Wehrmacht

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Wehrmacht.

Proper noun

Wehrmacht

1. (historical) The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.

Translations

German armed forces from 1935 to 1945

• Danish: værnemagt
• German: Wehrmacht (de) f
• Marathi: वेह्रमाख्ट pl (vehramākhṭa)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Persian: ورماخت (vermâxt)
• Russian: Ве́рмахт m (Vérmaxt)
• Serbo-Croatian: Vermaht m

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German

Etymology

From wehren + Macht.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈveːʀmaxt/

Noun

Wehrmacht f (genitive Wehrmacht, plural Wehrmächte)

1. armed forces
2. (historical) Wehrmacht

Related terms

• Reichswehr
• Bundeswehr
• wehren
• Macht
• Streitmacht

Further reading

• “Wehrmacht” in Duden online