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| Kriegsausbruch {m} | outbreak of war; onset of the war | |
| Kriegsausbrüche {pl} | outbreaks of war; onsets of wars | |
| bei Kriegsausbruch | at the outbreak of the war; at the onset of the war | |
| kurz vor Kriegsausbruch stehen | to be on the brink of war | |
| 1939 stand die Welt wie auch 1914 am Rande eines Krieges. | In 1939, as in 1914, the world was on the brink of war. |