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D-Day Recce by David Pentland. (PC) Juno Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944. Sdkfz 232 armoured cars of 12th SS Reconnaissance Battalion commanded by Obersturmfuhrer Peter Hansmann observe the Canadian beachhead at Juno Beach. His small team was tasked with finding out if an invasion was actually underway and it drove some 80km, arriving at the coast near Tracy at 7.30 in the morning to witness the landings in progress. |
Helping Hands by David Pentland. (PC) 703rd U.S. Tank Destroyer Battalion, Ardennes, 25th December 1944. M36 Tank Destroyers of A Company, 703rd TD Battalion whose arrival was a welcome Christmas present for the Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division. They proved invaluable as they were the only US vehicle capable of handling both the Panther or Tiger tanks. |
Kangaroos across the Maas by David Pentland (PC) 1st Canadian APC Regiment, 79th Armoured Division, Holland, February 1945. The Ram II/ Kangaroos of the 1st Canadian Armoured Personnel Carrier regiment proved their worth in the month long string of battles to clear the German Army from between the Maas and Rhine rivers. |
Red Beach Two, Tarawa Atoll, 20th November 1943 by David Pentland (PC) US Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd RCT, 2nd Marine Division, supported by LVTs and tanks, take part in the successful but bloody assault on Betio Island, part of the Tarawa Atoll. Operation Galvanic as it was known became the first step on the island road to Japan itself. |
The Magician, Balkans, 11th April 1941 by David Pentland. (PC) Hauptsturm fuhrer Fritz Klingenberg, and the men of 2nd SS Divisions Motorcycle Reconnaissance battalion stop at the swollen banks of the River Danube. The following day he and six men, a broken down radio, and totally unsupported were to capture the Yugoslavian capital of Belgrade. |
Folgore at El Alamein by David Pentland. (PC) North Africa, 30th September - 6th November 1942. During the final battle at El Alamein the Italian paratroopers of the 185th Folgore Parachute Division held the southern end of the Axis defence line down to the Qattara Depression. For several days they repelled constant attacks by a succession of Commonwealth units including the vaunted 7th Armoured Division, The Desert Rats. All of this ended on November 6th, when the last organized group commanded by Colonel Camosso and Major Zanninovich, surrounded by British tanks, finished its ammunition reserves. From an initial strength of 5,000, only 306 paratroopers were still alive. For their bravery, the British gave them the singular honour of allowing the Folgore survivors to retain their weapons on their surrender. |
In the Gully by David Pentland. (PC) Goose Green, Falkland Islands, 28th May 1982. British Paratroops of 2 Para trapped in a gorse gully finally break the main Argentine line of defence, opening the way to the final assault on Darwin and Goose Green. Despite being outnumbered, exhausted, and forced to attack over open ground under fire from enemy machine guns, artillery and aircraft, 2 Para succeeded in reaching their objective and giving the British Task Force its first much needed land victory. |
Special Brigade 50 by David Pentland. (PC) Gabes, Tunisia, 21st November 1942. Following the capture of Thelepte and its airfield by US paratroops, Axis forces responded by sending German paratroops to Gafsa, and a scratch force of Italians to occupy Gabes. This force designated '50 Special Brigade' consisted of 6th Infantry Battalion, 557th Semovente Group, (75/18 Assault Guns), and the 15th Armoured Battalion from the Centauro Armoured Division plus 3 Artillery battalions. |
A Hot Night in Basra by David Pentland. (PC) 2 R Welsh Battle Group strike into Basra City, summer 2007. The original painting was commissioned by the regiment. |
Fight for Kowel, Poland, March/April 1944 by David Pentland (PC) Although in the process of regrouping after their escape from the Cherkassy Pocket, Panthers and Panzer Grenadiers of the crack 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking are part of the relief force hastily assembled and thrown in to free the strategically important city of Kowel in the Pripet Marshes. By April 10th the Soviet encirclement of the city was broken and Wiking were pulled out of the line to continue refitting. |
Taking of Big Apple, Okinawa, 10th - 14th June 1945 by David Pentland (PC) Men of the US 381st Infantry Regiment, 96th Division supported by the tanks of 763rd and 713th Flamethrower Tank Battalions, during the assault on Yaeju Dake. This escarpment, known as Big Apple was the last in a series of tough Japanese defence lines on the south of the Island. |
Road to Mandalay, Burma, February 1945 by David Pentland. (PC) M3 Lee tanks and troops from General Slims 14th Army clear Japanese resistance form the village of Ywathitgyi in their drive to Mandalay. |
Cross of Iron, Russia, Summer 1942 by David Pentland (PC) German infantry take cover in a shell hole during the blitzkrieg through Southern Russia towards Stalingrad. |
Anzio, Italy, February 1944 by David Pentland (PC) Replacements from 1st Battalion Irish Guards and Sherman tanks of the 46th Royal Tank Regiment move through the debris of Anzio town towards their jump-off positions for the Battle of Campoleone Station. |
Frozen Hell, Suomussalmi, Finland 1940 by David Pentland (PC) From their position in a knocked out Soviet T28 tank, the Finnish troops keep up the pressure on the encircled enemy units. |
The Lonely Battle by David Pentland. (PC) Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 2010. The Counter Improvised Explosive Device Task Force was originally composed of Royal Logistical Corps EOD, Pioneer, and Royal Engineer teams. Currently the C-IED task force is a tri service formation including units from the Royal Navy and RAF. The most dangerous part of their work involves locating and isolating IED's before they explode, in this case making roads safe to use. |
Sacrifice at Mirbat, Dhofar, Oman, 19th July 1972 by David Pentland. (PC) When 250 well armed and trained rebel tribesmen attacked the small SAS outpost at Mirbat few would have given good odds on their survival. At the height of the battle Corporal Labalaba and Trooper Savesaki, both Fijians and both wounded fought off relentless assaults by the attacking Adoo. Firing a World War II vintage 25pdr field gun at point blank range Labalaba finally fell to a snipers bullet just as Captain Kealy and Trooper Tobin reached the gunpit to aid its defence. Within minutes however Tobin was dead, but Kealy and the remaining defenders critical position was saved by the timely arrival of 2 Omani Strikemaster jets, and helicopters carrying 24 men of G Squadron. |
Gold Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. (PC) Royal Engineers Churchill AVREs of 6th Assault Regiment, 81st Squadron and DD Shermans of the 4/7th Dragoon Guards. Both units were part of perhaps the most important formation involved in the British and Canadian landings, the 79th Armoured Division or Funnies. Composed of a variety of armoured vehicles, designed to support the beach assault troops, they included mine flails, bunker busters, carpet layers, and amphibious tanks. |
Mussolini's Boys by David Pentland. (PC) Bir El Gubi , North Africa, 4th December 1941. Young soldiers of the 'Giovani Fascisti' Division man a 47mm Breda Anti Tank gun during bitter fighting against the 4th Indian Division. Comprised of volunteers aged from 17 to 21, the GGFF, earned a reputation for bravery, and the nickname Mussolini's Boys. |
Operation Skorpion by David Pentland. (PC) Egypt, North Africa, 26th May 1941. Two Panzer IIIG's of Rommel's Afrika Korps advance towards Halfaya Pass during Operation Skorpion. Following the recent loss of the pass to the British in Operation Brevity, the Afrika Korps launched a counter attack to regain the vital position, and forced the British under Lt. Gen. Gott back to Sofafi and Buq Buq. |
Streetfight in Hue by David Pentland (PC) US Marines engage NVA forces during Tet Offensive. South Vietnam, February 1968. USMC M48 tank of the 1st Marine Tank battalion and supporting "grunts", clearing NVA and Viet Cong in the historic city of Hue. |
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