Pardon me for posting, but…I don’t suppose anyone knows of a good resource or collection of nicknames soldiers (of various nations) have used for their enemies during various wars? (Like “Jerry,” “Charlie,” “Tommy,” etc.) The “Racial Slur Database” has been a handy resource, but I’m not sure if it’s all-comprehensive.
Well, Thanks for your time, and hopefully this thread doesn’t get locked as soon as I post it 
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Ranchoth
So there you have it, The vile Hun.
Well, I had to put it in context, right?
[ul]…Yankees
… [sup]Used in many contexts, wars, times[/sup][/ul]
likewise
[ul]…Rebals
… [sup]and not just those called “Johnny”[/sup][/ul]
Ranchoth, can you help us to help you? Obviously, we don’t want to turn this into a thread indiscriminately rattling off ethnic slurs; so perhaps there are specific ones you’re looking for? Are you looking for “non-offensive” ones, such as your examples?
Jap
Nazi
Charlie
Chi-com
Vietcong
Red
Russkie
Krauts!
Oh no, I wouldn’t want to start a slur-slinging contest here, either. I’m just asking to see if anyone knows any sites on the web (or even a reference book or documentary) that have a “catch all” collection of wartime nicknames. I’ve looked, but I couldn’t find any myself…If aren’t any, I might have to make one myself, just for scholarly reasons.
Ranchoth
Some:
WWI
Abdul - Turk
Billjim - Australian
Boche - German
Digger - Australian
Doughboy - American
Fritz - German
Hun - German
Kiltie - Scotsman
Macaroni - Italian
Mick - Irish
Poilu - French
Sammy - American
Tommy, Tommy Atkins - British
Woodbine - British
Yank - American
WWII
Ivan - Russian
Jap - Japanese
Jerry - German
Joe - American
Kraut-German
Limey - British
Nip - Japanese
Slant-eye - Japanese
Korea
Gook - North Korean
Slope - North Korean
Chi-Com - Communist Chinese
Vietnam
Charlie - Viet Cong
Dac Cong - Viet Cong special forces
Dink - Asian
Didn’t the Commies used to be Pinkos before I was born . . . they were in the vernacular of Frank Burns and, IINM, Archie Bunker.
And don’t forget the Buggers!
Saracen dogs!
In Eritrea many call the people who live in Ethiopia names (according to their ethnicity).
Tigrayins - We called them Agame pronouced: Ah-gah-me (it stands for a area in Tigray)
Amhara - We called them Adgi pronuoced: Ad-gee (It stands for “donkey”)
On the other hand some Ethiopians like to call Eritreans: Banda (It think it stand for a Italian word meaning Bandit)
I think most names for the enemy are, in fact, racial slurs at some level (usually the most obvious one). Of course, that makes it easier for the propagandists to make the ‘us v. them’ distinction in the public mind, which is what it’s all about anyway: “Look at those bastards [with those slant eyes|who eat a lot of kraut|etc.]. They would kill us all in a second! Kill them!”
So seperating enemy names from racial slurs would be tough-to-impossible.