Illustrated Glossary of Military History

Illustrated Glossary of Military History Military Miniatures Magazine offers an illustrated multi-lingual glossary of common and less well-known military terms which may be of interest to military modellers, miniature collectors, and diorama builders.

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English	Deutsch	Français	Italiano	Español
bicorne	Zweispitz	bicorne	bicorno	bicornio
bridle	Zaum	bride	testiera	brida
calvary regiment [sic]	n.a.	n.a.
caterpillar helmet	Raupenhelm	casque à chenille	elmo a cresta in ciniglia	casco de oruga
colours	Fahne	drapeau	bandiera	bandera
colours, company colours	Fahne, Kompaniefahne	drapeau de compagnie
colours, King’s colours	Fahne, King’s colours	drapeau du roi
colours, Ordinärfahne	Fahne, Ordinärfahne	drapeau d’ordonnance
colours, regimental colours	Fahne, Regimentsfahne	drapeau régimentaire
colours, sovereign’s colours	Fahne, Leibfahne	drapeau colonel
column of files	Reihenkolonne
column of three's	Abmarsch
company, sovereign’s company	Leibkompanie	compagnie colonelle
cornet	Kornett	cornette	cornetta	corneta
crested helmet with horsehair tail	Bügelhelm mit Rosshaarschweif	casque à cimier	elmo a cresta	casco de cresta
Freikorps	Freikorps	Freikorps
Freischaren	Freischaren	Freischaren, bandes franches
grenadier mitre cap	Grenadiermütze	mitre de grenadiers	mitria di granatieri	mitra de granaderos
guards, life guards	Leibtruppen	Gardes du corps
guidon	Lanzenwimpel	guidon
guidon, cavalry guidon	Lanzenfahne	guidon
Katzbalger	Katzbalger	Katzbalger	Katzbalger	destripagatos
Liebfahne [sic]	n.a.	n.a.
Lieb-Regiment [sic]	n.a.	n.a.
pennon	Lanzenwimpel	pennon
pennon, lance pennon	Lanzenfahne	flamme de lance
Polystyrene (PS)	Polystyrol	Polystyrène	Polistirene	Poliestireno
pompon	Pompon	pompon	fiocco	pompón
pontoon	Ponton	ponton
pontoon bridge	Pontonbrücke	pont flottant
shako	Tschako	shako	shakò	chacó
single file	Reihe
standard, sovereign’s standard	Leibstandarte	étendard colonel
tin pest	Zinnpest	peste de l'étain	peste dello stagno	peste del estaño
tricorne	Dreispitz	tricorne	tricorno	tricornio
wargame	Kriegsspiel	jeu de guerre

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