Heard the word "Abshush" (SP?) at one time or another and tried finding it on line for a definition..was about to give thinking I am misremembering the word when during an old film about the Star of Africa the piloten downs an aircraft and yells "Abshush!" the subtitles translated it as "bulls eye" but the google translate doesn't agree with the translation...long story longer...what does this word translate to?

 

Danke

Smolders

Smolders,

 

I do remember that, I just need to find this book for the Luftwaffe.

 

 

S!

“Anschluss” means connection. Could it also mean direct hit, or bullseye?

hmm.... don't know what this word should be, maybe you heard "Abschuss" which means either "The launch" (of a rocket) or "The Kill" (of an enemy plane)....

hmm.... don't know what this word should be, maybe you heard "Abschuss" which means either "The launch" (of a rocket) or "The Kill" (of an enemy plane)....

Now that would make more sense!

Hiya Smol'd ,,, back in the Ice Age (IL-2 Forgotten Battles) some of us would call out "Abschuss" when we downed zee indianers. Sometimes "Horrido". Same meaning.

 

military (von Flugzeugen) das Zerstören von Flugzeugen durch Raketen o. Ä

shooting down

30 Tote bei Abschuss eines Militärflugzeugs30 die as military plane is shot down

I've also heard "Treffer" for hits on an enemy however, that directly translates to hits in English.

Etzel and Sturtz are correct.  They're yelling Abschuss.

 

Here is a list of other Luftwaffe slang that people have compiled, with a few links inside: https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=26918

Now that I’ve seen it written out, that is what they called the markings on the tail. “Abschussmarkierung”

awesome fellows thank you!!! Sorry for the horrible spelling of the word Abschuss!!!