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k.u.k.

English translation: imperial and royal

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German term or phrase:k.u.k.
English translation:imperial and royal
Entered by: Rachel Ward

14:43 May 19, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Military / Defense / Kafka
German term or phrase: k.u.k.
This is about Kafka's attempts to join up for WW1:

"Kafka wurder 1915 ... zur III. Ersatzkompagnie des k.u.k. Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 28 eingeteilt."

I'm guessing at "3rd reserve company" but I don't know about the "k.u.k." TIA for any help!
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:30
imperial and royal
Explanation:
kaiserlich und königlich:

http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/k u k kaiserlich und k�n...
Selected response from:

rainerc (X)
Local time: 00:30
Grading comment
Thanks, I guessed the "kaiserlich" but wasn't sure about the rest.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9imperial and royal
rainerc (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
imperial and royal


Explanation:
kaiserlich und königlich:

http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/k u k kaiserlich und k�n...

rainerc (X)
Local time: 00:30
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thanks, I guessed the "kaiserlich" but wasn't sure about the rest.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matthias Quaschning-Kirsch: this is the right word order.
6 mins
  -> indeed!
agree  Ian M-H (X)
9 mins
  -> thanks Ian
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
23 mins
  -> thanks Teresa
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
52 mins
agree  Maureen Millington-Brodie: yep, Radetsky March and all that
54 mins
agree  Julia Lipeles
4 hrs
agree  jccantrell: Sacher Torte! lecker, ummmmmm!
4 hrs
agree  Kathleen: Passt zur Hapsburg-Zeit.
15 hrs
agree  Margaret OConnell Ian Stewart (X): Imperial and Royal is correct (Imperial = Austria and Royal = Hungary). The company is a replacement company (which trained new recruits to replace troops lost on the front). Check out Feldgrau.com
4 days
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