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Re: Luftwaffe term?
Dear John,
Sitzbereitschaft was the most immediate state of readiness, not to be measured in a specific time; in the state of Sitzbereitschaft a fighter unit had to be prepared to take off at once if the alarm was sounded.
A 15 minute readiness would be termed 15 Minuten Bereitschaft, as would any other state of readiness - Stundenbereitschaft for one hours readiness, Halbstundenbereitschaft for 30 Minutes readiness, 5 Minutenbereitschaft and so on.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Jochen
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