Saving Private Ryan Glossary

Saving Private Ryan Glossary

Ranger

A specialized group of soldiers in the U.S. Army; members of the special forces.

Bunker

A large, fortified position where soldiers take refuge or fight from.

MG Nest

A machine gun nest; a fortified position from which soldiers fire their machine gun.

Battalion

A large group of soldiers.

Beguile

To profoundly confuse.

Anti-semite

Someone who hates Jewish people.

Interpreter

Someone who translates one language into another, using facotrs like culture and meaning along the way.

Axis

The Axis powers are a metonym for the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Isolationist

Someone who favored not getting involved in wars and staying at peace.

Interventionist

Someone who favored getting involved in wars.

Genocide

The mass killing of a group based on their ethnicity (like the Jews during the Holocaust).

Allies

The metonym used to refer to an alliance made up of the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Canada.

Nazi

A member of the German National Socialist Party, which was dedicated to the eradication of the Jewish people and the creation of a Third Reich.

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