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Bogerschaukel

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German

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Etymology

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Boger +‎ Schaukel, named after SS Oberscharführer Wilhelm Boger (1906–1977).

Noun

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Bogerschaukel f (genitive Bogerschaukel, plural Bogerschaukeln)

  1. (Nazism) a torture method used in the Auschwitz concentration camp, similar to pau-de-arara
    Synonym: Papageienschaukel

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Further reading

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  • Michael Robert, Karin Doerr (2002) “Bogerschaukel”, in Nazi-Deutsch/Nazi-German: An English lexicon of the language of the Third Reich, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 105
  • Papageienschaukel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de