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The term '''German''' refers to anything originating from the nation-state of [[Germany]], including its people, as well as the [[German language]].
"'''Jerry'''" was a [[slang]] term for a [[German]] person during [[World War II]].
 
   
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[[Benjamin Sisko]] once danced in German [[lederhosen]] at the [[Mazurka Festival]] in [[New Berlin]]. ({{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}})
[[Miles O'Brien]] and [[Julian Bashir]] (as well as [[Quark]]) used the term when O'Brien and Bashir used their [[Battle of Britain]] [[holoprogram]]. ({{DS9|Homefront|Accession|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}})
 
   
 
"'''Jerry'''" was a [[slang]] term for a German person during [[World War II]]. [[Miles O'Brien]] and [[Julian Bashir]] (as well as [[Quark]]) used the term when O'Brien and Bashir used their [[Battle of Britain]] [[holoprogram]]. ({{DS9|Homefront|Accession|Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places}})
=== Quotes ===
 
''"All right, all right. I'd hate to let the "Jerries" strafe that "green and pleasant land" of yours while you two were taking time outfor a drink."'' - '''Quark'''
 
   
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== German citizens or of German descent ==
''"So, want to go back up and take another crack at the Jerries?''" - '''Bashir'''
 
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* [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]
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* [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
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* [[Johannes Brahms]] (in reality, an alias of the [[Mesopotamia|Mesopotamian]] [[Flint]])
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* [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] (German-[[Poland|Polish]])
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* [[Albert Einstein]]
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* [[Hermann Göring]]
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* [[Johannes Gutenberg]]
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* [[William Herschel]] (German-[[British]])
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* [[Adolf Hitler]] (actually Austrian)
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* [[Karl Jaeger]]
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* [[Kurt Mandl]] (uncertain)
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* [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]
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* [[Erwin Rommel]]
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* [[Heinrich Schliemann]]
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* [[Schmidt]]
   
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== Appendices ==
''"And let the Jerries get across the channel, never."'' - '''O'Brien'''
 
 
=== Background ===
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* According to the shooting script of {{TNG|Home Soil}}, [[Kurt Mandl]] was intended to be of German descent; he was played by the German actor [[Walter Gotell]]. {{Star Trek Minutiae|academy/literature329/117.txt}}
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* A pair of metal rigging loops, used as uniform components for the [[engineer's radiological suit]], were sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. The two German words "sichern" (to lock) and "abseilen" (to rappel) are engraved on the rigging loops. {{stala|9463}}
   
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=== Related topics ===
''"You know, I heard a rumor that the Jerries might be coming over the Channel tonight. Should we have a little surprise waiting for them?"'' - '''Bashir'''
 
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* [[German Shepherd]]
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* [[Sauerkraut]]
   
== External link ==
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=== External links ===
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* {{wikipedia}}
* {{Wikipedia|Jerry (WWII)|Jerry}}
 
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* {{wikipedia|List of terms used for Germans#Jerry|Jerry}}
 
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Revision as of 17:58, 21 March 2015

You might also be looking for the actress Gretchen German.

The term German refers to anything originating from the nation-state of Germany, including its people, as well as the German language.

Benjamin Sisko once danced in German lederhosen at the Mazurka Festival in New Berlin. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")

"Jerry" was a slang term for a German person during World War II. Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir (as well as Quark) used the term when O'Brien and Bashir used their Battle of Britain holoprogram. (DS9: "Homefront", "Accession", "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places")

German citizens or of German descent

Appendices

Background

  • According to the shooting script of TNG: "Home Soil", Kurt Mandl was intended to be of German descent; he was played by the German actor Walter Gotell. [1]
  • A pair of metal rigging loops, used as uniform components for the engineer's radiological suit, were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. The two German words "sichern" (to lock) and "abseilen" (to rappel) are engraved on the rigging loops. [2]

Related topics

External links