interesting signpost photo

[R MICHAEL]

hello all this one came today amoungst a bunch of loose photos I bought off Eban. I tried locating Szeltzo by internet search and came up empty. Any thoughts on that and also the unit HG sign in the foreground would be welcome! thanks

[Akira Takiguchi]

I know the signpost, half-readable arrow sign reads Staraja-Russa. Szeltzo seems to be a pretty common name, I haven't been able to locate it.

[Akira Takiguchi]

Possible candidates (not all listed):

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....5167&size=big
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....1000&size=big
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....6667&size=big
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....8000&size=big

This one might be a good candidate?

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....8667&size=big

Now it's time to do some homework

[R MICHAEL]

Well Akira, lets see if I am getting close..


I know some of the cities and towns names were changed/modified after the great patriotic war. If this Staraja-Russa is the same city as in in 1941/42 then i would venture to guess the Sel'tso in modern Russia stands a good chance that this is the szeltzo listed on sign. and given that the marker appears to read 10Km to Szeltzo and the the sign for Staraja-Russa is pointing in the "northerly" direction I would put the location along or near the river which name I have yet to find. there are a few towns along that river, Gontsy, and redtsy being just two. Seeing how there appears to be a rail line in Gonsty and figuring that there might also have been a rail line in 41/42 there as well. I would say that might just be the area.
i will have to look into some of my books to check if I can find if the front was nywhere near this area during the winter and maybe that would narrow it down a little..

[Matt Starr]

I've had a little muck with it but it doesnt seem to have helped so much

[Matt Starr]

Looks like 3?4 km to szelto

[Akira Takiguchi]

Finally remembered where I saw this one, here it is.

<img src="http://www.history.jp/images/Wegweiser-Szeltzo-Pola.jpg">

Szeltzo is 16km from this signpost. 15km to Pola.

[Matt Starr]

Akira your picture is a no show

[R MICHAEL]

Nice photo Akira, much clearer than mine.. Yours is the opposite side from my photo. There is a Pola on the last link listed by you an it roughly corresponds in km to the pola/Szeltzo roadsigns. So the location of this roadsign stands a good chance of being in the town of Berljukovo, Muchino, or one of the towns in the immidiate area.

[prorege1]

It appears to be close to the city of Scheisse?

[William J]

Can somebody decipher the poem or limerick under the soldier? My German is bad but not so bad that I can't tell you that Scheisse is no town...

I believe a scheisse haus to be a latrine or outhouse? I look forward to a translation by one of our German-fluent members.

[prorege1]

I'll give it a try (sorry for the foul language):
"If it's right, left or straight ahead then it's ****, keep up the spirit"

[prorege1]

The 4 dots = Censured?? Translates to "S-H-I-T", pardonnez moi encore un fois

[Akira Takiguchi]

Rykalowa (Rikalovo) is http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....8667&size=big.

On the map Rykalovo is about 12km away from Pola. The sign post must be pretty close to Rykalovo (because there is no km)<strike>, or alternately, possibly close to the Vaasill'evscina crossroad to the southwest of Rykalowa</strike>.

[R MICHAEL]

Rykalowa (Rikalovo) is http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp....8667&size=big.

On the map Rykalovo is about 12km away from Pola. The sign post must be pretty close to Rykalovo (because there is no km)<STRIKE>, or alternately, possibly close to the Vaasill'evscina crossroad to the southwest of Rykalowa</STRIKE>.

Akira, I think you are very very close.. I didn't even look for Rykalovo, that didn't figure into my thinking... It is nice to have a close Geographical location for this signpost. I am still going to try and figure aout the HQ sign that is another puzzle for me...Mike