This page provides a list of Terms that have shown up while studying about Nazi Germany.

                
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.  
Wikipedia
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. 
Wikipedia
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
Apple Dictionary
Gleichschaltung noun    
 
Mefo-bills noun    
 
Schlamperei noun Slovenliness and lack of discipline  
Bullock
Fingerspitzengefuhl noun Finger tip feel  
Bullock
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.

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