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  • noun Plural form of German.

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  • On April 24 the Sudeten leader, Henlein, put forward his demands (the Carlsbad program: full equality of status for Germans and Czechs; delimitation of the German areas; full autonomy; removal of all injustices and reparation for damages suffered by the Germans since 1918; full liberty for the Germans to proclaim their Germanism and their adhesion to “the ideology of Germans”; furthermore, Henlein demanded complete revision of Czech foreign policy).

    1938, March-May 2001

  • Germans: and thus by degrees the name of a tribe prevailed, not that of the nation; so that by an appellation at first occasioned by terror and conquest, they afterwards chose to be distinguished, and assuming a name lately invented were universally called _Germans_.

    The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola Caius Cornelius Tacitus

  • *Stalag is short for Stammlager, or base camp, and is the term Germans used in World War II for prisoner of war camps for officers and enlisted men.

    Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006

  • *Stalag is short for Stammlager, or base camp, and is the term Germans used in World War II for prisoner of war camps for officers and enlisted men.

    Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006

  • Bierleichen (beer corpse) is the term Germans use for drunken Oktoberfest

    WN.com - Articles related to British Airways unions say strike looks inevitable 2009

  • Bierleichen (beer corpse) is the term Germans use for drunken Oktoberfest

    WN.com - Articles related to Discovery of ancient cedar prompts calls for trees' protection 2009

  • Another means of resisting the Germans is the organization of strikes and they are not strikes in the ordinary sense of the word.

    The Resistance Movement in Denmark 1945

  • All major polls agree that a majority of Germans is not exactly fond of 4 million resident Muslims (5% of the overall population). 35% believe the nation is "swamped by foreigners" and 10% want the return of a Fuhrer with an "iron hand".

    Pepe Escobar: Letter from Islamophobistan Pepe Escobar 2010

  • By stressing the popular support that Hitler enjoyed, at least until 1943, "Hitler and the Germans" is intent on shattering the myth that the Nazis seized power.

    Why Did Germans Embrace Him? A.J. Goldmann 2010

  • Remnents of the German military could rally around the US forces, especially if any Germans from the future are still alive and are in a position to take command.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » And now, Gentlemen, down to business. 2010

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