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I am currently doing a translation about a Panzer Division on the Eastern Front. My German is fairly fluent; but I keep running across the word "Chefkuebel." Obviously Landser jargon for something. I believe it means something like "Commander's Quarters." I could be wrong. To put...

Change "to some degree" to "in certain terms."

It kind of sounds that way; but is somewhat difficult to judge without knowing the larger context of the paragraph.

Und mit dem Attentat auf unseren Führer, mein Gott, der hat mal wieder Glück gehabt, ja die Herren, so hatten sie dem Führer das Vertrauen geschenkt, und der Allmächtige hat ihm den Schutz geschickt. I've had a stab at it, but I'm really not sure... And the assassination attempt on our Führer, who, ...

Am besten fährt der, der die Brücken nicht nur sachlich, sondern auch persönlich hinter sich abgebrochen hat. Wer mit dem Leben abrechnet, der trägt meist den Sieg davon. He who burns his bridges in both a professional and personal manner will come off the best. He who has reconciled with life shall...

Die Heldentaten, die hier unter den schwierigsten Verhältnissen von Greisen, Knaben und Frauen gegenüber einer erdrückenden feindlichen Übermacht vollbracht werden, müssen einer späteren, ins einzelne gehenden Würdigung vorbehalten bleiben The heroic acts, which were carried out by the old, young bo...

Da packt einen das jammernde Elend wegen des verfluchten Krieges.

One is overcome by horrendous despair because of this cursed war!!

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The stillness of the night, which no human hand could displace, eerily surrounds everything.

If you have access to Guido Knopp's series about the SS (A Warning from History) in German, I believe he alludes to this in the first program of the 6-part series and actually states the name. I have the DVD at home. Maybe I will watch it and get back to you.

Here's my version of it! In reference to: Groundwork for a Luftwaffe-supported landing in England. 1) Air superiority must first be assumed. This can be accomplished during the course of a siege against England by attacks against the aviation industry, against possible shipments from overseas and th...

What would "J.G." stand for? Here's the sentence: "Erfolg: 6 Panzer, 5 Pak, 1 J.G., m 1 Lkw." Danke im voraus!

-Peter S.

Thank you. No, I'm not reading the same diary. I'm translating a Tiger Tank Battalion KTB, which is 150 pages, from German into English.

You're awesome! Thank you!!

Here's the sentence:" Hinter uns befand sich fast nur undurchdringliches Kusselgelaende und vor uns eine offene Plaine...." Need "Kusselgelaende" please. Thanks.