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landsturm
[ German lahnt-shtoorm ]
noun
- a general draft of people in time of war.
- the force so drafted or subject to such draft, consisting of all who are capable of bearing arms and not in the army, navy, or Landwehr.
Landsturm
/ ˈlantʃtʊrm /
noun
- a reserve force; militia
- a general levy in wartime
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Word History and Origins
Origin of landsturm1
1805–15; < German: literally, land storm
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Word History and Origins
Origin of landsturm1
C19: literally: landstorm; originally a summons to arms by means of storm-warning bells
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Example Sentences
Tactical use, by the enemy, of the more resilient units of the Landsturm for negotiating Belgian dykes.
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After the regular army was called out, there was a lull for ten days, and then came the starting of the Landsturm.
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When the Landsturm were called out it was rumored that the Emperor was going to leave Berlin for the front that very evening.
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The paths are guarded by picked grenadiers, not Landsturm men this time, while an officer of the guard makes his ceaseless rounds.
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Only small squads of Landsturm are now occasionally seen marching through the streets.
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