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Mobilisierungserklärung

English translation: Mobilisation order

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German term or phrase:Mobilisierungserklärung
English translation:Mobilisation order
Entered by: aykon

15:16 Oct 7, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / 1. Weltkrieg
German term or phrase: Mobilisierungserklärung
Er liest die Aufrufe, er liest die Plakate, die Anschläge, die Mobilisierungserklärungen, er saugt da, glaube ich, alles auf und auch bei Hitler, also der Weg in den Krieg ist nicht so ein bequemer, wie man glauben könnte.

Für den Ersten Weltkrieg.
aykon
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:29
Mobilisation order
Explanation:
While mobilisation announcement would clearly be understood, I think something more authoritative in tone would be better: "mobilization order" or "mobilization declaration." (Note that mobilization is the American spelling).
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William Howden
Local time: 01:29
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Mobilisation order
William Howden
3 +2mobilization announcement
Michael Martin, MA
Summary of reference entries provided
Mobilmachung/mobilisation vs. Kriegserklärung/declaration of war
Veronika Neuhold

  

Answers


30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mobilization announcement


Explanation:
Compare with this:
"On Tuesday 28 July, therefore, the Russian Chief of Staff, Janushkevich, with his quartermaster-general, chief of mobilisation and chief of transportation, agreed that the “Period Preparatory to War” must now be superseded by formal mobilisation announcements." https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/248041/how-war-begi...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 02:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 74

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
16 mins
agree  Gordon Matthews: Eine "Erklärung" is an "announcement" or a "declaration", not an "order".
17 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Mobilisation order


Explanation:
While mobilisation announcement would clearly be understood, I think something more authoritative in tone would be better: "mobilization order" or "mobilization declaration." (Note that mobilization is the American spelling).

Example sentence(s):
  • World War II. General mobilization order. France, September 2, 1939

    Reference: http://https://www.roger-viollet.fr/en/s-1010991-mobilisatio...
William Howden
Local time: 01:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Yes, more than just a report being carried in the press. (Thank you for the 's'.)
1 hr
agree  Catriona C.
2 hrs
agree  writeaway
7 hrs
agree  Helen Shiner
20 hrs
agree  Wendy Streitparth
22 hrs
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Reference comments


3 days 5 hrs
Reference: Mobilmachung/mobilisation vs. Kriegserklärung/declaration of war

Reference information:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobilmachung
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobilization

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriegserklärung
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war

Veronika Neuhold
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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