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German
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- Hyphenation: Be‧sat‧zung
Noun
Besatzung f (genitive Besatzung, plural Besatzungen)
- crew (group of people operating a ship, plane, or large facility)
- Synonyms: Crew, Mannschaft
- occupation (of a country)
- (by extension) occupational troops, occupational forces
1928, Kurt Tucholsky, “Vor Verdun”, in Mit 5 PS, Ernst Rowohlt, page 97:Die Besatzung, die damals mit allen militärischen Ehren kapitulierte, zog ab, und die Stadt kam unter deutsche Verwaltung.- The occupational troops, who surrendered with full military honors at that time, left, and the city came under German administration.
Usage notes
- A slight distinction is usually made between Besatzung and Besetzung of a country. The latter is the act of invading and occupying, while Besatzung is the continued foreign military rule over a certain period of time.
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