German LW words

for some of us trying hard to associate the German to the English this just might help. Otto place this where you see fit and should be stickied

Abschuss "Shootdown"--an air victory.
Alarmstart --Scramble.
Ami --slang for American.
Blitzkrieg --"lightning war"-
dicke Autos "fat cars"--enemy heavy bombers.
Einsatzfruede --love of combat.
Einsatzstaffel --operational Staffel (of a training unit.).
Endausbildungstaffel --operational training squadron.
Endgueltige Vernichtung --final destruction of an already-culled aircraft.
Ergaenzungsgruppe (ErgGr) --advanced training group.
Ergaenzungsstaffel (ErgSt) --advanced training squadron.
Erprobungsgruppe (EprGr)-- operational test group.
Erprobungsstaffel (EprSt) --operational test squadron.
Experte --a fighter pilot proficient in aerial combat; the Allied Ace.
Fliegerdivision (FD) air division--a higher command containing several types of flying units.
Fliegerfuehrer (Flifue) --aircraft command/control unit or it's commander. In the case of isolated theatres, the theatre air commander..
Fliegerkorps (FG) air corps--a higher command containing several Fliegerdivisonen.
Flugzeugfuehrer --pilot.
Freie Jagd "free hunt"--a fighter sweep without ground control.
Fuehrer-- leader.
Fuehrungsstaffel --leader's squadron.
Fuehrungsverband --lead formation.
General der Jagdflieger (GdJ) --General of the Fighter Arms; a staff position in the RLM. Werner Moelders and Adolf Galland were the most prominent holders of this position.
Geschwader wing (pl. Geschwader)--the largest mobile, homogeneous Luftwaffe flying unit.
Geschwaderkommodore --wing commodore--usually a Major, Oberstleutenant, or Oberst in rank.
Gruppe (Gr) group (pl. Gruppen)--basic Luftwaffe combat and administrative unit.
Gruppenkommandeur --group commander--usually a Haptmann, Major, or Oberstleutnant in rank.
Herausschuss "shot out" (cull)--to damage a bomber sufficiently to seperate it from it's formation.
Himmelfahrtskommando "mission to heaven"--suicide mission.
Holzauge "wooden eye"--the last airplane in a formation.
Horrido --hunters' or pilots' cry of victory. St. Horridus was the patron saint of hunters and fighter pilots.
Indianer "Indians"--enemy fighters.
Jabostaffel --fighter-bomber squadron.
Jaeger --originally hunter, now fighter pilot.
Jaegerschreck :fear of fighter"--a derogatory term coined in Goering's headquarters.
Jagdbomber (Jabo) --fighter-bomber.
Jagddivision (JD)-- fighter division; could command one or more Jafue or Jagdgeschwader.
Jagdflieger-- fighter pilots.
Jagdfliegerfuehrer (Jafue) --fighter command/control unit or it's commander. Tha Jafue originated as administrative units but evolved into operational control units during the war.
Jagdgeschwader (JG)-- fighter wing, commanding three or four Gruppen.
Jagdgruppe (JGr) --fighter group, containing three or four Staffeln.
Jagdkorps --fighter corps; commanded one or more Jagddivisionen.
Jagdschutz "fighter protection"--generally, apatrol of a section of front, rather than an escort mission.
Jagdstaffel --fighter squadron, originally containg twelve aircraft (three Schwaerme). It's authorized strength was increased to sixteen in 1943.
Jagdverband (JV) --fighter unit. The term was only used for JV 44, the Gruppe of jet fighters commanded by General Adolf Galland in 1945.
Jagdwaffe --fighter arm or fighter force.
Kampfgeschwader (KG)-- bomber wing.
Kanalfront --the (English) channel front.
Kanalgeschwader --the geschwader serving on the English Channel (JG 2 and JG 26).
Kanaljaeger --fighter pilot(s) based near the channel.
Kapitaen "captain"--a Staffel command position rather than a rank.
Katschmarek --a sland term for a wingman--originally a derogatory term for a dim-witted infantry recruit.
Kette --flight of three aircraft.
Kommandeur "commander"--a Gruppe command position rather than a rank.
Kommodore "commodore"--A Geschwader command position rather than a rank.
Luftflotte (LF) "air fleet"--corresponded to a numbered American Air Force.
Luftwaffe "air force"--refers to German Air Force.
Luftwaffenkommando (Lkdo) --air command-a small or down-graded Luftflotte.
Nachtjagdkommando --night fighting detatchment.
Nachwuchs "new growth"--a late-war replacement pilot.
Oberwerkmeister --line chief.
Pulk-- combat box-an American heavy bomber formation.
Reich "empire"--Hitler's Germany was the Third Reich.
Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM)-- German Air Minitry; Goering's headquarters, it controlled all aspects of German aviation.
Reichsverteidigung (RVT) --organization responsible for the air defence of Germany.
Rotte --tactical element of two aircraft.
Rottenflieger --wingman, the second man in a Rotte.
Rottenfuehrer --leader of an element of two aircraft.
Schnellkampfgeschwader (SKG) --fast bomber wing.
Schwarm --flight of four aircraft (pl Schwaerme); all German fighter formations were made up of units of Schwaerme.
Schwarmfuehrer --flight leader.
Sitzkrieg "sitting war"--the "phony war" in western Europe between September 1939 and April 1940.
Stab --staff.
Stabsschwarm --staff flight.
Staffel (St)-- squadron (pl. Staffeln).
Staffelfuehrer-- squadron leader (temporary or probationary).
Staffelkapitaen-- squadron leader--usually a Leutnant, OberLeutnant or Hauptmann.
Stukageschwader (Stg)-- dive-bomber wing.
Tommy --German slang for Englishman.
Valhalla --a large formation of aircraft.
Viermot -- slang for Allied bombers, literally "four- engine"
Zerstoerer --"destroyer" (heavy fighter)--Bf 110 or Me 410 twin-engined fighter.
Zerstoerergeschwader (ZG) --heavy fighter wing.
Zerstoerergruppe (ZGr)-- heavy fighter group __________________

 

Do "Pauke Pauke!" and "Indianer" also feature here??

 

they should Stevin, there are others of course, but a friend from another forum put this up from ........... ? this is a good basic structure of calls/signs for clarity

have had numbers of folk in the past even from this board ask me privately what so and so means .........

 

Fantastic info. Erich

 

another one: kist = slang for aircraft. kist also means box (or coffin)

 

For what it's worth, fellas, I happen to be working on a glossary of words such as that. Over 2000 abbreviations and 6000+ words/phrases so far. I'm going through one reference now, and I have three more to peruse after that. One of them is 1940 Heer issue, even!

Of course, it was intended for sale to get me some money for my primary research into Nord, but I'm going to keep the price to a minimum.

And I think I have all those words in there, but I'll check!