August 17th, 2008, 02:47 AM
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Re: Chow!
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Originally Posted by Tom Houlihan
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Originally Posted by cyberia
A German Gulaschkanonen (field kitchen) set up and serving on a roadside in Russia 1942 |
I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that "Gulaschkanone" (singular) does not mean "field kitchen." It translates literally as Goulash Cannon, being a nickname for a field kitchen.
For other such useful tidbits, start setting aside your pennies, pfennigs, and kröner for my forthcoming glossary of WWII German words, phrases, abbreviations, and miscellaneous little bits of trivia... |
Ergo, the substance they are consuming would be "cannon fodder" 
Shut up Hal, go to bed. It's way to late for you to be posting!
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