# der unerwarteter Nahschuss

der unerwarteter Nahschuss is a German noun meaning “a form of fusillation where the victim is shot, typically to the back of their head, at a moment when they do not expect it, e.g. during what appears to be preparations for a "proper" execution (it was the standard method of execution in the GDR from 1968 to 1987)”. Forms: des unerwarteten Nahschusses, die unerwartete Nahschüsse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des unerwarteten Nahschusses
- Plural: die unerwartete Nahschüsse

## Meanings

1. a form of fusillation where the victim is shot, typically to the back of their head, at a moment when they do not expect it, e.g. during what appears to be preparations for a "proper" execution

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