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bansaraba	Posted: June 29, 2011 07:40 pm
Sergent Group: Members Posts: 184 Member No.: 2196 Joined: July 20, 2008	I want to double-check some info I got on this windshield sign. What does it represent? Can anyone give more details on it? Now it's visible... This post has been edited by bansaraba on June 30, 2011 12:41 pm

bansaraba	Posted: June 30, 2011 12:41 pm
Sergent Group: Members Posts: 184 Member No.: 2196 Joined: July 20, 2008	Nobody?! This post has been edited by bansaraba on June 30, 2011 12:42 pm

ionionescu	Posted: June 30, 2011 01:39 pm
Plutonier major Group: Members Posts: 345 Member No.: 2794 Joined: April 26, 2010	I can't see anything, just ”user posted image” ...

dragos	Posted: June 30, 2011 03:58 pm
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 2397 Member No.: 2 Joined: February 11, 2003	Uploaded with ImageShack.us The white square on the windshield was a mark for a military requisitioned vehicle. AFAIK it was standard for all the trucks and buses of the army, it was not a branch or unit symbol.

bansaraba	Posted: June 30, 2011 04:41 pm
Sergent Group: Members Posts: 184 Member No.: 2196 Joined: July 20, 2008	So it was used from 1941 to 1945?

dragos	Posted: June 30, 2011 07:55 pm
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 2397 Member No.: 2 Joined: February 11, 2003	Yes. There is a mark on the side of the vehicle that could be a unit symbol, but it's not possible to figure out from this perspective.

Posted: July 01, 2011 01:07 am

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QUOTE (dragos @ June 30, 2011 07:55 pm)

Yes.

There is a mark on the side of the vehicle that could be a unit symbol, but it's not possible to figure out from this perspective.

It is the coat of arms of Brasov, also the emblem of the local transportation company (Autobuze Comunale Brasov) until 1939.

bansaraba	Posted: July 04, 2011 08:28 pm
Sergent Group: Members Posts: 184 Member No.: 2196 Joined: July 20, 2008	I've seen today an old footage of a Romanian official car bearing a white M inside a square in the same position on the windshield. It could mean Minister/Ministru. Does anyone know any more signs like these?

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