Luftwaffe Air Combat Slang
 

There are a number of classic well-known RAF slang phrases eg beware the hun in the sun, gone west, gone for a burton and so on.

Anyone know of any German air slang?

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Outstanding question. I hope it does well.

Bronc

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I suppose Kaczmarek (wingman) is the best known — but what is its origin? Someone in fiction, or a cartoon character maybe?

Amis, Tommis, Ivans for opponents.
Mühle (mill) for an aircraft (or just the engine?)
Aal (eel) for Torpedo

For veterans of NSG 9, serving in Italy, a Staffelkapitän was “der Capitano”.

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Indianer for enemy aircraft……Horrido to signify an aircraft shot down… Pauke for enemy spotted and about to attack. There were quite a number of such terms or sayings

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Viermots, 4 Motor bombers.
Pauk! Pauk! , Engage, Hit, Attack!

There are lots of others in good original air fighting books. Also, many "official" codewords or abbreviations in Night fighting and Radio comms.

SM

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‘Mühle’ seems to have been used like the RAF ‘kite’.

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A friend has sent me copies of "Deckwortverzeichnis für den Jägersprechverkehr"; there are quite a number and quite interesting but no slang as such

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"Ich habe durst" - I am thirsty = out of fuel

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Understood-Viktor; not understood-Ricardus. We could go on for ages with this!

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Here is collection of terms with english translation:
https://www.gyges.dk/Operatonal%20br...Ver%2010_1.pdf

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'Myo zwingt zur Rueckkehr', 'es wird gruen geschossen', 'dicke Moebelwagen' usw.

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Holzauge ("wooden eye" ); the last airplane in a formation.
Ami; slang for American.
Himmelfahrtskommando ("mission to heaven") ; suicide mission.
Katschmarek; well known slang for a wingman, though I was told a few years ago it was originally a derogatory term for a particularly dim infantry recruit!
Nachwuchs ("new growth"); late-war replacement aircrew.
Alter Hase ("Old Hare"); experienced aircrew/pilot
Blechkrawatte ("tin-necktie"); slang for the Knights Cross

Halsschmerzen: a cynical slang-term (having "neck rash", "itching neck" or "sore throat") applied for glory-hunting pilots considered desperate for an awarding of the Knights Cross.

Möbelwagen: ("furniture vans"); heavy bombers (usually US?)
Donnerbalken ("thunder beam"); military latrine.
Eiserne Kuh ("iron cow"); evaporated milk in a tin.
Gulaschkanone ("goulash cannon"); mobile field kitchen

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Kutscher (coachman / cabby) for a pilot.