landsturm

[ German lahnt-shtoorm ]

noun(in certain European countries)
  1. a general draft of people in time of war.

  2. the force so drafted or subject to such draft, consisting of all who are capable of bearing arms and not in the army, navy, or Landwehr.

Origin of landsturm

1
1805–15; <German: literally, land storm

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Landsturm

/ German (ˈlantʃtʊrm) /


noun(in German-speaking countries)
  1. a reserve force; militia

  2. a general levy in wartime

Origin of Landsturm

1
C19: literally: landstorm; originally a summons to arms by means of storm-warning bells

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