Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Granatwerferschütze
English translation:
mortarman
Added to glossary by
Olaf Reibedanz
Feb 26, 2004 16:21
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German term
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Granatwerferschütze
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1940 Verlegung nach Sokulka in West-Weissrussland, Ausbildung zum **Granatwerferschützen**
Grenade launcher operator? Mortar man?
Grenade launcher operator? Mortar man?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | mortarman |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +2 | Grenadier |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 | Bombardier |
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Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
Granatwerfersch�tze
Selected
mortarman
http://armedforcescareers.com/enlisted/enlisted_combat_occup...
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-02-26 16:35:04 GMT)
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Olaf, when I was in basic training, I learned how to fire a rifle grenade. That\'s a grenade attached to the rifle. But a Granatwerfer is a mortar.
http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/8172/panzerfaust10.htm
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-02-26 16:35:04 GMT)
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Olaf, when I was in basic training, I learned how to fire a rifle grenade. That\'s a grenade attached to the rifle. But a Granatwerfer is a mortar.
http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/8172/panzerfaust10.htm
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55 mins
German term (edited):
Granatwerfersch�tze
Grenadier
1940? Then it should have a 1940s translation - oder???
Peer comment(s):
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Ted Wozniak
: Hisotically correct. Even today the BW has Panzergrenadier units
7 mins
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Indeed it does, Ted; and my step-son is an OFW in one....
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| agree |
Mario Marcolin
: very true
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Kevin Fulton
: Grenadier generally refers to an infantryman. In WWI the various Volksgrenadier regiments, for example, were generally made up of riflemen.THe original French term referred to infantry troops rather than artillery.
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German term (edited):
Granatwerfersch�tze
Bombardier
1769 FALCONER Dict. Marine (1789) Y y iij b, He has also the command of the gunners, matrosses, and bombardiers.
[1855 SARGENT Braddock’s Exped. 136 A matross is an artillery soldier of a rank inferior to the bombardier or gunner.]
b. In the British army: A non-commissioned officer in the artillery. Several are attached to each battery of artillery.
1844 Queen’s Regul. Ord. Army 4, Bombardiers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery rank as Corporals.
Another older quote: 1709 Tatler No. 88 ¶3 The bombardier tosses his balls into the midst of a city.
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Note added at 16 hrs 25 mins (2004-02-27 08:46:32 GMT)
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Above from OED
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Note added at 19 hrs 19 mins (2004-02-27 11:40:16 GMT)
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still a rank title deriving from a function http://www.army.mod.uk/105regtra/Pay_Details_Soldiers_/index...
[1855 SARGENT Braddock’s Exped. 136 A matross is an artillery soldier of a rank inferior to the bombardier or gunner.]
b. In the British army: A non-commissioned officer in the artillery. Several are attached to each battery of artillery.
1844 Queen’s Regul. Ord. Army 4, Bombardiers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery rank as Corporals.
Another older quote: 1709 Tatler No. 88 ¶3 The bombardier tosses his balls into the midst of a city.
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Note added at 16 hrs 25 mins (2004-02-27 08:46:32 GMT)
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Above from OED
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Note added at 19 hrs 19 mins (2004-02-27 11:40:16 GMT)
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still a rank title deriving from a function http://www.army.mod.uk/105regtra/Pay_Details_Soldiers_/index...
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