wwII

[ink-a-alot]

what did this go to.. and whats it worth?? I think it's made out of cast aluminum, might have went on the front of a German truck, help me out here..

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: ww11

What is it made of?

How big is it?

What's the other side look like?

 

[DD-777]

Re: ww11

When was World War 11?

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: ww11

It's spelled wrong and should read kaputt, german from the french word capot.

German: It means broken; broken down; shattered; done-in; whacked; ruined; bust(ed); crook.

 

[SomeGuy]

Re: ww11

When was World War 11?

Between World War 10 and World War 12, of course.

 

[ivan salis]

uh not on not on a world war 2 german truck --- since hitler was their leader, and that would have got you shot on sight or at least sent off to the "death camps" for sure --it means " hitler's thru / finished " ---

 

[nhbenz]

I think this would have been on a plaque (mounted on wood) that were hung in German homes to show (or sometimes pretend) that you supported Hitler's regime. The ka-put added after the war.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Looks more like an American, (or Allied) piece of propaganda, not unlike the "stamping your but on the Der Feurer's Face", ashtray that someone posted recently. More than that, I'm at a loss.

 

[shaun7]

Re: ww11

It's spelled wrong and should read kaputt, german from the french word capot.

German: It means broken; broken down; shattered; done-in; whacked; ruined; bust(ed); crook.

this word is still used here, well my dad still uses it to describe exactly that! i think it probably was a word brought to england/usa following celebrations in france immediately after the war was over,with the soldiers telling the french people hitlers status!
deffinately somebody celebrating the downfall of hitler!

 

[jonnyrebel00]

Still, as MJ asked. how big is it? from what i see from the picture it looks like a pin of some sort with the pin broke off.

 

[stefen]

Depending on spelling, the meaning varies...

The Latin root caput, for "head"...

Or point your finger like a gun and say capott and it may mean you're dead.

During WWII, and prior to Hitlers death, it probably meant that he was the head man, however, if it dated to after WWII, it meant that he and the reich was dead.

It may date from the early 1930's to the mid 1940's.

 

[relichunters]

Looks like Hilter