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Luftwaffe Fighter Codewords
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| Codeword |
Translation |
Meaning |
| Kirchturm |
Church tower |
Own height in hundreds of metres |
| Hanny |
Johnny or 'bloke' |
Enemy height |
| Caruso |
- |
Course |
| Zirkus uber |
Circus over |
Assemble at |
| Gartenraum |
Garden room |
Airfield |
| Horrido |
- |
I have shot down enemy aircraft |
| Ente |
Duck |
Range from enemy aircraft |
| Bodo |
- |
Unit headquarters or own base |
| Orkan |
- |
Enemy's speed |
| Tuba |
- |
Bearing |
| Pauke-Pauke |
- |
Attack |
| Viktor |
- |
Understood |
| Ich beruhre |
I touch |
I have seen the target |
| Otto-Otto |
- |
Target in searchlight |
| Normaluhr in |
Usual time |
Wait at |
| Ich habe Durst |
I am thirsty |
I am short of petrol |
| Radfahrer |
Cyclist |
Own single-engined aircraft |
| Mobelwagon |
Furniture van |
Own twin-engined aircraft |
| Dicke Mobelwagon |
Bulky furniture van |
Own three-engined aircraft |
| Feindlich Jager |
- |
Enemy fighters |
| Autos |
Cars |
Enemy twin-engined aircraft |
| Dicke Autos |
Bulky cars |
Enemy three-engined aircraft |
| Freie Bahn |
Free road |
Enemy fighters breaking formation |
| Donnerkeil |
Thunderbolt |
Night attack |
| Stacheldraht |
Barbed wire |
Flying within certain height limits forbidden |
| Objekt |
Object |
Object being defended e.g. town, ship, airfield |
| Mauerblume |
Wallflower |
Contact with enemy |
| Spielbeginn |
Start of the game |
Enemy formation recognized at... |
| Halzbzeit |
Half-time |
Breaking off engagement |
| Ich suche |
I am looking |
I haven't found, or have lost, the target |
| Gehen Sie ins Vorzimmer |
Go into the anteroom |
Wait |
| Konkurrenz |
Competition |
Danger warning |
| Weiss |
White |
Fighter operating with searchlights |
| Schwartz |
Black |
Fighter operating without searchlights |