wireless-men radio operators.
“An der Weser” “On the Weser [River].”
daisy-cutters anti-personnel shells that are fired at ground level.
Saxon a member of an ancient Germanic people of northern Germany; here, a blue-eyed, blond European.
the well-known phrase from Goethe’s “Götz von Berlichingen” the reference is to the phrase “lick my ass.”
chloroform a toxic liquid, with a sweet taste, used as a solvent, fumigant, etc. and here as a general anesthetic.
tea-cosy a knitted or padded cover placed over a teapot to keep the contents hot.
clink [Informal] a jail; prison.
commissariat food supplies.
excreta waste matter excreted from the body, as sweat or urine.
mantilla a woman’s scarf, as of lace, worn over the hair and shoulders.
napkin [British] a diaper.
