Ground Attack Radio Terminology
Luftwaffe Ground Attack Radio Terminology
The terms below are those used by Schlachtflieger for interplane
communications during operational ground attack missions on the eastern front
during World War II. It was a language of their own, different from that
of the fighter and bomber pilots. Their use was not to confuse the Soviets
but to enhance clarity and understanding.
Code word/phrase |
Literal Translation |
Clear German |
Meaning |
Ampulle |
ampulle |
Angriff |
attack |
Ampulle Richardus |
ampulle Richardus |
Angriff wiederholen |
repeat attack |
Arthur |
Arthur (proper name) |
Artillerie |
artillery |
Augustus |
Augustus (proper name) |
Aufklaerer |
reconnaissance aircraft |
Auto |
automobile |
Ausweichhafen |
aircraft dispersal |
Blaue Truppen |
blue troops |
Eigene Truppen |
own troops |
Falter |
butterfly |
Entfaltung |
deployment |
Feuerzauber |
fire magic |
Flak |
flak |
Hallo |
hey |
Hoehe |
height |
Hallo Toni |
hey Tony |
Hoehe 1 to 100m |
height 0 to 330ft. |
Hallo 23 |
hey 23 |
Hoehe 2300m |
height 7,550ft. |
Indianer |
indians |
Feindlich |
enemy |
Ingo |
*** |
Infantrie |
infantry |
Kondor |
condor |
Befehl ausgefuehrt |
order carried out |
Kurfuerst |
prince |
Kurs |
course or heading |
Labetrunk |
refreshing drink |
Landung |
landing |
Motto |
motto |
Motorisiert |
motorized |
Moebelwagen |
furniture vans |
Kampfflugzeuge |
bombers |
Napoli |
naples |
Actung Nebel |
caution fog |
Natron |
bicarbonate of soda |
Nicht verstanden |
not understood |
Otto |
Otto (proper name) |
Standort Bezugspunkt |
location; station; map reference point |
Piraten |
pirates |
Jaeger |
fighters |
Radfahrer |
bicycles |
Eigen |
own forces |
Raupe |
caterpillar |
Raum |
area |
Richardus |
Richardus (proper name) |
Wiederholung |
repeat |
Rote Truppen |
red troops |
Feindliche Truppen |
enemy troops |
Sago |
sago palm |
Sammeln |
assemble; regroup |
Sagoraupe |
sago caterpillar |
Sammelraum |
staging area |
Silberstreifen |
silver lining |
Sicht |
visibilty |
Solotanz |
solo dance |
Start |
take-off |
Stola wachs |
stole waxes |
Stellungswechsel |
frequency change |
Strato |
*** |
Strasse |
street |
Triosago |
trio sago palm |
Truppenansammelung |
troop concentration |
Verdol |
*** |
Vordere Linie |
front line |
Vitamine |
vitamin |
Verstanden |
understood |
Wartesaal |
waiting room |
Warten |
stand by |
Wilhelma |
Wilhelma (proper name) |
Widerstandsnest |
pocket of resistance |
Wolga Hallo |
Volga hey |
Wolkenhoehe |
cloud height |
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