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Re: Handwriting help

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Post by nichte » 17 Aug 2018, 05:05

On the prior picture with the caption of “Ruane” or so, I tend to lean toward GregSingh’s suggestion of misspelled word, probably as it sounded to the writer at the time.
I think it very well could have been Rouen if you compare the two pictures.

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily ... -of-rouen/


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Post by B Hellqvist » 23 Aug 2018, 01:11

GregSingh wrote:
17 Aug 2018, 07:53
Have you asked this guy?
Le portail des sites de l'histoire de Rouen
I've emailed him. Thanks for the tip!

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Post by B Hellqvist » 23 Aug 2018, 08:24

I got a reply, and he said it wasn't Rouen. His guess is a town on the Channel coast. That makes Loic's guess that there are limestone cliffs in the background something to go on.

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Post by GregSingh » 23 Aug 2018, 09:40

Then the writing is wrong. As you already pointed out, it's hard to find a coastal town with similar spelling.

Dieppe has houses located against the cliff, but I couldn't find the exact spot. Also it was damaged during botched Canadian landing in 1942, it's not easy to find period photos. Problem is the lack of period address books for those coast towns, address of that hotel would have solved it. :(

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Post by nichte » 23 Aug 2018, 14:28

How about Ruoms, France, instead?
The spelling would come close.
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Post by history1 » 23 Aug 2018, 16:27

The houses along the water egde and in the entire city look totaly differend there, at least on Google Earth, Hiltraut.

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Post by B Hellqvist » 11 Dec 2018, 03:41

Another tricky one... I'm trying to figure out what I think is a placename in Russia written on the back of a German photo I own. Does anyone here have an idea what the name might be?

(The photo is interesting in a way, as it's taken the same day as the Battle of Stalingrad was officially over, but with the difference that here, Red Army soldiers are PoWs.)
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Post by GregSingh » 11 Dec 2018, 07:23

Bokowo-Antrazith, train station in Eastern Ukraine - Боково-Антрацит

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Post by B Hellqvist » 11 Dec 2018, 09:22

GregSingh wrote:
11 Dec 2018, 07:23
Bokowo-Antrazith, train station in Eastern Ukraine - Боково-Антрацит
Awesome! I wasn't even close in my own guess! Thanks!

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Post by history1 » 11 Dec 2018, 20:24

Caption:
"[Ru-]ssischer Gefangen[-en]
[Tra-]nsport
Feb. 2nd.43"

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Post by B Hellqvist » 16 Dec 2018, 16:12

Thanks for that, history1.

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Post by history1 » 17 Dec 2018, 15:15

You´re welcome.

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Post by B Hellqvist » 23 Dec 2018, 19:31

Here's one more, a little Christmas brainteaser. I'm trying to figure out whether the fire in the photo was an act of sabotage, as there were acts of sabotage in other places (time bombs, etc). Orel was captured early in October, and judging by the attitudes of the soldiers in the photo, this must be after the Germans took the city.
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