meaning of technical term in German
 

Hello,

In translating the KTB for I./ZG76 for the PC, I'm trying to understand the meaning of the term "“Gummimuffen." The context is: "During the night the aircraft of 3./ZG76 were prepared – some “Gummimuffen” –- some kind of rubber gaskets but my translator says “sleeves”-- were leaky and they had to be replaced." Where might these rubber gaskets or sleeves be on a Bf110 and what were they for?

Thanx,

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Hello,

Another related translation question: on 31.8.39 the I./ZG76 KTB reported: "At about 21.00 hrs we received an order via phone call: “Ostmarkflug 1.9, Quelle 45.” This appears to have been the alert to the unit that hostilities were about to commence. Does anyone know exactly what this means, and was it a general alert for all Luftwaffe units concerning the initiation of the attack on Poland, or would this have been only some kind of code for alerting I./ZG76?

Regards,

Re: meaning of technical term in German
 

Larry, I have the translation for "Gummimuffin" as "Grommets", which could mean any rubber seal on an hydraulic cylinder or even on an engine valve stem.

Mark

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According to: http://www.dict.cc/german-english/Gummimuffe.html
Gummimuffe = rubber sleeve [so possibly a gasket type]

Quelle 45 - maybe it means 4.45 a.m.?

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My Anglo-German military dictionary says that a »Muffe« is a "threaded sleeve for pipe connections."

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In my technical dictionary, "Muffe" is translated as:
1. muff, bell, sleeve (clamp), socket (pipe/ wire/ cable connector);
2. coupling (electr.), sealing connecting box;
3. bushing (liner, collar), sleeve (barrel, casing);
4. hose

IMO #2 and 3 come closest to what it could be. Since the "Muffen" were leaking, i would think it is something related to distribution of fluids e.g. fuel, oil, coolant, hydraulics etc. A piece of rubber (pipe/ -ing) for what ever.

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The German/English Collins dictionary translates Gummimuffe as "Rubber Cups" plural.

Mark

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Ostmarkflug 1.9, Quelle 45: "Ostmark" was the name for todays Österreich/Austria. "Quelle" was a Jagdfliegerterm for "location", so literary translated it means
1.9 would stand for 1st of September, the day when german troops marched into Poland.
"45" is not possible to find out for me :)
Therefore the result is
Flight to Austria on 1st of September, location 45
As it was a codeword, there is no special meaning I guess.

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Here you go Larry, from a Danish site, "gummimuffe":
http://koiimport.dk/group.asp?group=705

Cannot be clearer than that, can it?

Mark

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Take your pick:

http://www.google.co.il/search?q=gum...w=1920&bih=976

Mark

Re: meaning of technical term in German
 

Ostmarkflug - code of the operation against Poland
1.9 - September 1
Quelle 45 - 4.45 a.m. (beginning of the operation)

It was a message received by all units.

Attached is a partial copy of the I./ZG 76 KTB. You can find there "Gummimuffen" as well as "Ostmarkflug...".

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Thanks to you all. As usual, you came through.

Regards,

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For which dates is this KTB ?

Best from Norway

Olve

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It is a Polish Campaign KTB: 25.8.39 - 30.9.39.