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> Complement de contingent?, what does it mean?
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  Posted: August 13, 2010 02:10 pm
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In C. Midan's book, "Carol al II-lea şi teroarea istoriei", I've found a phrase I don't really understand.
When describing the partial mobilisation of march 1939 - after Germany and Hungary entered Slovakia - he says something interesting: "the orders number **** of the Romanian Army Command (Marele Stat-Major tongue.gif) asked for the completion of 6-th and 7-th Army Corps as well as the units of border-guards and gendarmes because of the contingent's complement of the years 1936 and 1937 at certain specialties"
Original: "datorită complementului de contingent din clasele 1936 şi 1937 ale anumitor specialităţi".
What is that? Did they have too many people available from those years?


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Posted: August 13, 2010 02:35 pm
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complement = roster => in this case there were not enough specialised personnel for specific tasks. hence, they need to raise more men.
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Posted: August 13, 2010 08:03 pm
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Thanks! Other oppinions? biggrin.gif


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