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15:36 Oct 14, 2004

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German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Nazigefolgschaft

"1945 waren sich die Alliierten einig gewesen, dass es nicht nur eine Umorientierung der Deutschen geben musste, sondern eine radikale Umerziehung der Nazigefolgschaft"
- "former Nazis"?

xxxFrancis Lee KudoZ activity Questions: 174 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 2215
Local time: 06:37

Summary of answers provided

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Nazi followers

Annika Neudecker

adherents to the (faschist) principles of Nazism

Dr. Fred Thomson

Backers (Unterstuetzer)

xxxRomEst

Discussion entries: 2

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

Nazi followers

Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-10-14 15:42:50 GMT)
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I wouldn\'t use \"former\". At this point, they were still \"followers\".

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-10-14 15:56:25 GMT)
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\"Nazi sympathiser\" would be an option. But being a \"follower\" is stronger than being a \"sympathiser\", I think.

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Note added at 2 hrs 26 mins (2004-10-14 18:03:36 GMT)
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Francis, I\'m confused. What\'s \"too German\" about \"Nazi followers\"? The word \"follower\" exactly expresses the idea of \"Gefolgschaft\". But if you think it should strictly read \"Hitler\'s followers\" (because he\'s the one who\'s being followed) you could also use \"Nazi Party followers\".

See:

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:FiMosu1pBEMJ:www.flholo...

Annika Neudecker
Local time: 06:37
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German

3 hrs confidence:

Backers (Unterstuetzer)

Explanation:
Or "Partisans", "Partisanship"...

xxxRomEst
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of:

Romanian

1 hr confidence:

adherents to the (faschist) principles of Nazism

Explanation:
Another possible; not as short and sweet as "Nazi followers," but perhaps more descriptive.

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Note added at 3 hrs 39 mins (2004-10-14 19:16:31 GMT)
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In reply to your question, Francis: The expression \"Nazi followers\" has been standardly used since the early 1940s. At any given time no more than 10% of the German people were members of the NSDAP (the Nazi party). However, a much larger percentage of the German people \"went along to get along,\" i.e., they followed the Nazi precepts and supported the actions of the Nazi government. Such people were not Nazis per se, but were in fact Nazi followers.
Members of the German armed forces were not Nazis either, even though most Allies at that time incorrectly referred to them as such. They were soldiers, sailors, and airmen, but for the most part not Nazis or even Nazi followers.
I strongly suggest to you that you cannot go wrong by using Nazi followers for your translation. It is a German term, but a standardly used political science term.
Good luck.

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Note added at 7 hrs 50 mins (2004-10-14 23:27:30 GMT)
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Oops, I meant to say that it is NOT a German term. It is very much English

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 22:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27

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