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Killing Patton
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Blitzkrieg
German for “Lightning war.” A military doctrine associated with the German army in World War II, and also adopted by Patton, which emphasized speed and concentration of forces.
Luftwaffe
The air force of Nazi Germany.
NKVD
Forerunner to the KGB, the secret police of the Soviet Union during the premiership of Joseph Stalin. The NKVD was responsible for internal repression as well as international intelligence gathering and espionage.
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