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"Überspringen" (to leapfrog or to overleap) has the meaning of "fast forwarded". Als sei ein Stück Zeit übersprungen, wollten die beißenden Rauchschwaden und der über dem hellgewordenen Tal schleimig gegen die Hänge ziehende Pulverqualm durchaus nicht zu der abrupten Stille passe...

I have translated the sentence without prior look at your version. The second half is a lttle different and a bit closer. The meaning is that the landscape from the warfare, which could be seen from above, turned into a stage of drama. Doch so eindrucksvoll und einzigartig die Landschaft sich von di...

As "dicker (fat) Kawenzmann" anything of large caliber was described. The word was and is very common in military language, its origin is unknown. Assumed to be derived from "convent's man", a high (huge) administrative officer.

The "pension question" was not found. I found a quotation thatthe most famous one, the "Askari" warriors received the double wages as compared to British black soldiers.

http://www.suite101.com/content/black-a ... -i-a324213

May I present my version: "He cared for almost all of the written correspondence, that was an importat relief for myself, in this way I was able to go out daily to a company to have a a look for the most essentials items, which of course were recorded (noted) by me for further processing...&quo...

That sentence very liikely is from one of many fake "original documents" (and therefore very valuable). "Anlehnen" (to lean on) in this context means "quoting to a certain extent" or "re enacting", "In Anlehnung an..." in official letters means: &quo...

GOEBBELS had a doctor degree in German literature. He certainly would have preferred "trügen"; however the word also means "deceiving".

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(after 55 years of native German I heard "trügen" for the first time in my life. I thought i would be good to add the proof of existance)

The recommendation is to follow the movements of the line; trying to "rewrite" the letters in your mind. The name certainly ends with "...dy" or "...."wy". First letter typically "t"'s are written this way and the hieroglyph in the middle: is there anythi...

There is not much good literature. One book to buy: http://www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/black-nazis-a-study-of-racial-ambivalence-in-nazi-germanys-military-establishment-non-german-ethnic-minority-and-foreign-volunteers-conscripts-laborers-and-pows-1940-1945/14311337 And one for free: http://www.g...

Somebody confused "s-z", which is your word, with "t-z" meaning Grundsatz, which is very common and correct/ However the "DUDEN" which is the reference work for the German language gives "Sasse" as medieval word for "land owner", which is translated ...

Often mistaken as "b" in English papers. The letter's name is "Scharf-S" (sharp S), also commonly known as "S-Z" (Ess-Zett) or "Dreierles-S" (schoolchildren's nomenclature: an "s" like a "3"). The letter in principle can be replaced by &quo...

The deployed anti tank weapons fire on own will "eingeseift" means "covered with soap (or shaving foam)" and also "duped". "Eingesetzt" means "in action" or "used" or "deployed" http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&sea...

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m.d.F.b.: mit der Führung beauftragt