Wehrmacht

//ˈvɛə(ɹ)ˌmɑːxt// name

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  1. 1
    The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945. Nazism, historical

    "In the end the Allies battered the Wehrmacht back to the Reich and ended whatever chance the Germans had of escaping their fate."

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"Tom's grandfather served in the Wehrmacht."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Wehrmacht.

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