If you need any translations just let me know. I'm always glad to help out as a German native speaker :-)

I have a German English translation section in an old dictionary. In there the word Beute is said to mean booty or loot. So I went with the more literal translation. I am aware that German does not always mean exactly what it says. ( Hope I'm not...

I have a German English translation section in an old dictionary. In there the word Beute is said to mean booty or loot. So I went with the more literal translation. I am aware that German does not always mean exactly what it says. ( Hope I'm not stepping in it to deeply here!) In the future it would be nice if those of you who understand German would translate for us who don't.

Some would rather say ...'liberated'.. ;)

"Captured" more or less, the term is a bit more familiar with panzers:

"Captured" more or less, the term is a bit more familiar with panzers:

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/beutepanzer-how-nazi-germany-relied-on-captured-military-vehicles.html

For those of us ( myself included ) who don't read German. I believe the translation would be looted or stolen machine gun.

yep,correct ;)

Beutemaschinengewehr?