Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Festungs-Geniedirektion
English translation:
Directorate of Fortress Engineering
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Kim Metzger
Mar 15, 2011 16:03
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Festungs-Geniedirektion
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This is part of a historical overview of a building:
Das militärisch akkurate Sandsteingebäude wurde in der 2. Hälfte des 19. Jh. von der königlich preußischen **Festungs-Geniedirektion** als bombensicheres Proviantmagazin mit Kriegsbäckerei geplant.
I'm in way over my head with this one - so any help is VERY WELCOME :-)))
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Das militärisch akkurate Sandsteingebäude wurde in der 2. Hälfte des 19. Jh. von der königlich preußischen **Festungs-Geniedirektion** als bombensicheres Proviantmagazin mit Kriegsbäckerei geplant.
I'm in way over my head with this one - so any help is VERY WELCOME :-)))
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +9 | directorate of fortress engineering |
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| 3 +2 | fortification design authorities (leadership) |
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directorate of fortress engineering
Genie = engineer
Otto Freiherr Ellison von Nidlef
Vom 1. Oktober 1892 bis zum 1. September 1894 absolvierte er einen Höheren Geniekurs, den er ebenfalls erfolgreich abschließen konnte. Danach wurde er zur Geniedirektion der Festung Trient versetzt, um am 1. Dezember 1895 zur Geniedirektion der Festung Cattaro kommandiert zu werden.
Ab dem 1. Mai 1899 verließ Ellison den Truppendienst, da er zum Geniestab versetzt und zur Geniedirektion in Brixen abgeordnet wurde.
Anschließend wurde Ellison am 18. August 1911 zum Geniedirektor in Brixen ernannt, mit der anschließenden letzten Verwendung im Frieden als Geniedirektor der Festung Riva ab dem 17. April 1914.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Freiherr_Ellison_von_Nidle...
Otto Freiherr Ing. Ellison von Nidlef
One of six children, Otto attended the Technical Military Academy from he which he graduated on the 18th of August 1889 and was commissioned as a Leutnant in the 2nd Engineer (Genie) Regiment.
After the successful completion of the course he was transferred to the Engineer Directorate at Trient followed by a further assignment to the Engineer Directorate at Cattaro on the 1st of December 1895.
Appointed as the Engineer Director in Brixen on the 18th of August 1911, his final appointment before the outbreak of WW1 was that of Engineer Director of the Riva Fortress on Lake Garda which he took up on the 17th of April 1914.
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/biog/ellison.html
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Direction du génie de forteresse
Fortress Engineering Directorate (Be)
http://www.ut.ngb.army.mil/clp/linguists/fbis/french/frtd.ht...
Otto Freiherr Ellison von Nidlef
Vom 1. Oktober 1892 bis zum 1. September 1894 absolvierte er einen Höheren Geniekurs, den er ebenfalls erfolgreich abschließen konnte. Danach wurde er zur Geniedirektion der Festung Trient versetzt, um am 1. Dezember 1895 zur Geniedirektion der Festung Cattaro kommandiert zu werden.
Ab dem 1. Mai 1899 verließ Ellison den Truppendienst, da er zum Geniestab versetzt und zur Geniedirektion in Brixen abgeordnet wurde.
Anschließend wurde Ellison am 18. August 1911 zum Geniedirektor in Brixen ernannt, mit der anschließenden letzten Verwendung im Frieden als Geniedirektor der Festung Riva ab dem 17. April 1914.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Freiherr_Ellison_von_Nidle...
Otto Freiherr Ing. Ellison von Nidlef
One of six children, Otto attended the Technical Military Academy from he which he graduated on the 18th of August 1889 and was commissioned as a Leutnant in the 2nd Engineer (Genie) Regiment.
After the successful completion of the course he was transferred to the Engineer Directorate at Trient followed by a further assignment to the Engineer Directorate at Cattaro on the 1st of December 1895.
Appointed as the Engineer Director in Brixen on the 18th of August 1911, his final appointment before the outbreak of WW1 was that of Engineer Director of the Riva Fortress on Lake Garda which he took up on the 17th of April 1914.
http://www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk/biog/ellison.html
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-03-15 16:28:18 GMT)
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Direction du génie de forteresse
Fortress Engineering Directorate (Be)
http://www.ut.ngb.army.mil/clp/linguists/fbis/french/frtd.ht...
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Paul Skidmore
: great research Kim
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or fortress engineers, maybe
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Sarah Swift
: Yes, this sounds really good. In a military context the word engineer is fairly central to what's required.
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I used to work for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Don't know what the Brits call them.
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Helen Shiner
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adamgajlewicz
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Thayenga
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hazmatgerman (X)
: Die Genietruppen waren die Vorläufer der heutigen Pioniere, und die Festungspioniere sind eine Unterart davon, sozusagen. To be distinguished from today's combat engineers.
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Horst Huber (X)
: Schon das deutsche Wort "Ingenieur" veranschaulicht die Verwandtschaft mit "Genie". "Directorate" and "Engineer Director" are quite a bit heavier than needed
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So what would you use for Direktion?
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Nicola Wood
: like this even better than the first answer posted
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Anette Bange (X)
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Charles Teubner
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fortification design authorities (leadership)
It most likely refers to the individuals who were in charge of designing the fortifications of the structures being discussed.
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Nicola Wood
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Coqueiro
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hazmatgerman (X)
: I would not restrict their work to designing.
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Reference comments
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Reference:
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