List of suggestive names for German weapons in World War II
In 1944, Joseph Goebbels asked the Wehrmacht to propose "suggestive names" for "particularly high-quality" new weapons in order to "make them known at home and increase their propaganda effect on hostile and neutral countries". Hitler reserved the name for other new weapons.
| weapon | Surname |
|---|---|
| Focke-Wulf Ta 152 | shrike |
| Me 162 | sparrow |
| Messerschmitt Me 163 | comet |
| Messerschmitt Me 262 | Petrel |
| Dornier Do 335 | arrow |
| Junkers Ju 388 | Störtebecker |
| Messerschmitt Me 410 | hornet |
| Arado Ar 234 | lightning |
| Junkers Ju 188 | avenger |
| Panzerkampfwagen V Panther | Panther |
| Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger | tiger |
| 8.8 cm Pak on chassis III / IV | rhino |
| 8.8 cm assault gun Porsche | elephant |
| Remote controlled explosive device | Goliath |
| Pioneering device for blasting systems with explosive gas mixtures | typhoon |
| s. Pz. Hunter on chassis tiger | Jagdtiger |
| s. Pz. Hunter on chassis Panther | Jagdpanther |
| A4 | Fire devil |
| Rhine messenger | meteor |
| high pressure pump | Busy Lizzie |
| K5 (smooth) | Slim Bertha |
| Stovepipe (8.8 cm RPzB 54) | Panzerschreck |
| 8.8 cm RM43 | Puppet |
| 7.5 cm PAK 40 | marten |
Individual evidence
- ↑ MGFA (ed.): The German Reich and the Second World War . Stuttgart 1990, Volume 7, p. 384.
- ↑ Message from the Chief of Staff of Luftflotte 6 to subordinate units and agencies on an order from Hitler on suggestive names of weapons from March 26, 1945. Printed in: Gerhard Förster , Richard Lakowski: 1945. The year of the final defeat of the fascist Wehrmacht . Berlin 1985, p. 224 f.