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Schloss Allner, the Glossary

Schloss Allner is a fifteenth-century castle in Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.^[1]

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After action report

An after action report (or AAR) is any form of retrospective analysis on a given sequence of goal-oriented actions previously undertaken, generally by the author themselves.

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Allner See

Allner See is an artificial lake near Hennef in Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Anti-tank warfare

Anti-tank warfare originated during World War I from the desire to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks.

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Ashlar

Ashlar is a cut and dressed stone, worked using a chisel to achieve a specific form, typically rectangular in shape.

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Bailiff

A bailiff is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given.

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Balcony

A balcony (from balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.

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Baluster

A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features.

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Baroque

The Baroque is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s.

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Chapel

A chapel (from cappella) is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small.

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Child abuse

Child abuse (also called child endangerment or child maltreatment) is physical, sexual, emotional and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child, especially by a parent or a caregiver.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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Curtain wall (fortification)

A curtain wall is a defensive wall between fortified towers or bastions of a castle, fortress, or town.

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Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany.

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Dead bolt

A deadbolt or deadlock is a type of lock morticed into a wooden door.

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The Deutsche Mark (English: German mark), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark", was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002.

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Drawbridge

A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to a castle or tower surrounded by a moat.

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Duchy of Berg

Berg was a state—originally a county, later a duchy—in the Rhineland of Germany.

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Escutcheon (heraldry)

In heraldry, an escutcheon is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms.

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Field marshal

Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the second most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks, but junior to the rank of Generalissimo.

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Firearm

A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual.

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Forester

A forester is a person who practises forest management and forestry, the science, art, and profession of managing forests.

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Franciscans

The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders of the Catholic Church.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.

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Great hall

A great hall is the main room of a royal palace, castle or a large manor house or hall house in the Middle Ages, and continued to be built in the country houses of the 16th and early 17th centuries, although by then the family used the great chamber for eating and relaxing.

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Handrail

A handrail is a rail that is designed to be grasped by the hand so as to provide safety or support.

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Heavy machine gun

A heavy machine gun (HMG) is significantly larger than light, medium or general-purpose machine guns.

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Hennef (Sieg)

Hennef (Sieg) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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House of Merode

The House of Merode is one of the most prominent families of the Belgian nobility.

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Imperial staircase

An imperial staircase (sometimes erroneously known as a "double staircase") is the name given to a staircase with divided flights.

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Jaundice

Jaundice, also known as icterus, is a yellowish or greenish pigmentation of the skin and sclera due to high bilirubin levels.

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Keystone (architecture)

A keystone (or capstone) is the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault.

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L118 light gun

The L118 light gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer.

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LVIII Panzer Corps

LVIII Panzer Corps was a panzer corps in the German Army during World War II.

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Malnutrition

Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems.

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Manor house

A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor.

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Mansard roof

A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer windows.

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Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence.

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Mortar (weapon)

A mortar today is usually a simple, lightweight, man-portable, muzzle-loaded cannon, consisting of a smooth-bore (although some models use a rifled barrel) metal tube fixed to a base plate (to spread out the recoil) with a lightweight bipod mount and a sight.

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North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a state (Land) in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in Germany. Apart from the city-states, it is also the most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of, it is the fourth-largest German state by size.

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Orphanage

An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for by their biological families.

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Panelling

Panelling (or paneling in the United States) is a millwork wall covering constructed from rigid or semi-rigid components.

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Panic attack

Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear and discomfort that may include palpitations, sweating, chest pain or chest discomfort, shortness of breath, trembling, dizziness, numbness, confusion, or a feeling of impending doom or of losing control.

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Portal (architecture)

A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure.

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Psychological trauma

Psychological trauma (also known as mental trauma, psychiatric trauma, emotional damage, or psychotrauma) is an emotional response caused by severe distressing events that are outside the normal range of human experiences.

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Reichskammergericht

The;; Iudicium imperii) was one of the two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, the other one being the Aulic Council in Vienna. It was founded in 1495 by the Imperial Diet in Worms. All legal proceedings in the Holy Roman Empire could be brought to the Imperial Chamber Court, except if the ruler of the territory had a so-called privilegium de non appellando, in which case the highest judicial institution was found by the ruler of that territory.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Allner

Also known as Allner Castle.

, Sieg (river), Siegburg, Stepped gable, Strafing, Tank destroyer, Tented roof, Trachyte, Vandalism, Vassal, Vault (architecture), Walter von Loë, Watermill, Wehrmacht, Wine cellar, World War II, 97th Infantry Division (United States).

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See also

Gothic Revival architecture in Germany

Orphanages in Europe

World War II sites in Germany

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