Jan 17, 2015 07:06
9 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Professional experience since 1984
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 3 more.
Verzögerungslinie
German to English
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Military / Defense
NATO strategy, Cold War in Germany
In case of an attack by the Warsaw Pact in West Germany, NATO troops were to delay that attack along the Weser Lech line. That was called "Verzögerungslinie" in German, but what was the English term -- "delay line"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | containment line/(first) line of containment |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 4 | delay line |
Jeanie Eldon
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| 4 | forward defence line |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 | initial line of resistance |
Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
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6 hrs
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
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United States
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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64
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containment line/(first) line of containment
is used in many contexts and would seem to fit this one as well.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2015-01-17 14:31:39 GMT)
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Hi Mara. Containment is widely used in the cold war context especially in Europe but it's not an accurate match in this case. Looks like "delaying line" would be the better fit after all: "The enemy was to be delayed starting at the Weser Lech line." https://books.google.com/books?id=mca84R1sjpIC&pg=PA161&lpg=...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2015-01-17 14:31:39 GMT)
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Hi Mara. Containment is widely used in the cold war context especially in Europe but it's not an accurate match in this case. Looks like "delaying line" would be the better fit after all: "The enemy was to be delayed starting at the Weser Lech line." https://books.google.com/books?id=mca84R1sjpIC&pg=PA161&lpg=...
Note from asker:
| Thank you Michael. I see this is used in connection with Asia/Pacific. My text is about the Cold War in Germany. Do you know if "containment line" was used in that time and context, too? The verb used in this context is "delay". |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 hrs
Jeanie Eldon
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
GR/SP/IT/FR Interpreter and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
delay line
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay_line_memory
Example sentence:
The basic concept of the delay line originated with World War II radar research, as a system to reduce clutter from reflections from the ground and other "fixed" ...
Note from asker:
| Thank you Jeanie |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: This may be the correct answer, but your reference is irrelevant. It's nothing to do with radar.
5 hrs
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6 hrs
forward defence line
...is what it is called in this book:
Army, Empire, and Cold War: The British Army and Military Policy, 1945-1971
By David French - see on p.199, six lines up from the bottom of the page.
Army, Empire, and Cold War: The British Army and Military Policy, 1945-1971
By David French - see on p.199, six lines up from the bottom of the page.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, David. Although that seems to belong to a different period of the Cold War, it helps me in that context. Great! |
12 hrs
initial line of resistance
Forward of that, the delaying zone reached to the Ems-Neckar line, and forward of that the initial line of resistance ran along the Weser and Lech Rivers.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mca84R1sjpIC&pg=PA161&lp...
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1...
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Note added at 18 hrs (2015-01-18 01:43:44 GMT)
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Re: "Does not meet criteria"
A more significant factor might be the "PRO pts in category" for each of the four respondents so far.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mca84R1sjpIC&pg=PA161&lp...
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1...
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Note added at 18 hrs (2015-01-18 01:43:44 GMT)
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Re: "Does not meet criteria"
A more significant factor might be the "PRO pts in category" for each of the four respondents so far.
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