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Graebner's Attack, Arnhem Bridge, 18th September 1944 by David Pentland (PC) German Armoured Reconnaissance troops led by SS Captain Viktor Graebner, of the 9th SS Panzer Division, are decimated and repulsed by the men of Colonel Frosts 2PARA, as they attempt to retake the bridge by a coup-de-main. |
Defenders of the Reichswald by David Pentland. (PC) Goch-Gennep, Germany, 9th February 1945. The Sturmgeschutz III of Leutnant Heinz Deutsch, Stug-Brigade XII, and paratroops of 7th Fallschirmjager Division counterattacking the Allied advance into the Reichswald forest in the final months of the war. The small Stug brigade numbering at its peak only 30 assault guns was responsible for the destruction of 250 allied tanks, Deutsch's gun claiming 44 of that total. |
Black Prince - What May Have Been by David Pentland (PC) North German Plain, September 1945. The A34 "Black Prince", was a British experimental development of the Churchill infantry tank armed with a 17 pounder. Although 6 prototypes were built, the project was dropped in favour of the new Centurion medium tank. |
Boots on the Ground by David Pentland. (PC) Helmand Province, Afghanistan 2012. CH-53D Sea Stallion's of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing deploy US Marines for assault on Taliban positions. The heavy lift helicopter first flew in 1964, and carried out its last operational flights supporting the US Marines during 'Operation Enduring Freedom' in early 2012. |
Carriers by David Pentland. (PC) Normandy, France, July 1944. Universal Carriers MkII of the Rifle Brigade, 11th Armoured Division, race forward at speed towards enemy positions. |
Assault on Courcellette, The Somme, 15th September 1916 by David Pentland. (PC) The village of Courcellette dominated the Somme battlefield, and it was the Canadian Corps who were given the task of taking the strongpoint. They were however aided by a new weapon, six tanks of No.1 Section, C Company, Heavy Tank Battalion. The Mark Is were commanded by Captain A. M. Inglis in C5 Creme de Menthe and supported the 31st (Alberta) Battalion in the successful assault in and around the villages Sugar Factory. |
Operation Crusader, 18th November 1941 by David Pentland. (PC) British Crusader MK1 tanks of the 4th County of London Yeomanry Regiment, 22nd Armoured Brigade, charge Axis positions during the opening days of the offensive Bir El Gubi. |
The Firing Line by David Pentland (PC) 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5th September 1914. Also known as the "Miracle of the Marne", where the allied armies halted a headlong retreat from the German army, and then counterattacked forcing a German retreat all along the entire Western Front. |
The Hunters by David Pentland. (PC) The Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, November, 1942. The Italian Reparto Celere 3 of the 'Raggruppamento Sahariano AS', was the first unit to be equipped with the unique Camionetta 42 'Sahariana'. The platoon was used for patrols and had its first clashes with the LRDG on 17 November, when it lost one Sahariana, and on 25 November, when it succeeded in destroying four out of the eight enemy vehicles it encountered. |
Battle of Cambrai, France, 20th November 1917 by David Pentland. (PC) At 0620 hours covered by a brief barrage from 1000 guns, the tanks of C and F Battalions in MkIV tanks advanced alongside the men of the British 12th Division against the impregnable German Hindenburg line at Cambrai. Supported in the air by 4 RFC squadron flying ground attack missions, the general offensive had broken through 3 trench lines and penetrated 5 miles on a 6 mile front by lunchtime. Although these gains were not exploited and later retaken by a German counter offensive, Cambrai showed the full potential of the tank on the battlefield. |
Barkmann by David Pentland. (PC) Ernst Barkmann of the Das Reich 2nd SS Panzer Division holds his position near St. Lo, Normandy, 26th July 1944 against an American armoured breakthrough. |
Julius Caesar Crossing the Thames, Summer 54BC by David Pentland. (PC) After an unsuccessful attempt to invade Britain the previous year, Caesar returned in force. Included among his large ranks was one Indian elephant, a beast unknown to his enemy, and as it transpired a dramatic psychological weapon which succeeded in breaching the Britons defensive position on the River Thames. |
The Kaisers Battle, Operation Michael, France, 21st March 1918 by David Pentland. (PC) German Stosstruppen of the 18th Army, having broken through the British lines near St Quentin, engage secondary trench lines occupied by men of the 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (36th Ulster Division) . Similar attacks occurred right across the BEFs front, where the new tactics of short bombardments, infiltration, close air support, and non persistent gas had ripped open the British lines. |
Under Attack by David Pentland (PC) Soviet Bt-7 tanks fend off a Stuka attack, Russia, June 1941. The Bt-7 model 1937 was an innovative design. With it’s Christie suspension, impressive speed, mobility, and a 45mm gun, it was a good tank for it’s time. Only supplanted by the even better T34. |
Tigers in the Mist by David Pentland (PC) King Tigers of Kampfgruppe von Rosen, 3rd Company Heavy Tank Battalion 503, preparing to move out from the Tisza bridgehead to counter Soviet pressure on German forces attacking to the northwest at Debrecen during the first battles to defend the Hungarian capital of Budapest. |
Deployment from Palace Barracks by David Pentland. (PC) No text for this item |
The Battle for Norway by David Pentland. (PC) In this, the first true parachute operation of World war two, German paratroops of 1st battalion Fallschirmjager Regiment 1, proved themselves an invaluable component of Blitzkrieg. First in the initial stages of the campaign by seizing airfields and bridges in Norway and Denmark, and subsequently by supporting army ground forces engaged at Narvik. |
The Death of Wittmann, St Aignan de Cramesnil, France, 8th August 1944 by David Pentland. (PC) Following an astonishing night march, the tanks of 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry and men of 1st Battalion Black Watch found themselves ensconced in the village of St. Aignan de Cramesnil some 4 miles behind German lines. Shortly after noon a small group of Tiger I tanks were spotted advancing north by 3 Troop, A Squadron. Some minutes later Captain Boardman arrived in his Sherman I and when the enemy were within 800 yards he gave the order to open fire. The first two shots by the troops Firefly brewed up the rearmost target. After moving to a new position Trooper Joe Ekins fired again, knocking out a second Tiger. Finally he turned his attention to the remaining tank, destroying it with two more rounds. Unknown to the British tankmen at the time it is now believed that the last Tiger was that of the top German tank ace Hauptsturmfurher Michael Wittmann. |
Disaster at Dieppe, France, 19th August 1942 by David Pentland. (PC) Under pressure from Stalin to open a second front in Europe, Operation Jubilee was designed ostensibly as a reconnaissance in force on the French coast, to show the feasibility of taking and holding a major defended port for a day, in this case Dieppe. The plan devised by Lord Louis Mountbatten failed due to inadequate naval and air support, carrying out the landing in daylight and general lack of intelligence of the target. Here new Churchill tanks of the 14th Canadian Tank Regiment (The Calgary Regiment), with men of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and Fusiliers Mont-Royals, struggle to fight their way off the beach. Only a handful of men penetrated into the town itself, and eventually the remaining troops were ordered to withdraw. Out of 5086 soldiers who landed only 1443 returned. |
Heavy Artillery by David Pentland. (PC) Falaise, 12th - 21st August 1944. British 5.5 inch guns of the Royal Artillery in action during the final Normandy battles to close the Falaise Pocket. |
Under New Management by David Pentland (PC) Finnish T-26 Tanks en-route to Karhumaki, January, 1942. Developed from the Vickers 6 Ton Tank the Soviet T-26 was one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s. Many were captured by Finnish forces during the Winter War of 1939-40 and although nearly obsolote were still welcomed by the Finns, and used throughout the continuation war. |
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