Douglas Jr. Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hello, I'm having a discussion on another forum concerning the rea meaning of the "Flak" expression. I had found two different explanations: (1) Flugzeugabwehrkanone or (2) Fliegerabwehrkanone What is the correct complete word? Sorry this dumb question. Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytop Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hi Douglas, as a German I only know one word for it: Flugabwehrkanone http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak Uwe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Jr. Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) Hi Douglas, as a German I only know one word for it: Flugabwehrkanone http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flak Uwe Thanks for the correction! I really appreciated that. Edited December 8, 2009 by Douglas Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Douglas, From the excellant book published by R. J. Bender in 2007 called 'Defending The Reich' by David Littlejohn, from page 136. :- 1. Flak and Flak Towers. The war of 1914 - 18 was the first in which aircraft played a part. Against these a new type of gun had to be developed. The Germans termed it Flugabwehr Kanone (later known as Fliegerabwehr Kanone), abreviated to "Flak" which passed into English as well as German usage. Hope this helps, Cheers Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lembke Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Never heard of the "Flieger Abwehr Kanone" translation, but most of my reading (mostly in German) has been on WW I. Likewise, I never heard of anyone inventing a second translation of PAK, or "Panzer Abwehr Kanone". Is Bender a German? Bob Lembke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Roger J. Bender is the publisher (US), David Littlejohn, the author is British (or was, as he has since passed away), and he had devoted a fair bit of his life to studying the Third Reich and it's uniforms. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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