• Tapirs10 [undecided,she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Only tangentially related, but why do so many places use the German words for Nazi military stuff? Like other non English countries have their militaries refered to in English by English speakers

    • grisbajskulor [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I assume the widespread WWII propaganda efforts made these things more commonly understood with the nazis. The 'Luftwaffen' is catchier than 'the german airforce,' especially if everyone is paying such close attention. Just a guess!

      • Awoo [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        "Luftwaffen" is nazi, "the german airforce" is german.

        It was a conscious effort to disassociate the actions of the nazis from the german national identity.

        • Alaskaball [comrade/them]A
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          3 years ago

          It was a conscious effort to disassociate the actions of the nazis from the german national identity

          While having the nazis form the new German national identity after ww2.

          • Teekeeus
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            2 months ago

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          • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            The GDR was the only good part of Germany. Fantastic how a defensive wall and robust denazification program had them demonized in the west.

    • thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      It's a cultivated mystique around Nazi Germany and trying to make them feel cooler and different. Series scholars say stuff like German Army and specifically avoid saying the German names because it lends this coolness factor that if you're not a fascist you'll want to avoid.