American ethnic slurs for Germans at the time included kraut and Jerry. It was generally understood that this applied to literal Germans, not Americans of German descent.
No. The Thompson submachine gun was invented in WW1 and named after General Thompson. Initially it was marketed to civilians as the Annihilator, but renamed for marketing purposes. It has nothing to do with the British in WW2, who used the Sten sub machine gun.
They used Nazis instead of Germans because Germans were the largest ethnic group in America.
The Japanese were few and in camps, so it was just Japs and Nips no problem.
A German equivalent would be Germs.
American ethnic slurs for Germans at the time included kraut and Jerry. It was generally understood that this applied to literal Germans, not Americans of German descent.
Jerry was British. They also called themselves Tommies (thus the Tommygun).
No. The Thompson submachine gun was invented in WW1 and named after General Thompson. Initially it was marketed to civilians as the Annihilator, but renamed for marketing purposes. It has nothing to do with the British in WW2, who used the Sten sub machine gun.