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12-16-2011, 02:52 PM | #51 |
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Re: Glossary of Soviet Terms and Abbreviations
That's the accusative case of связной: runner / orderly. Эскадрон means squadron, a battalion-sized cavalry unit. So "Runner in the 1st Saber Squadron".
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12-16-2011, 04:42 PM | #52 |
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Re: Glossary of Soviet Terms and Abbreviations
Thanks for your post Auke.
But now I have more questions ;) A "runner" in a cavalry unit... does it mean he was not on a horse, but was running beside the cavaliers? What weapon should he have? a saber, a shashka, a machine gun... I am asking because the citation mentions that "with his machine gun, he anihilated 4 german gangsters and captured one". I thought (by ignorance probably) that members of cavalry units where all on horses and didn't have machine guns. But then I guess it's the same as with one of my other soldier who was in a Tank unit, but was "chauffeur" of a field-kitchen. Not as sexy as being a tankman! |
12-16-2011, 04:56 PM | #53 |
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Re: Glossary of Soviet Terms and Abbreviations
Well, связной (from the word связь, which can be translated as communications, connections, relations, etc.) can best be translated into English as runner / orderly / courier I think. In German and Dutch we would call such a person an 'Ordonnanz'. You shouldn't take runner too literally here, I don't think they were necessarily on foot.
What was the word for machine gun, пулемет or автомат? If it's the latter it's a submachine gun, which can be handled on a horse I guess... |
12-16-2011, 05:09 PM | #54 |
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Re: Glossary of Soviet Terms and Abbreviations
Ok about the "runner".. I understand now. As English is not my 1st language I took it literally.
Yes, it was avtomat. Thanks again. |
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