British soldiers- Tommies
German Soldiers- Krauts, Jerrys, Huns, Tedeschi (Italian term)
Teds (British abbreviated form of above)
Japanese Soldiers- Japs, nips, slants (the term slants reffers to the Japanese people's eye shape.)
American soldiers- G.I.'s (Government Issue) Or For the Real Green soldiers, draftees, Joes, Mac (USMC only)
Italian soldiers- Eye-ties, Goombah (Even though the term was more widly used after the war to reffer to Italian thugs)
French soldiers- Frogs
Polish soldiers-the polls
Russia-Reds, Ruskies, Commies, Ivan.
The Germans were called the Huns, after Atilla the Hun.
normally the british soldiers called Germans "fritz" and the Germans called the brits "Tommy"
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Krauts was the most common. Squareheads, Jerries, some used terms left over from WWI, and called them the Huns, or the Boche.
The Germans referred to the British as 'Tommys'.
There were many names for the Japanese during WW2, some that I know of were "Tojo, slants, and nips."
Yes, one of many slang nicknames used.
Jerry Jerry was the British term. US soldiers called them Krauts or Nazis.
some words they used were hii. and byee.
Krauts was the most common. Squareheads, Jerries, some used terms left over from WWI, and called them the Huns, or the Boche.
The Germans referred to the British as 'Tommys'.
Most Canadians were called Canucks.
There were many names for the Japanese during WW2, some that I know of were "Tojo, slants, and nips."
Yes, one of many slang nicknames used.
Jerry Jerry was the British term. US soldiers called them Krauts or Nazis.
when most of the world got involved hence the term "world war"
Among other things, they used the (offensive) term kraut, which derived from sauerkraut.
Reparations .
Doughboys.
Slang in 1949 reflected the post-World War II era, with terms like "cool" meaning stylish or fashionable, "cat" referring to a person, and "gear" describing something exciting or impressive. Slang was often influenced by jazz music and the Beat Generation during this time.