Can someone please tell me what this German sign means?Follow

Well. That's not a Roman Legion, but a Teutonic Knight. The Bear is, of course, a Bear. Now, some might make the mistake of thinking that "knight" sounds similar to "right, and that the correct interpretation of the sign is "bear right". But that's not the case. A close examination should reveal that in German "knight" is related to "Nict", which means "night" (duh!). The knight (or "night") at attention shows us that he's facing northward, the standard direction to face when standing at attention for the Teutonic Knights (it's a little known fact, but absolutely true). While standing facing northward, the direction of "night" would be to the west (direction away from the dawn's rising, right?), which would be to the left side of the knight.

Therefore, we can conclude that the sign actually means "bear left". It's a bit of a play on words, and you have to know your ancient Germanic etymology, but there you have it.

That's exactly what I was going for.

The sign is a german Prohibited sign. Typically one would see a picture of something that is not allowed on that particular roadway. For example a bycycle or horses prohibited sign. They also use them for displaying weight restrictions, i.e. no vehicles over 8 tons.

In this instance, apperently red bear asses and black knights with swords are not allowed on that roadway. In any case, its not a standard sign.