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Aufklärer

English translation: intelligence

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German term or phrase:Aufklärer
English translation:intelligence
Entered by: Olaf Reibedanz

17:04 Feb 26, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
German term or phrase: Aufklärer
Interview with a Russion World War II veteran:

Man sagte, dass Stalin ganz ruhig sei, weil der Vertrag mit Deutschland abgeschlossen wurde. Es wurde ja auch Getreide nach Deutschland exportiert. So war dann alles natürlich ganz unvermutet - obwohl ja unsere **Aufklärer** darüber informiert hatten, dass ein Krieg vorbereitet wird. Es gab sogar die Instruktion, dass wir uns nicht den Anschein geben, uns verteidigen zu wollen oder kriegerische Handlungen gegen die Deutschen zu unternehmen. So war das, obwohl man Stalin gemeldet hatte, dass Kiew bombardiert wurde und außerdem viele Städte in Belorussland.
Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 23:40
intelligence
Explanation:
..obwohl man ja sagt, 'Military Intelligence is a contradiction in terms' (gg) wird es wohl doch für sowas benutzt.
Ich glaube nicht, dass es auf Flugzeuge eingeschränkt ist.
Selected response from:

Christiane Clausmeyer
Local time: 06:40
Grading comment
Many thanks everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9intelligence
Christiane Clausmeyer
4 +1scouts
Kim Metzger
4reconnaissance plane
Edward Guyver
3 +1intelligence
NGK


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Aufklärer
reconnaissance plane


Explanation:
Appears in Collins.

Edward Guyver
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: It's not clear that planes are meant. I'd stick with reconnaissance.http://www.pilotenbunker.de/Jagdflieger/Usaf/Foss_Joseph/fos...
4 mins
disagree  Colin Newberry: Never
3 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
intelligence


Explanation:
..obwohl man ja sagt, 'Military Intelligence is a contradiction in terms' (gg) wird es wohl doch für sowas benutzt.
Ich glaube nicht, dass es auf Flugzeuge eingeschränkt ist.

Christiane Clausmeyer
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks everybody!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: definitely. Nothing to do with planes.
8 mins
agree  ECP11
11 mins
agree  Cécile Kellermayr
25 mins
agree  David Moore (X)
55 mins
agree  Renate FitzRoy
2 hrs
agree  Colin Newberry: The best solution
3 hrs
agree  Kevin Fulton: This is general enough to include all possibilities
11 hrs
agree  Susan Geiblinger
14 hrs
agree  Textklick: Good cover-all
15 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Aufklärer
intelligence


Explanation:
either: even though our intelligence had gathered information / ... had informed us that they were preparing for war

or: even though we had intelligence that they were preparing for war

NGK
United States
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
0 min
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Aufklärer
scouts


Explanation:
For a more informal term. A scout is someone who watches for something to happen. The Russians had spies in Germany.


    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/?s=scout&l=d
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 22:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 249

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Marcolin: intelligence scouts
55 mins
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