Wehrmacht
[ vair-mahkht; German veyr-mahkht ]
/ ˈvɛərˌmɑxt; German ˈveɪrˌmɑxt /
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noun
the German armed forces of the years prior to and during World War II.
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Origin of Wehrmacht
<German, equivalent to Wehr defense + Macht force
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Wehrmacht
/ German (ˈveːrˌmaxt) /
noun
the armed services of the German Third Reich from 1935 to 1945
Word Origin for Wehrmacht
from Wehr defence + Macht force
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