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Old 17th January 2017, 19:16
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Re: Luftwaffe units in 1945

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Originally Posted by Nick Beale View Post
Soll = should =equals establishment strength
Ist = is = actual strength
Verf. = verfügbar = available (for operations)

Nick, thanks to you and sidney for your contributions. See below for my attempt to find the best English translation for all the terms used in the document. Verfügbar remains somewhat unclear, since I have not seen it before in documents describing the state of crew readiness of a particular unit. Soll, ist, einsatzbereit and nicht einsatzbereit are the four common terms.

Flugzeug Muster:
Aircraft Type

Flugzeuge – 1. Soll 2. Ist 3. Eins:
Aicraft – 1. Establishment strength 2. Available strength 3. Operationally ready strength

Besatzungen – 1. Ist 2. Eins (Einsatzbereit) 3. Verfb (Verfügbar) 4. Kampf-Eins:
Crews – 1. Available strength 2. Operationally ready strength 3. Currently on hand 4. Combat-ready

Regards,

Paul
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