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German term or phrase:
Werkstattkompanie
English translation:
maintenance company
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Tank recovery: I am looking for terms for Bergezuges and Werkstattkompanie
The overall section deals with supply and recovery.
"Ist Abschleppen erforderlich, so wird hierzu das Herankommen des Bergezuges der Werkstattkompanie erwartet."
What was the makeup of a werkstattkompanie other than the Bergezuges?
This is from a world war 2 era document.
The overall section deals with supply and recovery.
"Ist Abschleppen erforderlich, so wird hierzu das Herankommen des Bergezuges der Werkstattkompanie erwartet."
What was the makeup of a werkstattkompanie other than the Bergezuges?
This is from a world war 2 era document.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | maintenance company |
Chris Pr
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| 4 | Workshop Control Unit/Workshop Unit |
Teangacha (X)
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| 3 | Field Company of the German Army Engineers' Corps |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
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maintenance company
I believe...
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...or even repair and maintenance company, if preferred
The History of Panzer Brigade 105
"Maintenance elements: a) Werkstatt-Kompanie 1/60 [Maintenance Company]: Personnel: 100% Equipment: 85% b) Werkstatt-Kompanie 2/60: Personnel: 100% ..."
https://books.google.nl/books?id=cIH1tFC0NgsC&pg=PA394&lpg=P...
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Also given here as workshop company (although i don't find this term too convincing):
workshop company / Werkstattkompanie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_heavy_tank_battalion
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Panzer Tactics: German Small-Unit Armor Tactics in World War II
"...the repair and maintenance company (Werkstattkompanie) is repairing tanks."
https://books.google.nl/books?id=bZFH7WPOcesC&pg=PA206&lpg=P...
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Note:
You might find the Wikipedia link useful for some other terms...
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Note added at 14 mins (2020-06-28 12:49:15 GMT)
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...or even repair and maintenance company, if preferred
The History of Panzer Brigade 105
"Maintenance elements: a) Werkstatt-Kompanie 1/60 [Maintenance Company]: Personnel: 100% Equipment: 85% b) Werkstatt-Kompanie 2/60: Personnel: 100% ..."
https://books.google.nl/books?id=cIH1tFC0NgsC&pg=PA394&lpg=P...
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Note added at 20 mins (2020-06-28 12:54:56 GMT)
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Also given here as workshop company (although i don't find this term too convincing):
workshop company / Werkstattkompanie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_heavy_tank_battalion
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Note added at 25 mins (2020-06-28 12:59:38 GMT)
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Panzer Tactics: German Small-Unit Armor Tactics in World War II
"...the repair and maintenance company (Werkstattkompanie) is repairing tanks."
https://books.google.nl/books?id=bZFH7WPOcesC&pg=PA206&lpg=P...
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Note added at 32 mins (2020-06-28 13:07:05 GMT)
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Note:
You might find the Wikipedia link useful for some other terms...
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Comment: "Good term Chris.
Ted Wozniak, I appreciate you addressing the recovery platoon question."
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Field Company of the German Army Engineers' Corps
compare and contrast the Royal Engineers' 'Sappers') Corps in the British Army.
What was the makeup of a Werkstattkompanie other than the Bergezuges? . pls refer to the first web ref.
What was the makeup of a Werkstattkompanie other than the Bergezuges? . pls refer to the first web ref.
Example sentence:
Nachschubtruppe von Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS: Werkstattkompanien für die feldmäßige Instandsetzung.
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces-
Reference:
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Versorgungseinheiten/IDGliederung.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Field_companies_of_the_Royal_Engineers
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Workshop Control Unit/Workshop Unit
https://books.google.ie/books?id=eQPMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP19&lpg=PP...
'German Wehrmacht initially believed that the contractors who had manufactured their tanks and vehicles would also be able to repair them in the field, but quickly learned they needed an organisation, which was similar in principle to REME.Workshop control Unit REME British Army.'
REME = Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Electrical_and_Mechanica...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/38/a5350...
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/c5557...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Aid_Detachment
'German Wehrmacht initially believed that the contractors who had manufactured their tanks and vehicles would also be able to repair them in the field, but quickly learned they needed an organisation, which was similar in principle to REME.Workshop control Unit REME British Army.'
REME = Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Electrical_and_Mechanica...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/38/a5350...
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/categories/c5557...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Aid_Detachment
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