one's body); attention noun pl. Haltungen B2
  15. dieMeldung report, notification; report, news item noun pl. Meldungen B2
  16. derSturm A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall; storm, tempest noun pl. Stürme B1
  17. derOffizier commissioned officer (soldier from the rank of lieutenant upwards); a high-ranking… noun pl. Offiziere B2
  18. antreten to arrive; to present oneself; to line up; to stand for a muster or report verb tritt an · trat an · angetreten B2
  19. derWall rampart, parapet, earthwork; levee, embankment noun pl. Wälle B2
  20. dieTruppe troupe (company of actors, etc.); force noun pl. Truppen B2
  21. derKommandant commander (of small or medium-sized units); commander (of any unit) noun pl. Kommandanten B2
  22. derHauptmann captain (male [also female] or of unspecified sex; cf. Herr / Frau Hauptmann) noun pl. Hauptleute B2
  23. ausfallen to sortie, to sally; to fail, malfunction, to go off verb fällt aus · fiel aus · ausgefallen B1
  24. derGraben ditch; trench noun pl. Gräben B2
  25. derÜberfall an unanticipated violent attack, especially; a robbery noun pl. Überfälle B2
  26. abnehmen to take off (to remove something that is attached to something or on top of it); to… verb nimmt ab · nahm ab · abgenommen B1
  27. beziehen to refer, to relate; Senses related to covering. verb bezieht · bezog · bezogen B2
  28. derLuftangriff airstrike noun pl. Luftangriffe B2
  29. dieEtappe stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally); rear,… noun pl. Etappen B2
  30. dasHauptquartier headquarters noun pl. Hauptquartiere B2
  31. derPanzer armour, armour plating, shield; suit of armour noun B2
  32. derPardon quarter (decision not to kill a captured enemy); pardon (exemption from punishment) noun B2
  33. derKamerad comrade (fellow soldier); comrade (fellow, companion) noun pl. Kameraden B2
  34. derReiter rider (one who rides a horse); mounted man-at-arms, cuirassier noun B2
  35. rühren to stir, to mix (a liquid or powder as in cooking); to stir; to move; to cause an… verb rührt · rührte · gerührt B2
  36. verwunden to wound (hurt by piercing the skin, especially with a weapon); to wound (cause extreme… verb verwundet · verwundete · verwundet B2
  37. derAusfall failure, loss, breakdown; outage noun pl. Ausfälle B2
  38. derTank tank (container for liquids or gases); tank (armoured fighting vehicle) noun pl. Tanks C1
  39. einnehmen to take, take up, assume, span (a position, space, area); to take, to have (food, drink,… verb nimmt ein · nahm ein · eingenommen B1
  40. einziehen to thread (elastic, thread etc.); to put in (a joist, wall etc.) verb zieht ein · zog ein · eingezogen C1
  41. dieStreitkraft armed forces; branch of a country's armed forces (army, navy, air force, etc.) noun pl. Streitkräfte C1
  42. derFähnrich the soldier carrying the flag; officer cadet, ensign (rank) noun pl. Fähnriche C1
  43. derUrlauber holidaymaker, vacationer; A person on leave noun C1
  44. dasGefecht combat, action, enemy contact; fight, encounter, a skirmish or a segment of a battle noun pl. Gefechte C1
  45. dieBatterie battery (unit of artillery); a row (an array of similar things) noun pl. Batterien B1
  46. rasieren to shave; to discontinue in order to reduce spending etc., to cut back verb rasiert · rasierte · rasiert C1
  47. dieKompanie company noun pl. Kompanien C1
  48. aufklären to clear up, explain (a mystery etc); to enlighten; to inform (someone about something)… verb klärt auf · klärte auf · aufgeklärt C1
  49. wegtreten to dismiss; to step aside verb tritt weg · trat weg · weggetreten C1
  50. besetzen to occupy; to cast (choose someone for a performing part) verb besetzt · besetzte · besetzt B1
  51. abstellen to put down, to set down; to place, to leave verb stellt ab · stellte ab · abgestellt C1
  52. dieParade parade (intentional, planned march); parade, march noun pl. Paraden C1
  53. derVormarsch advance noun pl. Vormärsche C1
  54. dieParole password; slogan noun pl. Parolen C1
  55. dasHeer army (ground forces) noun pl. Heere C1
  56. derAppell parade, muster; appeal, roll call noun pl. Appelle C1
  57. dieGarde guard noun pl. Garden C1
  58. dasRegiment regiment (unit); leadership, command, rule, regime noun pl. Regimenter C1
  59. derScharfschütze sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a… noun pl. Scharfschützen C1
  60. entsetzen to shock, horrify, appall; to relieve (a town or fortress from a siege) verb entsetzt · entsetzte · entsetzt C1
  61. derNachschub supplies, fresh supply, replenishment noun pl. Nachschübe C1
  62. derPutz plaster, render applied to buildings (mixture for coating walls and ceilings); one's… noun pl. Putze C1
  63. derTorpedo torpedo (weapon); torpedo (fish) noun pl. Torpedos C1
  64. dieInspektion inspection, supervision, servicing; a unit at a military school equivalent to a company noun pl. Inspektionen C1
  65. derOberbefehlshaber commander in chief noun C1
  66. derRekrut recruit; a soldier of the lowest rank in the Swiss and Austrian armed forces, similar to… noun pl. Rekruten C1
  67. dieKaserne barracks noun pl. Kasernen C1
  68. derOberleutnant first lieutenant noun pl. Oberleutnants C1
  69. dasGeschütz generally any type of large or heavy calibre gun, cannon, artillery piece, or turret… noun pl. Geschütze C2
  70. stillgestanden attention (command that soldiers stand with their feet together and hands at their hips) intj C2
  71. ausrücken to march out; to go on a mission; to be deployed verb rückt aus · rückte aus · ausgerückt C2
  72. derMarschall marshal; field marshal (highest military rank in some armies); marshal (officer in the… noun pl. Marschälle C2
  73. derGefreiter lance corporal (military rank) (male or of unspecified gender) noun pl. Gefreite C2
  74. derUnteroffizier non-commissioned officer, NCO; a specific, namely the lowest, NCO rank noun pl. Unteroffiziere C2
  75. dasKampfflugzeug combat aircraft; fighter plane; bomber (aircraft) noun pl. Kampfflugzeuge C2
  76. derLuftschlag air strike noun pl. Luftschläge C2
  77. derGenozid genocide noun pl. Genozide C2
  78. dieBrigade brigade, military unit; the smallest work-group in an industrial plant noun pl. Brigaden C2
  79. derSiegeszug triumph, a series of victories, a continuous advance noun pl. Siegeszüge C2
  80. derFeldzug campaign noun pl. Feldzüge C2
  81. derAdjutant adjutant noun pl. Adjutanten C2
  82. ausschwärmen to deploy verb schwärmt aus · schwärmte aus · ausgeschwärmt C2
  83. tarnen to camouflage; to mask, disguise, hide, cover verb tarnt · tarnte · getarnt C2
  84. mithören to overhear; to listen to, to listen in verb hört mit · hörte mit · mitgehört C2
  85. derFeuerschutz fire prevention; covering fire noun C2
  86. kapitulieren to surrender, to capitulate; to surrender, to give up verb kapituliert · kapitulierte · kapituliert C2
  87. derAufmarsch deployment; marching up noun pl. Aufmärsche C2
  88. dieStube living room; room (a room used for a special purpose; the term is often found in… noun pl. Stuben C2
  89. aufrüsten to increase armament; to upgrade verb rüstet auf · rüstete auf · aufgerüstet C2
  90. dasOberkommando high command noun pl. Oberkommandos C2
  91. derSold any pay or salary of a soldier; the daily basic pay of a soldier who serves less than… noun pl. Solde C2
  92. befeuern to fuel; to fire upon verb befeuert · befeuerte · befeuert C2
  93. derFlammenwerfer flamethrower (weapon); blowlamp; flame gun (similar device used for heating, burning out… noun C2
  94. derBlindgänger UXO; unexploded ordnance; bungler noun C2
  95. dieVorhut vanguard noun pl. Vorhuten C2
  96. derRaketenwerfer rocket launcher noun C2
  97. dieStationierung stationing, deployment noun pl. Stationierungen C2

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