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Totenkopf

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

Ellipsis of 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Qualifier: World War II

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noun

Meaning 2

A death's head used as a military emblem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Totenkopf (literally “dead person's head”).