German soldiers welcomed to Russian town. Where?
I've been wondering where this photo might have been taken. There are banners over the street welcoming the German soldiers. And there are several building signs in Russian. Any ideas? I reversed the banners in one photo so that they can be more easily read.
--Kevin
Likely Ukraine. The invasion was welcomed in many parts of the Ukraine. At least initially before the misguided racial policies and poor treatment of the population by the Nazi organizations that followed in the wake of the Wehrmacht eroded the goodwill.
Todd
Former U.S. Army Tanker.
"Best job I ever had."
The letters can be Cyrillic, but not Russian. I suppose it's in Bulgaria.
The left part of the second photo: you can see the word "СПИРКА" on the street sign. It means nothing in Russian, but it means "stop" in Bulgarian. A car stop for example.
Spirka, in this context, appears to be a name.
Probably Polish, in origin, but common in Estonia.
I´m not able to read cyrillic, but, I think I can read, (in German: Kasino), translated: Casino (mess).
BTW, you also can see a "Kettenhund", (a member of the Feldgendarmerie).
Hi.
In the right up side of the arch, next to swastica flag I see the Bulgarian flag.
Regards
Santi
Last edited by TabsTabs1964; 08-29-2021 at 10:06 PM.
Bingoby TABSTABS1964
Good eye!
Todd
Former U.S. Army Tanker.
"Best job I ever had."
And another, perhaps even clearer, on the left..
Well spotted!
Hi friends
Thanks to this photo that I saw this morning, I was able to identify the place. On the back in pencil, Gurkowo is written
This is the town of Gurkovo, in the center of the country. About sixty kilometers south of Veliko Tarnovo
A small town of hospitable people then and now. Coincidences of life in 2014 we were very close, on the way to the ancient capital of Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo going up from Stara Zagora
Regards
Santi
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