army district

German translation: Wehrkreis

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English term or phrase:army district
German translation:Wehrkreis
Entered by: Alexandra Becker

08:22 Oct 4, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: army district
Before Stauffenberg’s arrival, Olbricht should have seized control of the radio stations and sent a telegram to all **army districts** informing them over the military takeover.

Plan, der nach dem Attentat auf Hitler ausgeführt werden sollte. Ist "Armeeeinheiten" okay?
Alexandra Becker
Germany
Local time: 15:37
Wehrkreise
Explanation:
Wie wäre es damit?

z.B.: Dort hatten die Mitverschwörer in den Diensträumen des Oberkommandos des Heeres (OKH) in der Bendlerstraße stundenlang gewartet, ehe sie den Alarm nach dem Plan "Walküre" auslösten, um die Wehrkreise zu verständigen.

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unetz
Local time: 15:37
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Vielen Dank!!
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4 +4Wehrkreise
unetz
4Armeegelände
ElkeKoe


  

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Armeegelände


Explanation:
gab es lange in unserer Nachbarschaft

ElkeKoe
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: German

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neutral  Hans G. Liepert: als Empfänger von Telegrammen?
1 hr
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Wehrkreise


Explanation:
Wie wäre es damit?

z.B.: Dort hatten die Mitverschwörer in den Diensträumen des Oberkommandos des Heeres (OKH) in der Bendlerstraße stundenlang gewartet, ehe sie den Alarm nach dem Plan "Walküre" auslösten, um die Wehrkreise zu verständigen.




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unetz
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Vielen Dank!!

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agree  Klaus Herrmann: Der m.E. historisch korrekte Begriff.
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agree  Horst2
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agree  T. Czibulyás
1 hr
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agree  Hans G. Liepert
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