Signpost photos

[Todd Gylsen]

Last one for tonight.

[XEN]

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[JOHN JONES]

VERY NICE PHOTOS CHAPS........

Akira........ very nice to see that color photo.
Seems all sorts of material was used, wood mainly, but
I notice weathered cardboard and metal.

Who was responsible for doing these, they must have had teams
of signwriters, as most look sharply done, stencils etc.

The 'Russian Bear' made it to Berlin 3 and half years after this pic

Cheers,
John

[Todd Gylsen]

711/32 – In the quiet positions.
A Panzer is at an intersection in Linnich. Soon they will go into action.
PK-WKBA Potsdam
5 December 1944 Nur für den Dienstgebrauch! PK-Erich Bauer

[David Fettes]

A friend of mine said "See it that place name is on the map!"

[Rob Kopan]

I've got a couple I have to dig out but here's one for now.<BR>
<img src="http://www.thewarpage.com/wc/sign1.jpg"><BR>

[R MICHAEL]

thanks xen for posting this photo. What is nice for me is I have a photo grouping belonging to a fellow in the 2nd kompanie of the 605 transport unit. The red ball is the unit symbol.

Mike

The only one I have:

[Akira Takiguchi]

These signs interest me because it helps us to identify unit markings, as Mike has just written!

Here signs are being made by "sign artist" of 24.Panzer-Division.

[Larrister]

Hi Akira,

We may never find a colour version of my sign but maybe it looked something like this.

[JOHN JONES]

Akira ---- Wow.....

Stencils, brushes, paints, turps and blanks..........

Most important function I would say, after the battle had passed.
Important to keep the supplies moving to the various units and directions
to ammo dumps, commo sections, medical stations etc.


Larrister... Nice Job on the colourisation..

Cheers.
John.

[Akira Takiguchi]

As usual excellent colorization, great Larry!

http://tamiyashop.jp/shop/images//3/2/32509.jpg - this is Tamiya's interpretation of the sign. I am sure this is not based on color photography and not necessarily correct. As there are not a few color slide collectors out there, there must be at least one slide, and I hope some day it will be shared.

[Akira Takiguchi]

From the photo of Schilderwald in Gomel (thanks XEN for sharing!):

Fp-Nr.01821 = 8.Kp.Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 563 (as of April 1940). The regiment was subordinated to 2.Armee in Russia. It is not one of 2.Armee's insignias in Schmitz/Thies, so it is either the unit's own insignia or unrecorded 2.Armee insignia... Our friend Richard may have the answer.

[Todd Gylsen]

Excellent photos and detective work guys! Here is one showing the way to Moscow with the familiar Russian Bear as a backdrop holding a rifle of some kind.

[Todd Gylsen]

Now here is a grouping of signs!

[Rob Kopan]

That trolley car sign post is great!