| Groups/Complexes |
German designation |
English translation |
| Artillery |
Heeres Küsten Batterie (H.K.B.) |
Army Coastal Battery |
| Marine Küsten Batterie (H.K.B.) |
Navy Coastal Battery |
| Marine Seeziel Batterie (M.S.B.) |
Navy Seatarget Battery |
| Eisenbahn Batterie (E) |
Railway Battery |
| Torpedobatterie |
Torpedobattery |
| Batterie |
Artillery Battery (general designation) |
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| Anti-Aircraft Artillery |
Marine Flak Batterie (M.Fl.B) |
Navy Anti-Aircraft Artillery |
| Flak Batterie (Fl.B.) |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery battery (general designation) |
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| Infantry |
Stutzpunkt (Stp.) |
Strongpoint |
| Stutzpunktgruppe (Stp.Grp.) |
Group of Strong points |
| Widerstandsnest (W.N.) |
Resistance nest |
| Freie Küste |
Free coast |
| Kernwerk |
Core of a Festung, can be compared with a Citadel in older
fortifications. |
| Landfront |
A defensive perimeter for the landside |
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| Electronic Warfare |
Funkmeßgerätstellung (Fu.M.G. Stelling) |
Radarsite with radarequipment. |
| Funkmeßortungsgerätstellung (Fu.M.O. Stelling) |
Radarsite with equipment, able to locate objects (ships,
etc.) |
| Jägerleitstellung |
Guidance of night fighters using radiobeacons. |
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| Headquarters |
Gefechtsstand |
HQ (general designation) |
