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{{short description|German term for tanks}} |
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[[File:Leopard 2 A5 der Bundeswehr.jpg|thumb|right|[[Leopard 2]]A5 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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The word '''''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]]" or specifically "[[tank]]". It derives through the [[French language|French]] word {{lang|fr|pancier}}, "[[breastplate]]", from [[Latin language|Latin]] {{lang|la|pantex}}, "belly".<ref>{{OEtymD|panzer}}</ref> |
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The word used in English and some other languages as a [[loanword]] in the context of the German military. In particular, it is used in the proper names of military formations (''[[Panzer division|Panzerdivision]]'', [[4th Panzer Army]], etc.), and in the proper names of tanks, such as [[Panzer IV]], etc. |
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The dated German term is {{lang|de|Panzerkampfwagen}}, "tank" or "armoured combat vehicle". The modern commonly used synonym is {{lang|de|Kampfpanzer}}, or {{lang|de|Panzer}}. The first German tank, the [[A7V]] of 1918, was referred to as ''Sturmpanzerwagen'' (roughly, "armoured assault vehicle"). |
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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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[[Category:Tanks of Germany| ]] |
[[Category:Tanks of Germany| ]] |
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[[Category:German words and phrases]] |
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