lvl1 combat

alambrada

barbed wire fence

ambulancia

ambulance

aniquilar

to destroy, to annihilate

apoderarse de

to take possession of

arrasar una zona

to devastate an area

asalto

assault

atacar la fortaleza

to attack the fortress

avance del ejército

army’s advance

avanzada

advance party

bajas

losses

batalla sangrienta

bloody battle

blanco

target

cadáver

corpse

caer

to fall, to die (in action)

caer en una emboscada

to fall into an ambush

camilla

stretcher

campo de prisioneros

prisoner-of-war camp

camuflaje

camouflage

camuflar un tanque

to camouflage a tank

captura

capture

capturar

to capture

casco

helmet

cobarde

coward

cometer atrocidades

to commit atrocities

comienzo de las hostilidades

beginning of hostilities

contraatacar

to counterattack

contraataque

counterattack

declarar la guerra a

to declare war on

derrota

defeat

derrotar

to defeat

desaparecido

missing person (also adjective)

detener al enemigo

to stop the enemy

devastar un país

to devastate a country

disparar

to shoot

disparo

shot

emboscada

ambush

Estalló la guerra

War broke out

evacuación de los civiles

evacuation of the civilians

evacuar

to evacuate

explosión

explosion

explosionar

to explode

explotar

to explode

exterminar

to crush, to exterminate

frente de batalla

battle zone

fugarse

to flee

hostilidad

hostility

huida

flight

indemne

unharmed

iniciar la ofensiva

to launch an offensive

izar el estandarte

to raise the standard

lucha a ultranza

fight to the death

luchar hasta el fin

to fight to the death

mando supremo

supreme command

maniobra

maneuver

masacre

massacre

matanza

slaughter

matar

to kill

morir(se)

to die

muerto

dead person (also adjective)

ofensiva

offensive

operación atrevida

bold operation

pabellón

flag (with coat of arms)

patrulla

patrol

patrullar

to patrol

pegar un tiro a

to shoot at

pérdidas

losses

pillaje

looting

pillar

to loot

poner en fuga

to put to flight

poner minas

to lay mines

prisionero

prisoner

rechazar un ataque

to repel an attack

reconocer la zona

to reconnoiter the area

reconocimiento

reconnaissance

recuperar el terreno

to regain territory

rehén

hostage

rescatar

to rescue

rescate

rescue

retaguardia

rearguard

rodear

to surround

salir ileso

to escape unharmed

sector sur

southern sector

sembrar el pánico

to spread panic

sitio

siege

tirar a

to shoot at

tiro

shot

toma (por asalto)

capture, taking

tomar una posición

to overrun a position

trinchera

trench

vanguardia

vanguard

vencedor

victor

vencer

to win