– stretcher bearer Kraut – for sauerkraut; slang term used by Americans to refer to Germans. Krieg or Krieg(s)- – "war" or "wartime-". Kriegserlebnis – (myth of the) war experience. Kriegsfischkutter (KFK) – patrol vessels constructed to a fishing-vessel design; (see Vorpostenboote). Kriegsflagge – "war ensign"; military form of the national flag, quartered by a black cross with an Iron Cross in the canton. Kriegsgefangener – prisoner of war. Kriegsgericht – court-martial; slang for a war dish or poor meal. Also "Militärgericht". Kriegsmarine – German Navy, 1935–45. Kriegsneurose – battle fatigue. Mod. post traumatic stress disorder. Kriegsstärkenachweisungen (KStN) – the German equivalent of the American table of organization and equipment (TO&E) or the British war establishment. Kriegstagebuch – war diary. Kriminalpolizei (Kripo) – "Criminal Police" – in Nazi Germany, it became the national Criminal (investigative) Police Department for the entire Reich in July 1936. It was merged, along with the Gestapo, into the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo). Later, in 1939, it was folded into the RSHA. Krupp (Kp) – famous German steel producer, manufactured most of the tanks, howitzers and heavy mortars, as well as armour plates for battleships (most famously the Bismarck). Krupp-Daimler (KD) – see Krupp. Kübel – literally, "bucket" or "tub", short for Kübelwagen, open-topped military utility cars. Kugel – "bullet" (also "ball"). Kugelfest – bullet-proof. Kugelblitz – literally "ball lightning", fireball. KwK – abbreviation for "Kampfwagenkanone", the turret-mounted main (cannon) armament of a main battle tank. L L/ – length of barrel in calibres (For example, an 8.8 cm L/71 gun would have a barrel of 71 x 8.8 cm = 624.8 cm long) Ladeschütze – loader Lager – camp. Landekopf – beachhead. Lafette – literally "gun mount", used for many differing artillery carriages and for manned and remotely controlled gun turret installations on German military vehicles, especially on aircraft. Landratsamt – civil administration office. Landsturm – historically, infantry of non-professional soldiers; a kind of militia. Landser – historical term for a German infantryman; slang: "Schütze Arsch". Landwehr – Territorial Army, a type of militia. Lastensegler – cargo glider Latrinenparole – "latrine talk", rumor. laufende Nummer – serial number. Lebensraum – "living space", or in Hitler-speak the minimum space the German people needed to live in. Lehr – "demonstration"; usually part of the name of an elite formation used as or mobilized from instructional troops (e.g., Panzer-Lehr-Division). Leibermuster – a camouflage pattern. leicht – "light", usually to refer