[etni] Re: Army language
- From: Richard Steinitz <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: 'ELEANOR ZWEBNER' <eleanorz541@xxxxxxxxxxx>, etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:43:58 +0300
Translation of Army terminology is always difficult and fraught with pitfalls.
In
addition to everything else, British terminology is not the same as American!
A Brigade is a "Hativa", which consists of three or more 'gdudim'. So the Jewish
Brigade was probably more a Hativa than a Gdud. Also, sizes and definitions
change
over the years. "Divisia" is just bad Hebrew - Hebglish.
On an aside - A "Tat-Aluf" in Hebrew is a Brigadeer General in the USA, but in
the
UK, just a Brigadeer!
Richard
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From: ELEANOR ZWEBNER [mailto:eleanorz541@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 1:35 PM
To: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx; etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [etni] Army language
A division -- also an ugda -- is often a divisia.
Gdud is problematic -- Sizewise, it is today's American battalion and UK
rehiment,
but Hagdud HaIvri -- was the Jewish Brigade, which is larger.
You can get these translated through google. I have made a whole lexicon for
the
English teacher of military terms. And, it is ALWAYS being updated and
corrected.
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Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:30:02 +0300
From: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [etni] Army language
To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear Marge
A "Gdud" is NOT a division - it is probably best translated as a batallion, even
though common useage is Regiment. A Division is an "Ugda" - about ten times the
size!
rgds
Richard
Richard Steinitz - LPA Group
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