Wehrmacht

[ vair-mahkht; German veyr-mahkht ]

noun
  1. the German armed forces of the years prior to and during World War II.

Origin of Wehrmacht

1
<German, equivalent to Wehr defense + Macht force

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Wehrmacht

/ German (ˈveːrˌmaxt) /


noun
  1. the armed services of the German Third Reich from 1935 to 1945

Origin of Wehrmacht

1
from Wehr defence + Macht force

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