How many native speakers know the expression 'Achtung!'?

What would you say is the percentage of native speakers who know the German expression ‘Achtung!’? I’m asking because I’ve just read the following headline in Forbes magazine:

Achtung! Future Midsize Volkswagen Pickup Built With Ford’s Help Won’t Be Sold In The U.S.

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I knew what it meant. I was going to say the percentage was pretty high, but my wife did not know. I must say I only know because of all the WWII tv shows and movies I watched as a kid. The Nazi bad guy would always say Achtung, Yah, and Nein, although the rest of his dialogue would be in German accented English!

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It should be a popular one, around 60% :sweat_smile: What do you think?

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