Smolders Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipfert Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Smolders, I do remember that, I just need to find this book for the Luftwaffe. S! Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 “Anschluss†means connection. Could it also mean direct hit, or bullseye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etzel Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 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).... Wilhelm_Reinhard, Britchot, Lipfert and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturtz Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 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 Britchot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadepiece Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 I've also heard "Treffer" for hits on an enemy however, that directly translates to hits in English. Sturtz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 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 Wilhelm_Reinhard, Sturtz and Britchot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Now that I’ve seen it written out, that is what they called the markings on the tail. “Abschussmarkierung†Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolders Posted March 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 awesome fellows thank you!!! Sorry for the horrible spelling of the word Abschuss!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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