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Killing Patton

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

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Index of Terms

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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