TERM | TYPE | DEFINITION | NOTES | SOURCE |
Truemmerfrauen | noun | Trümmerfrau (literally translated as ruins woman or rubble woman) is the German-language name for women who, in the aftermath of World War II, cleaned up the bombed cities of Germany and Austria, removing all ruins. This was the prerequisite for both the preservation and reconstruction of the inner cities. |   | |
Flakhelfergeneration | noun | Those German youths, from the year groups 1926 and 1927 and then 1928 and 1929, called to active duty, often as someone working in Anti-Aircraft gun support. The term can include, as generations, even those not called to active duty. | Anschluss | noun | Burgomaster | noun | the mayor of a Dutch, Flemish, German, Austrian, or Swiss town. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Dutch burgemeester, from burg castle, citadel (see borough ) + meester master. The change in the final element was due to association with master. | Anglization | Gleichschaltung | noun | Mefo-bills | noun | Schlamperei | noun | Slovenliness and lack of discipline | Fingerspitzengefuhl | noun | Finger tip feel | casus foederis | noun | Unermenschen | noun | Herrenvolk | noun | pashaliks | noun | Reaktion | noun | Volkischer Beobachter | noun | Kampfzeit | noun | Weltanschauungen | noun | doss-house | noun | noun |
Sources are, amongst others, the MacBook Dictionary, Wikipedia, Dictionary.com.