an IJNAC sentai, a Soviet aviation division, a USAAF/USMC air wing, and/or a US Navy carrier air group; current Luftwaffe: a Geschwader comprises a "technical group" (Technische Gruppe), a "flying group" (Fliegende Gruppe), along with two or three other flying Staffeln; Geschwaderkennung – the two-character alphanumeric identification code used by a non-day-fighter Geschwader for unit identification, that appeared to the left of the fuselage Balkenkreuz on most World War II Luftwaffe aircraft. It also included two letters to the right of the cross, the third letter designating the aircraft's individual identification, with the fourth letter designating the aircraft's assigned squadron (Staffel) within the unit. Gestapo – Geheime Staatspolizei – Secret State Police. Originally the Prussia secret state police and later (as part of the SiPo then merged into the RSHA) the official secret police force of Nazi Germany. Gestapo was derived as follows: Geheime Staatspolizei. Gewehr – rifle, such as the Gewehr 43. Gift – poison; giftig: poisonous, toxic. Gleichschaltung – "coordination", coordination of everything into Nazi ideals. Gliederung – table of organisation Goldfasan (Golden pheasant) – derogatory slang term for high-ranking Nazi Party members. Derived from the brown-and-red uniforms similar to the colors of male pheasants and the perceived behaviour of high-ranking party officials living in peace and luxury at home. Gotenstellung – Gothic Line German defense line in Italy, north of Florence. Grabenkrieg – trench warfare. Granate – grenade, used not only for hand grenades (Handgranate) but also for other explosive ordnance such as mortar (Werfgranate) and armor-piercing (Panzergranate) shells. Granatwerfer (GrW) – mortar. Grenadier – traditional term for heavy infantry, adopted during World War II from mid-war onward as a morale-building honorific often indicative of low-grade formations. Grenze – border. Grenzschutz – border patrol. Greuelerzählungen – atrocity stories. – German soldiers' derogatory acronym for Größter Feldherr aller Zeiten, a title initially publicized by Nazi propaganda to refer to Adolf Hitler during the early war years; literally, the "Greatest Field Commander of all Time". Grundausbildung (abbr. Grundi) – basic training Gruppe (Luftwaffe) – a gruppe usually consisted of three Staffeln of nine to twelve aircraft. An equivalent would be a US or French group. In Commonwealth air forces the equivalent would be a wing. Gruppe (Heer) – in the army a gruppe is the equivalent to a squad Gruppenführer – squad leader, also a Nazi party rank. Gruppenhorchgerät (GHG) – hydrophone array. Gulaschkanone – "goulash cannon", mobile field