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单词 wehrmacht
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Wehrmacht

[ vair-mahkht; German veyr-mahkht ]
/ ˈvɛərˌmɑxt; German ˈveɪrˌmɑxt /

noun

the German armed forces of the years prior to and during World War II.

Origin of Wehrmacht

<German, equivalent to Wehr defense + Macht force

Words nearby Wehrmacht

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Example sentences from the Web for Wehrmacht

  • The same could not be said for the 100,000 Wehrmacht troops killed, wounded, or captured.

    Hitler’s Hail Mary|James A. Warren|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • The other was the much-decorated Wehrmacht officer Major Josef ‘Sepp’ Gangl, who died helping the Americans protect the VIPs.

    World War II’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Together|Andrew Roberts|May 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • The Wehrmacht had already lost the war against the Soviet Union by December 7, 1941, and the German high command knew it.

    Rethink Everything You Think You Know About World War II|David Frum|February 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • A lot of Rivers's, and everybody else's who's been fooling with it around here, and half the Wehrmacht.

    Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht
/ German (ˈveːrˌmaxt) /

noun

the armed services of the German Third Reich from 1935 to 1945

Word Origin for Wehrmacht

from Wehr defence + Macht force
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