Zum Arsch der Welt
Sign leading to the famous landmark : http://www.ww2incolor.com/german/b0e07dfd0d.html
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-forces/36601/zum-arsch-der-welt
Zum Arsch der Welt = to the ass of the world (literally). "In the middle of nowhere" would be the English version of the saying. Photo was taken in the Volkhov swamp area in Northern Russia, see the sign saying "Petersburg (=Leningrad of course) 113 km".
"Zum [Arsch] der Welt"
"To [the Ass] of the World"
Below the signs point to the Provincial Command, a Gas Station and St Petersburg through Liuban.