German Of The Day: Totalausfall December 18, 2022 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hurt Feelings Tags: Bundeswehr, German, Germany, Language, Military, NATO, Puma, Tanks Leave a comment That means total failure or total loss. Like the latest “unexpected” breakdown (or are these planned?) in the mighty German war machine. TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE PUMA – Our armored personnel carrier is a total failure. The Bundeswehr has encountered serious technical problems with the Puma armored personnel carrier during exercises for NATO’s “spearhead” force.