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Originally Posted by Larry Hickey
Steve,
The "new" name is "Marder," the type of bird called a Martin in English. This further suggests that the planes in the Staffel all originally had bird names corresponding to their individual a/c letter. The exception is Delphin (dolphin)
Regards,
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«Marder» isn't a bird, it's a
marten, so they may have been going for a wildlife theme for the
Staffel. There was a German self-propelled anti-tank gun called the
Marder, as well — a predator.