Front U-Boote – technical training group for front-line U-boats. AK – Alle Kraft (voraus), naval command for flank speed. Also "Äusserste Kraft!" Aal – "eel"; slang for torpedo. "Alarm!" – U-boat order to activate the alarm and begin a crash dive. Also "Fire!", "Air raid!" for Luftwaffe fighter pilots, etc. Alarmtauchen – crash dive. "Alle Maschinen stop!" – naval command: "Stop all engines". "Alle Mann von Bord!" – naval command; "All hands, abandon ship!" Allgemeine SS – "General SS", general main body of the Schutzstaffel made up of the full-time administrative, security, intelligence and police branches of the SS as well as the broader part-time membership that turned out for parades, rallies and "street actions" such as Kristallnacht; also comprised reserve and honorary members. Alte Hasen – "Old hares"; slang for military veterans who survived front-line hardships. Amerikabomber – A spring 1942 aviation contract competition for a Luftwaffe trans-oceanic range strategic bomber, only resulting in a few completed prototype aircraft from two firms, and many advanced designs that mostly remained on paper. Ami – German slang for an American soldier. Anton – German spelling alphabet for A equivalent to Alpha (e.g. Case Anton) Ärmelband – cuff title. Worn on the left sleeve, the title contains the name of the wearer's unit or a campaign they are part of. Cuff titles are still used in the German Army and Luftwaffe. Amt – office, main office branch. Amt Mil – German Army intelligence organization that succeeded the Abwehr. Amtsgruppe Allgemeine Wehrmachtsangelegenheiten (Office of General Military Affairs) – Department of the OKW responsible for general military affairs. in 1938–39, this office was called the Wehrwirtschaftsstab (Military Economics Staff). Angriff – attack. Angriffsmuster – attack pattern. Angriffsziel – attack objective. Ansatz (attack) – First World War military term, used in National Socialist vocabulary in the same ways as the word Einsatz, though less frequently; one referred to bringing a piece of equipment, troops or a weapon "zum Ansatz" (into attack, or play). Anschluss – unification of Austria and Germany Armee – army, typically a numbered army. Armeeabteilung – command between a corps and an army, an enlarged corps headquarters. Armeekorps – infantry corps. Armee-Nachrichten-Führer – army signals officer, served on the staff HQ of an army. Armeeoberkommando – field army command. Armee-Pionier-Führer – army engineer officer, served on the staff HQ of an army. Armee-Sanitäts-Abteilung – army medical unit. Artillerie (Art.) – artillery. Atomwaffe