Heeresamt

German

Etymology

Heer (“army”) +‎ Amt (“office, agency”)

Noun

Heeresamt n (plural Heeresämter)

1. department (especially within a ministry of defense) or other governmental agency in charge of a nation's army (as opposed to Luftwaffe = air force, Kriegsmarine = navy etc.)

Further reading

• “Heeresamt” in Duden online