Word of the day: Sturmtruppe
Posted on March 15th, 2006 by TK
Otto Dix. (German, 1891-1969).
Sturmtruppe geht unter Gas vor (Storm Troops Advance under Gas Attack)
from Der Kreig (The War). (1924).
Sturmtruppe geht unter Gas vor (Storm Troops Advance under Gas Attack)
from Der Kreig (The War). (1924).
storm trooper, noun
1. A member of the Nazi militia noted for brutality and violence.
2. One who resembles or behaves like a member of the Nazi militia.
3. A member of a force of shock troops.
[From storm troops, translation of German Sturmtruppen : Sturm(abteilung), Storm (Division) + Truppen, troops.]
Example: I’ve visited one online Lutheran Carnival, but the midway is pretty scary for anyone who doesn’t belong to the Sturmtruppe of Lutheranism’s rightest wing.
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