► Photothread: Graffiti on vehicles of the Wehrmacht

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here another graffiti:
"Suppenschmiede - Gruss u. Co." - "Forge of soups Gruss and Company"
Maybe the surname of the cook was "Gruss".
Source of the pic: ebay

Regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Very interesting. A Kuchenwagen I guess.

[SIS 5]

Hi Max,

Yes, I think so, too.
Here something matching with the kitchen:
"Friß das Essen oder den Koch," - "Scoff the meal or the cook,"
"ein Schlangenfraß bleibt es doch!" - "nevertheless it remains a muck of snakes!"
I hope my translation is not too bad.

Best regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Bert,
I understand "Barracks Humor" but I don't think that would be a very good advertisement for a restaurant!

[SIS 5]

Hi,

not a real graffiti, but an interesting request (source: ebay):
Never complaining
Bearing everything
Beating England!

Regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here a new graffiti:
"Bombardment wing Cold Duck"
Unfortunately I don´t understand what it means.

Regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here a graffiti on a MAN bus ofn the Wehrmacht (source: ebay).

"Wir fahren ins Blaue!" - "We drive into the blue!"

Regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Bert,
Thsnks. That's a great pic. If that was a reference to Fall Blau, I fear they got more than they bargained for.

[SIS 5]

Hi Max,

thank You for the reply, but I don´t think that it was a reference to Fall Blau. This sentence has more the meaning "we are going somewhere (and we don´t know where)".
Here another graffiti on a captured Renault truck after the campaign in France trying to use some French words:
"Chalz (Charles) leb wohl!" - "Charles farewell!"
"Heim ins Reich" - "Back home into the Empire"
"Musje (monsieur) adé!" - "Monsieur (my lord) goodbye!"

Regards

Bert

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Bert,
That's an interesting Renault. What do you think is it's purpose with all those vent slots?

[Maxschnauzer]

Hi Bert,
That's an interesting Renault. What do you think is it's purpose with all those vent slots?

[uncle]

Hi Max.
Maybe Camionette - RV (Le Ravitaillement en Viande).
(photo from Ebay).

[SIS 5]

Hi Max, hi uncle,

You are totally right, uncle, that is a Renault type AGC 3 RV (le Ravitaillement en Viande - meat supply), a special vehicle of the French army for the transport of meat. Here another pic of this vehicle (source: "L'automobile sous l'uniforme" by Francois Vauvillier).
A great pic, uncle, thanks for posting!

Best regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here another graffiti, a Mickey Mouse, on the door of an Opel truck (source: https.reibert.info). Interesting, that a famous American figure was painted on a German truck.

Regards

Bert

[SIS 5]

Hi,

here a new graffiti after a long break; from the left to the right:
"Pass up (Pass auf) John Bull" - "Watch out John Bull"
(John Bull is a national personification of England)
"Gott strafe England" - "God punish England"
"Chamberlain, kauf Dir einen neuen." - "Chamberlain, buy a new one (umbrella)"
"Paris - London"
"Churchill, tret ab!" - "Churchill, resign!"
"Churchill, der Lügner" - "Churchill the liar"
Source of the pic: ebay.

Regards

Bert