KC refered to as Dödel during WWII

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Hi Guys,

today I read in a book about JG 77 a pilot refering to the KC as the Dödel. Does anyone know how this reference came about? By the way the word Doedel also means dick in German. Quite interesting I thought.

Cheers, W

[StefanK.]

I heard that also but that the word dödel means penis is new for me (and german is my mother's tongue). Maybe thats the case for the northern part of germany.

[kaiserwilhelm2]

that the word dödel means penis is new for me.

Schaft (übertragen); Kindermacher [ugs.]; Pillermann [ugs.]; Pimmelmann (derb); Lümmel [ugs.]; Dödel [ugs.]; Glied; Pillemann (rheinisch) [ugs.]; Prengel (u.a. ruhrdeutsch) [ugs.]; Stößel [ugs.]; Pillemännchen (verniedlichend, rheinisch) [ugs.]; Schwengel [ugs.]; Riemen (vulgär); Piephahn [ugs.]; Piepmatz (bei kleinen Jungs, verniedlichend) [ugs.]; Rohr [ugs.]; Pullermann (derb); Schniedel [ugs.]; Schniedelwutz (verniedlichend) [ugs.]; Penis; Phallus (fachsprachlich); Rute (derb); Zauberstab [ugs.]; Zumpferl [Ös.] [ugs.]; Pimmel (derb); Latte [ugs.]; Bolzen (derb); Schwanz (derb); Schwert [ugs.]; männliches Glied

[Bryant U.]

After doing some searching around it appears the term was applied to a number of things including but not limited to; the Knight's Cross, V-1 rocket and the Werfer-Granate 21 rocket launcher.

Interesting.

Bryant

[Biber]

Hi Guys,

By the way the word Doedel also ... Quite interesting I thought.

Cheers, W

Sort of along the lines of "neck nads".

[StefanK.]

Schaft (übertragen); Kindermacher [ugs.]; Pillermann [ugs.]; Pimmelmann (derb); Lümmel [ugs.]; Dödel [ugs.]; Glied; Pillemann (rheinisch) [ugs.]; Prengel (u.a. ruhrdeutsch) [ugs.]; Stößel [ugs.]; Pillemännchen (verniedlichend, rheinisch) [ugs.]; Schwengel [ugs.]; Riemen (vulgär); Piephahn [ugs.]; Piepmatz (bei kleinen Jungs, verniedlichend) [ugs.]; Rohr [ugs.]; Pullermann (derb); Schniedel [ugs.]; Schniedelwutz (verniedlichend) [ugs.]; Penis; Phallus (fachsprachlich); Rute (derb); Zauberstab [ugs.]; Zumpferl [Ös.] [ugs.]; Pimmel (derb); Latte [ugs.]; Bolzen (derb); Schwanz (derb); Schwert [ugs.]; männliches Glied

Thanks for that lesson

[kaiserwilhelm2]

[Tony T-S]

[kaiserwilhelm2]

After doing some searching around it appears the term was applied to a number of things including but not limited to; the Knight's Cross, V-1 rocket and the Werfer-Granate 21 rocket launcher.

Interesting.

Bryant

Interesting. Would that mean it was a sort of slang for a big thing, like say the big banana (staying within the phallic reference)? Something like the big banana would fit a rocket or granade but less so a KC. So maybe when refering to the KC as just the big one or something like it. Anyone?

[Wim]

I never heard of a V1 being referred to as Dödel - it was a Doodle Bug.
But with regard to the Dödel itself. Wen you translate Dödel it actually means a thing hanging on - not mentioned in the dictionaries back then as such, but known to many as the male genitales. And hence the KC became known as such - a thing hanging on - which simply translated into the fact, that being a German pilot with a lot of free time in some parts of the world, his KC would give all the advantages as such - not only a reserved table in front of the stage....well, anyone will understand what I mean. The ladies were standing in line, just to be seen with a KC pilot was a dream of many. The rest you can fill in yourself - meaning that some only did that besides flying ! And perhaps have a drink or two as well...
I also got the impression by interviewing some pilots that this was only custom in the Luftwaffe to refer to the Dödel".

[Gran Sasso]

"Dödel" also means "idiot / fool", or is used to describe something that is big - either unnaturally big, or bigger than its necessary.

[kaiserwilhelm2]

I never heard of a V1 being referred to as Dödel - it was a Doodle Bug.
But with regard to the Dödel itself. Wen you translate Dödel it actually means a thing hanging on - not mentioned in the dictionaries back then as such, but known to many as the male genitales. And hence the KC became known as such - a thing hanging on - which simply translated into the fact, that being a German pilot with a lot of free time in some parts of the world, his KC would give all the advantages as such - not only a reserved table in front of the stage....well, anyone will understand what I mean. The ladies were standing in line, just to be seen with a KC pilot was a dream of many. The rest you can fill in yourself - meaning that some only did that besides flying ! And perhaps have a drink or two as well...
I also got the impression by interviewing some pilots that this was only custom in the Luftwaffe to refer to the Dödel".

This sounds pretty convincing.