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督戦隊 (とくせんたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

督とく戦せん隊たい

と

く

せ

ん

た

い

Meanings

1

barrier troop; blocking detachment

Military term for a unit stationed behind front-line forces to prevent retreat or desertion, often by force.

ソ連れん軍ぐんは第だい二に次じ世せ

界かい

大たい

戦せん

中ちゅう

、

督とく

戦せん

隊たい

を

配はい

置ち

し

て

兵へい

士し

の

退たい

却きゃく

を

防ふせ

い

だ

。

During World War II, the Soviet army deployed barrier troops to prevent soldiers from retreating.

Kanji

督coach, command, urge
戦war, battle, match
隊regiment, party, company

Related words

督とく戦せん
督戦 means 'supervising battle' or 'urging troops to fight'; 督戦隊 is the specific unit that performs this role.

Built from

督とく戦せん+隊たい

Etymology

Compound of 督 (supervise, urge), 戦 (battle), and 隊 (unit, corps).