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[[File:Leopard 2 A5 der Bundeswehr.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Leopard 2|Leopard 2A5]] of the [[German Army]]]] |
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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1994-009-17, Griechenland, gefangener Neuseeländer.jpg|thumb|right| Two [[Panzer III]]s during the [[Battle of Greece]], April 1941]] |
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'''''Panzer''''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|æ|n|z|ər}} ({{IPA-de|ˈpantsɐ|-|De-Panzer-pronunciation.ogg}}) is a [[German language|German]] word that means [[armour]]. It is also used by the Germans as an abbreviation meaning "''armoured fighting vehicle''" or [[tank]] (the military vehicle). The full German word for "armoured combat vehicle" is ''Panzerkampfwagen''. The word ''Panzer'' is occasionally used in English and some other languages as a [[loanword]] in the contexts of German military. |
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== Use == |
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It is mostly used in the proper names of military formations ({{lang|de|''Panzerdivision''}}, ‘[[panzer division]]’, [[4th Panzer Army]], etc.), and in the proper names of tanks, such as [[Panzer IV]], etc. |
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== Origin == |
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The dated but official German term is {{lang|de|''Panzerkampfwagen''}}, ‘tank’ or literally ‘armoured combat vehicle’ (the modern commonly used synonym is {{lang|de|''Kampfpanzer''}}, or just {{lang|de|''Panzer''}}). The first German tank, the [[A7V]] of 1918, was referred to as ''Sturmpanzerwagen'' (roughly, "armoured assault vehicle"). |
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The German word {{lang|de|''Panzer''}} refers to any kind of armour, as in {{lang|de|''Plattenpanzer''}}, ‘[[plate armour]]’, {{lang|de|''Kettenpanzer''}}, ‘[[mail (armour)|mail]]’, or generally {{lang|de|''gepanzert''}}, ‘armoured’. The word also refers to an animal's protective shell or thick hide, as in {{lang|de|''Schildkrötenpanzer''}}, ‘turtle shell'. Steel electrical conduit is called {{lang|de|''Stahlpanzerrohr''}}, literally "steel armour pipe". Bulletproof glass is called ''Panzerglas'', literally "armoured glass". It derives through the [[French language|French]] word {{lang|fr|''pancier''}}, ‘[[breastplate]]’, from [[Latin language|Latin]] {{lang|la|''pantex''}}, ‘belly, paunch’,<ref>{{OEtymD|panzer}}</ref> and is possibly related to {{lang|la|''panus''}}, ‘swelling’.<ref>{{OEtymD|paunch}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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{{Wiktionary|panzer}} |
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* [[German tanks in World War II]] |
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* [[Panzerschreck]] |
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* [[Panzerschiff]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist|2}} |
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[[Category:Tanks of Germany| ]] |
[[Category:Tanks of Germany| ]] |
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