Name Elements Not Usually Translated
- Grenadier
- A traditional term for heavy infantry.
- Jäger
- A traditional term for light infantry (Translated "Hunter").
- Gebirgsjäger
- Traditional term for mountain and ski troops.
- Lehr
- A demonstration/training unit (Translated "Teach").
- Nummer
- "Number" (See description in Infantry Series Divisions, below).
- Panzer
- Armored (Translated "Armored").
- Sturm
- "Storm" or "Assault" (Translated "Storm").
- Volks
- "of the People" (Translated "People's").
- zbV
- Abbreviation for "zur besonderen Verwendung" Meaning "Special Purpose" (Translated "For Special Employment").
Volks, Sturm, and Grenadier were sometimes used simply as morale-building adjectives, often without any significance to a unit's organization or capabilities.
Read more about this topic: List Of German Divisions In World War II
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