Talk:Kanalkampf

Latest comment: 2 months ago by Keith-264 in topic Recent edits

Translation edit

The standard translation for the German "Kampf" is fight, not battle. Battle is usually the equivalent for the German "Schlacht". "Kampf" is smaller than "Schlacht", more locally limited. A literal translation of "Kanalkampf" would be 'Channel Fight'.

Recent edits edit

@Motacilla: I'm not sure that altering steamer to steamship adds anything but having got Jordan, Roger W. (2006) [1999]. The World's Merchant Fleets 1939: The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships (2nd ed.). London: Chatham/Lionel Leventhal. ISBN 978-1-86176-293-1. recently I will go through the article to check the details of the ships mentioned. I'll have a butchers at Rohwer, Jürgen; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (2005) [1972]. Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (3rd rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-86176-257-3. too. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 23:20, 7 March 2024 (UTC)Reply