shaped charge grenade. Also called Ofenrohr ("stovepipe") for its appearance. Panzergrenadier – mechanized infantry; a soldier belonging to a mechanized infantry unit. Panzerjäger – "tank hunter(s)", anti-tank troops; also used by extension for their self-propelled tank destroyers (e.g., the Elefant) until superseded by the Jagdpanzer ("hunting tank") term. Panzerkampfwagen (Pzkpfw.) – "armoured fighting vehicle"; usually a reference to a type of tank with a 360° fully rotating turret for the main armament. Panzerschiffe – "armoured ships"; i.e., "pocket battleships". Panzertruppen – tank forces. Papier – paper. Often used as paper of identification. Papierkrieg – paper war. The struggle to keep up with reports and record keeping Partei – political party. Pauke Pauke – code word for fighter pilots when engaging enemy aircraft (lit. 'Kettledrums') Pionier (pl. Pioniere) – combat engineer. Plattenpanzer – plate armour. Planoffizier – Triangulation officer Porsche (P) – company that designed and produced tanks and other military vehicles. They now produce cars. Protze – limber, a horse-drawn two-wheel chariot that was hitched before a gun and usually transported munitions and crew. The term derives from the Italian "birazzo", a two-wheeled cart. Putsch – coup d'état; the sudden overthrow of a government by a small group, usually the military. Pyrrhussieg – Pyrrhic victory. Q Quartiermeister – quartermaster Quist – one of several manufacturers of German helmets both during and after World War II. R Radikale Niederwerfung – ruthless suppression. Räumboot (R-boot) – small motor minesweeper. Rasputitsa – semi-annual mud-season in Eastern Europe Regierung – government. Regimentsadjutant – regiment adjutant Regimentsarzt – Regimental Medical Officer Regimentschef – colonel of the regiment Regimentsführer – substitute for the colonel of the regiment Regimentskommandeur – commander of the regiment Regimentsveterinär – regimental veterinarian officer Reich – realm, empire. Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) – compulsory labor service in Nazi Germany. Reichsbahn – railway system. Reichsführer-SS – Reich Leader of the SS, an office held by Heinrich Himmler. Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA) – "Reich Security Main Office or Reich Security Head Office"; created by Himmler in September 1939 to combine all German security and plainclothes police departments, including the Gestapo, Kripo and SD (Sicherheitsdienst der SS) into one umbrella organization with seven departments. Reichswehr – name for the German Armed Forces under the Weimar Republic, from 1919 to 1935. Reiter – cavalryman. See also Ritter. Rekrut – coll. rookie, recruit, member of the military in the basic training Rettungsboot – lifeboat. Richtkreisunteroffizier – Gun Director (NCO) Richtschütze –