Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Abwehr. The Abwehr was a German military intelligence organization from 1921 to 1944. The term Abwehr was used as a concession to Allied demands that Germany's postâWorld War I intelligence activities be for defensive purposes only. After 4 February 1938, its name in title was Foreign Affairs/Defence Office of the Armed Forces High Command.
Belarusian Flag Meaning: The green stripe symbolizes the future. Green is the color of hope, spring and revival and the color of Belarus' lands forests and fields. The red represents Belarus' past and the blood of the country's defenders.
In English, the use of the term White Russia to refer to all of Belarus is obsolete. Many other languages, however, continue to use a literal translation of White Russia to refer to Belarus. Belarus translates to White Russia in many modern languages (particularly, most Germanic languages).But in the modern Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian languages is there a distinction between the modern country of Russia and the suffix -rus (it is a part of heritage of The PolishâLithuanian Commonwealth):ut in the modern Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian languages is there a distinction between the modern country of Russia and the suffix -rus (it is a part of heritage of The PolishâLithuanian Commonwealth):