das Gefecht

battle, combat

Ge collective or mass noun + fecht fight

noun · nominative / dative / accusative, singular neuter Rare #28,688

battle, combat Usually refers to a short or specific fight, especially between armed forces.

GE: Die Soldaten bereiten sich auf das Gefecht vor.

EN: The soldiers are preparing for the battle.

Declension of Gefecht

Prepare for battle!

— Akira (1988)

Ready for battle!

— Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Sometimes there's a ceasefire, then fighting resumes.

— Gefangen im Kaukasus (1996)

Perhaps it's a battle.

— Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)

On to the final battle!

— Der große Irrtum (1971)

Were you wounded in combat against the Koreans?

— Assassination (2015)

The soldier was killed in action.

This is a skirmish.

— Der Club der toten Dichter (1989)