"Adolf Hitler-Strasse" street sign

[Br. James]

Further to my first posting on this thread, the major 1941 shift to Roman lettering as an official position throughout the TR would have been a major boon to the enamel sign-making industry! Understanding that most signage would probably have been in the German Gothic style with Sütterlin used to a lesser degree, here was an opportunity to cash in on re-making all of the street signs, marquees and other public notices all across the country! What a money-maker that must have been!

Br. James

[robs]

Please comment on this one too, found in Lodz.

[aircrew76]

Sign copy

ANYONE KNOW WHERE i CAN GET A FULL SIZE REPRO COPY OF THIS SIGN FOR A REASONABLE PRICE ? FOR DISPLAY.

[trzydziestka]

Hello guys, what's about this one? It was accidentally found in the ground in East Prussia area. The only strange thing is first letter which looks like U not A. Udolf? I don't have any idea what is going on.

[Richard]

That is an A at the start of the lettering. It is Fraktur print.
Richard V

[trzydziestka]

Thank You very much Richard, I'm not familiar with German militaria. It's not my cup of tea.

[David Fettes]

Why isn't the sign printed thus: "Adolf Hitler Straße" ?

The only original German street sign of that period that I would believe in is above the bar in the 21 Club in NYC. I met the man who brought it back when I had dinner there with my dad in 1965. "Unter der Linden".

Street names that are made up of a persons name use hyphens, none person street names do not. Therefore:-

Adolf-Hitler-Straße, Adolf-Hitler-Platz are correct but not Adolf Hitler Straße

Unter der Linden is correct but not Unter-der-Linden

[Erickn]

Note this image of interest presents no hyphen and the double ss. Titled Strasbourg, Sherman M4 "Evreux" Lieutenant Briot de La Crochai

[Erickn]

With hyphen

[Sonderkommando]

Erick, good find!
I spent hours searching the net for a period street sign with the double "S" but had no luck.

[Erickn]

Hello Brett,

Thanks, another image of an example without the hyphen.

E.

[David Fettes]

The two signs shown that do not include the hypens are non German made signs.