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L.S.

English translation: regional headquarters

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German term or phrase:L.S.
English translation:regional headquarters
Entered by: Jessica Klingberg

19:16 Dec 10, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
German term or phrase: L.S.
L.S. Geheime Staatspolizei
Staatspolizeistelle 29
Kattowitz

This is found in a document from 1942. I have googled the term to death with no satisfactory answers.
Jessica Klingberg
United States
Local time: 22:19
Leitstelle
Explanation:
I'm pretty sure this is it.

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-12-10 19:30:21 GMT)
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Here's a reference to the one at Kattowitz (or Katovice, as it now is):
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14800&start...
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
I think this is absolutely correct. Sorry Derek, I should have posted this under German-German... I have no idea how to switch my question now. In any event, Leitstelle translates as "regional headquarters", "control center" or "head office". In this instance I used "regional headquarters". I'll go ahead and add that to the glossary. Thanks phil for your help!
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4 +6Leitstelle
philgoddard


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Leitstelle


Explanation:
I'm pretty sure this is it.

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-12-10 19:30:21 GMT)
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Here's a reference to the one at Kattowitz (or Katovice, as it now is):
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=14800&start...

Example sentence(s):
  • Staatspolizeileitstelle Wien [Bearbeiten] Die Wiener Gestapo mit Sitz im ehemaligen Hotel Metropol am Morzinplatz war mit rund 900 Mitarbeitern die größte Gestapo-Dienststelle im Deutschen Reich.

    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geheime_Staatspolizei#Staatspol...
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
I think this is absolutely correct. Sorry Derek, I should have posted this under German-German... I have no idea how to switch my question now. In any event, Leitstelle translates as "regional headquarters", "control center" or "head office". In this instance I used "regional headquarters". I'll go ahead and add that to the glossary. Thanks phil for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): very convincing
1 hr
  -> Thanks Ingeborg.
agree  SusanneM: http://www.zeit.de/1958/44/Die-Todeszuege-der-Reichsbahn
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Susanne.
agree  Barbara Wiebking
4 hrs
agree  Derek Gill Franßen: Now, give us the translation (or have it changed to German-German)! ;D
6 hrs
agree  British Diana: for points, please translate!
11 hrs
agree  Rolf Keiser
19 hrs
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