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Tom Houlihan wrote:abgekämpft Literally war-weary, this would refer to a man or unit that has spent too much time on the line without a break

Also like "worn out".
HN

Ratzeputz ... eradicate

ein Sauhaufen (a pig sty) ... my father's description of his disgust at the sloppy and undisciplined appearance of the Austrian military during our visits there in the '60's and '70's