411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Kamerad Schnürschuh
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
German
Etymology
comrade lace-up shoe. In World War I, the soldiers of the German Empire had laceless boots (similar to wellies or riding boots), while the Austrians wore lace-up boots.
Noun
Kamerad<m.weak> Schnürschuh
de military historic jocular an Austrian soldier as an ally of Germany in World War I
de loosely _ also an Austrian in the pan-German Wehrmacht of World War II, or any Austrian from a German perspective
de jocular rare someone who wears lace-up shoes
de World War I History of Austria Austria
de placeholder terms