Here is a selection of the most important terms of the brevity code words in German and their Allied equivalent. Pilots in the WWII have thus coordinated briefly and concisely with each other and with control centers. This is a small selection. There are a multiplicity of further terms (more than 200), but is too much for this course.
General |
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Victor/Vitamins | Roger | understood |
Ricardus | Say again | not understood/restored |
Flight Data |
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carousel | - | Course (e.g. "Caruso 185") |
Haste | Buster | Own speed |
Church tower | Angels | Height (e.g. church tower 5 = 500) |
North Pole | - | above the clouds |
Equator | Popeye | in the clouds |
South Pole | - | under the clouds |
Source | - | Current location |
Rolf | Check Turn Right (Degrees) | Right (e.g. 3 x Rolf = 30 degrees right) |
Lisa | Check Turn Left (Degrees) | Left (e.g. 3 x Lisa = 30 degrees left) |
Carousel Rolf | - | Curve right |
Great carousel about Rolf | Hook Right | 180 degree curve to right |
Circus (above) | - | Collect (about) |
waiting room | - | waiting loop, court round (large/small) |
Garden fence | Home Plate | Own airfield |
rocket | - | Start |
Congo | Pancake | On the ground, landed |
Luzi Anton | Pancake | landing, landing approach |
Appear... Course xx | - | The shortest way... turn on course xx |
Thirst, small, big | Chicken, Bingo | Fuel shortage, ending, critical |
Observations |
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I touch. | Tally | Visual destination contact |
I'm blind. | No Joy | destination contact lost |
Marketplace | - | Main target |
sky blue | - | no enemy contacts |
Aircraft Observations |
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Question mark | Bogey | Unknown aircraft |
Indians | Bandits | Enemy fighters |
- on 12h | 12 O’clock | ahead |
- high/low | - high/low | Height indication |
mountains | Weeds | Low flying enemy fighters |
Rolf Lisa make | - | waggle wings for recognition |
Air Combat |
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Timpani, timpani | Tally Ho | Attack |
Ampulse | Tally Ho | Start Attack |
Ampulle-Richardus | Press | Repeat Attack |
xx IN or xx goes in | Xx IN | Manoeuvring to attack. |
xx OUT or xx is out | Xx OUT or XX OFF | End attack. |
Fire magic | - | Fighting, Flak |
burglar | - | Entrance into anti-aircraft area |
Emitted | - | under fire |
I take over. | - | Stay focussed (on opponent), relieve someone |
Long make, after... Rolf | - | Pull your opponent to the right |