Volkssturm

German

Etymology

Volk +‎ -s- +‎ Sturm, literally “people's storm”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlksˌʃtʊʁm/

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Proper noun

Volkssturm m (proper noun, strong, genitive Volkssturmes or Volkssturms)

1. (Nazism) militia established by Nazi Germany during the last months of World War II

Declension

Declension of Volkssturm [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Volkssturm
genitive	eines	des	Volkssturmes, Volkssturms
dative	einem	dem	Volkssturm, Volkssturme1
accusative	einen	den	Volkssturm

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Volkssturm” in Duden online
• “Volkssturm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Volkssturm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de