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From: adrian@cs.heriot-watt.ac.uk (Adrian Hurt)
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Subject: WW2 German warships
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Date: 27 Mar 91 17:41:47 GMT
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From: adrian@cs.heriot-watt.ac.uk (Adrian Hurt)

May I widen the discussion a little?

What did the Germans call the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau?  For comparison,
what the Allies called "pocket battleships", the Germans called "Panzerschiffe"
- literally, "armoured ships".  And in the book "Pocket Battleship" by Theodor
Krancke and H. J. Brennecke, the Admiral Scheer (one of these ships) is always
referred to as a "heavy cruiser" (except for a few quotes of what some British
people said).  Krancke was the commander of the Admiral Scheer, and Brennecke
one of its officers, so they should know what they were talking about.
(Although perhaps the translator didn't).

Also, where did the term "E-boat" come from?  The German word for their motor
torpedo boat was "Schnellboot", or "S-Boot" for short.

Please reply by email, to save the moderator unnecessary effort - if there is
enough interest, I'll post a single follow-up myself.  [ Thank you --CDR]

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