Definitions (World War Two Part 1) Flashcards
Acquisitions
The act of the government acquiring about something
Amphibious
Water and land vehicles
Armour
Armoured vehicles such as; tanks
Artillery
weapons (such as guns, howitzers, and rockets) for large bore mounted firearms
Blitzkrieg
A German word for lighting war, which is a surprise force of combination and concentration
Campaign
A series of military operations intended to achieve a particular objective
Censorship
The supression of books,films, news, and etc that are considered onscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security
Civilian
A person that is not in the armed force or the police force
Combatant
A person or nation engaged in fighting during a war
Conscription
Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into armed forces
Coup d’etat
A french saying for the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group.
Front
The foremost line of defence part of armed forces, this is where most of the war engagement is
Infantry
Soldiers that are trained, armed and equipped
Kriegsmarine
The Navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945
Luftwaffe
The German armed and air defence forces tasked together
Merchant Navy
A fleet of commercial ships that are not used for military purposes
Non-Combatant
A person who is not engaged in fighting during a war, especially a civilian or army`
Rationing
Controlling the amount of resources; food, water, good and services or artificial restriction of demand
Reconnaissance
Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
Theatre of War
A military term for where armed conflict is taken place in different parts of the war
Total War
A military conflict where the rival are willing to make sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory
Untermensch
A German word for a person considered racially or socially superior
Wehrmacht
A German word for defence power
