działania dywersyjne

English translation: sabotage

11:38 May 12, 2015
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / intelligence
Polish term or phrase: działania dywersyjne
działania dywersyjne na tyłach armii niemieckiej
Małgorzata Mazurek
Poland
Local time: 21:39
English translation:sabotage
Explanation:
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'People don't forget': veterans mark 70th anniversary of VE Day ...
The Guardian › World › VE day
Mobile-friendly - 2 days ago - ... D-Day beaches, survived bombings and shootings, and plotted brave sabotage behind enemy lines.
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Darius Saczuk
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Local time: 16:39
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1sabotage
Darius Saczuk
3subversive warfare
Tomasz Sienicki
3diversionary activities
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Summary of reference entries provided
Definicje: sabotażu i dywersji
geopiet

  

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sabotage


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Note added at 9 mins (2015-05-12 11:48:47 GMT)
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'People don't forget': veterans mark 70th anniversary of VE Day ...
The Guardian › World › VE day
Mobile-friendly - 2 days ago - ... D-Day beaches, survived bombings and shootings, and plotted brave sabotage behind enemy lines.

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 16:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 191
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agree  Jacek Konopka
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  -> As always, kind thanks, Jacku.
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subversive warfare


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Tomasz Sienicki
Denmark
Local time: 21:39
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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diversionary activities


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Todivertthe enemy's attentionthe commander directs that diversionary activities be initiated inother areas.
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Unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance and direct action roles have .... into North Vietnam, while Naval aircraft conducted diversionary activities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_action_(military)
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eation of the brigade and the massive military operations not only at the Bay of Pigs but in a number of related naval deployments and diversionary activities, ..
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After the evacuation of air force and armoured warfare personnel, they said that others could be used for 'diversionary activities ...
https://books.google.com/books?id=FGej3gAc-W8C&pg=PA33&lpg=P...
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Underground and guerrilla warfare stem from a resistance move- ment, h. ...... may also be enhanced by the conduct of concurrent diversionary activities. e.
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These and other partisan actions in the spring and summer of 1943 formed a growing mosaic of reconnaissance and diversionary activities in the enemy rear.


Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 16:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
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Reference comments


11 hrs
Reference: Definicje: sabotażu i dywersji

Reference information:
Sabotaż- deorganizowanie pracy przez umyślne uchylanie się od niej lub świadome, wadliwe wykonywanie jej przez uszkadzanie, niszczenie środków produkcji, działanie mające na celi przeszkodzenie w realizacji jakiegos planu.

Dywersja- działanie wojenne polegające na odwróceniu uwagi wroga, najczęsciej z uzyciem broni.

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Our sabotage and diversion were increasing and actions of open resistance were becoming necessary. - https://goo.gl/fEbaxH (The Secret Army: The Memoirs of General Bor-Komorowski)

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