Frank H Using the Book?

[Brian S]

Here's an interesting page from a 1943 German English Dictionary published by the War Department 1943. Belonged to my dad.

[Rick Research]

"Bring me... buttons" and "Buy... carrots" must have been right up there with "Where are your forward artillery spotters"!!!!

[Akira Takiguchi]

Wehrmacht counterpart for french. Unfortunately does not come with funny cartoon.

[Akira Takiguchi]

Page 44

[Frank Heukemes]

Another example from the Wehrmacht, this time German - Russian. Used by my father in ´43.

Front page shows a cartoon too. German soldier says "Hands up!"

[Frank Heukemes]

While the one for the French from Akira seems to be quite mellow, this one is a bit harsh:

71. Where is everything hidden, you devils, show me!

but also typically German correct after all the question for food is

78. Everything will be paid for! (yeah, right!)

[Frank Heukemes]

While the German-French one almost seems like civilized conversation, here are more harsh words for the Russians:

1. Stop!
2. Hands Up!
3. Give up!
4. Who´s there?
5. Come out!
6. Drop your weapons!
7. Get on the ground!
8. Stand Up!
9. Shut Up!
10. Quiet!
11. I´ll shoot!
12. I´ll shoot you!
13. Answer!
14. Answer, yes or no!
15. Answer, fast and clear!
16. Move!
17. Go back!
18. Your weapons!
19. Your papers!
20. Where is your platoon?
21. Where is your "Stab"?

[Brian S]

Very nice. I didn't expect to see such a nice variety of items after posting my milk toast. I was somewhat surprised the American 1943 version appears to have been written by someone whose vision of what was to come was Wienerschnitzel and Sauerkraut and "wo ist das Badenzimmer?", not D-Day, the Ardennes...