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Orientierungsmarsch
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German
Etymology
de :af Orientierung<t:orientation> -s- Marsch<t:march>
de Orientierung orientation -s- Marsch march
Pronunciation
de De-Orientierungsmarsch.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
de military a training march where the participants must determine their route themselves (by means of maps, compasses, etc.), usually through mixed terrain, with a rifle, tactical gear, and full rucksack, and with the obligation to support and carry exhausted or injured comrades (thus combined with a de Geländemarsch and a de Gefechtsmarsch).
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Related terms
de Gefechtsmarsch
de Geländemarsch