Military Art prints of German Assault
Guns including Stug III Assault Gun, military
art print by David Pentland, part of the German tank series. Rare print of
Stug III Assault Gun published by Cranston Fine Arts.
The
Sturmgeshutz IV assault gun was produced from December 1943, on the
PzKpfw IV chassis. they were built upto March 1945. and a total of over
1100 were built. They were armed with a 75mm StuK 40 L/48 gun. it
was protected with frontal armour of 80mm . but this was increased by the
use of concrete slabs in front of the driver compartment. It carried
63 rounds The Stug IV became the most effective tank destroyer in
the German army The
Stug IV first saw action of the Eastern front during the summer offensive
at Kursk in 1943.
Rearguard on the Duna Front, Latvia, 4th August 1944 by David Pentland.
Sturmgeschutz IIIG of 1st Battery, Sturmartillerie Brigade 912, led by Hauptmann Richard Engelmann, during the fighting around Jackony farmstead. This was only one battle in a series of actions to hold back the Russian 2nd Baltic Fronts summer offensive. By the end of this campaign he had personally destroyed 54 enemy tanks, all but 3 in this July - August period.
Item Code : DP0148
Rearguard on the Duna Front, Latvia, 4th August 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Anzio Annie, Italy, 29th January 1944 by David Pentland.
Sturmgeschutz IIIg and Paratroops of the 4th Fallschirmjager Division, driving to the front line, pass one of the two giant 28cm K5 (Eisenbaum) railway guns responsible for the shelling the Allied beacheads at Anzio and Nettuno.
Item Code : DHM1225
Anzio Annie, Italy, 29th January 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Stumgeschutz Vor, Smolensk, Central Russia, September 1943 by David Pentland.
During the battles around Smolensk the guns of 1st Battery Sturmgeschutz Battalion 237, led by Oberleutnant Bodo Heinrich Ferdinand Otto Spranz were constantly in action to stem the Soviet tide. At the end of this period his personal tally stood at 76 destroyed enemy tanks. In recognition of his own and units exceptional effort he was awarded the Knights Cross with Oakleaves, and promoted to Hauptmann.
Item Code : DP0149
Stumgeschutz Vor, Smolensk, Central Russia, September 1943 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Containing the Baranow Bridgehead, Ukraine, 1st-2nd August 1944 by David Pentland.
Leutnant Heinrich Kohlers Stug IIIs of 1st section, 3rd Battery, 322 Stumgeschutz Abteilung, push back repeated Soviet attempts to break out of their bridgehead at Baranow. Within only 2 days they destroyed for 23 enemy tanks.
Item Code : DP0138
Containing the Baranow Bridgehead, Ukraine, 1st-2nd August 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Assault on Voronezh, Russia, 2nd - 7th July 1942 by David Pentland.
Sturmgeschutz IIIF of Stug Battalion Grossdeutschland, and supporting infantry from GD Regiment 1 battle against Soviet forces defending the strategically important city of Voronezh on the Don. Combined arms operations such as this proved the value of the assault gun, which took a terrible toll on enemy armour and men alike.
Item Code : DHM1218
Assault on Voronezh, Russia, 2nd - 7th July 1942 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Norbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 10 prints (Nos 901 to 910) from the signed limited editions of 1150 prints. Full Item Details
Franz-Wilhlem Lochmann Tank Ace signature series edition of 50 prints (Nos 326 - 375) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Full Item Details
Hubes Pocket, Kamenez-Podolsk, Russia, 26th March – 6th April, 1944 by David Pentland.
Among those encircled in the pocket were the men and guns of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 301. During the breakout, through two Soviet Tank Armies and across four rivers the Sturmgeschutz cleared the way for the infantry and others to pass through. Special mention was given to the heroic actions of Hauptmann Sekirka, the brigade commander, and Wachtmeister Walter Feibig. By the time 1st Panzer Armee had reached German lines Feibig had a personal tally of over 50 tanks destroyed.
Item Code : DP0151
Hubes Pocket, Kamenez-Podolsk, Russia, 26th March – 6th April, 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Forty Eight Hours, Wajsma, Central Russia, 11th - 12th December 1942 by David Pentland.
Wachtmeister Fritz Amling was a gun commander in 3rd Battery, Sturmgeschutz Battalion 202, in the Wajsma sector of the front at the start of the Soviet Operation Mars. During the first days fighting Amling, along with his gunner Bruno Guskowski, accounted for 24 enemy tanks, five of these in one minute! By the end of the second day, despite being wounded they had destroyed a further 18 tanks, a total of 42 in 48 hours.
Item Code : DP0150
Forty Eight Hours, Wajsma, Central Russia, 11th - 12th December 1942 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Turning the Tables, Kurland, Baltic Coast, 25th January – 3rd February 1945 by David Pentland.
During the Fourth Battle of Kurland, Major Josef William Sepp Brandner, commander of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 912, personally counterattacked a soviet breakthrough, then with only his headquarters of 3 guns continued without infantry support to pursue and rout the enemy units. By the end of this action he had destroyrd hid 57th tank, his final tally rose to 66 by the wars end.
Item Code : DP0152
Turning the Tables, Kurland, Baltic Coast, 25th January – 3rd February 1945 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Escape to the Elbe, Berlin, 3rd May 1945 by David Pentland.
Following Hitlers death, the decision was taken by the officers and men of Sturmartillerie Brigade 249 to break out of the doomed capital. Shortly before midnight on the 3rd, what remained of the unit fought to the edge of the city at Spandau. By this time the brigade had been split into two elements, the first under Hauptmann Herbert Jaschke successfully punched their way out to the west. The second group was not so lucky, and its survivors fell into Soviet captivity.
Item Code : DHM1293
Escape to the Elbe, Berlin, 3rd May 1945 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Norbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 30 prints (Nos 11 to 40) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Full Item Details
Franz-Wilhlem Lochmann Tank Ace signature series edition of 24 prints (Nos 326 - 349) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Full Item Details
German forces encircled in the fortress town of Konigsberg by 3rd Ukranian front prepare to break through the besieging Soviet lines to re-establish a supply line to the Baltic. Here some Stug III assault guns move up to their assembly area next to the towns World War One memorial. From here the attack was launched on February 18th 1945 and successfully opened a supply corridor which remained in place until 8th April.
Item Code : DHM0578
Counter Attack at Konigsberg by David Pentland. - Editions Available
The Sturmgeshutz
IV assault gun was produced from December 1943, on the PzKpfw IV
chassis. they were built upto March 1945. and a total of over 1100 were
built. They were armed with a 75mm StuK 40 L/48 gun. it was
protected with frontal armour of 80mm . but this was increased by the use
of concrete slabs in front of the driver compartment. It carried 63
rounds The Stug IV became the most effective tank destroyer in the German
army The
Stug IV first saw action of the Eastern front during the summer offensive
at Kursk in 1943.
Escape to the Elbe, Berlin, 3rd May 1945 by David Pentland
Following Hitler's death, the decision was taken by the officers and
men of Sturmartillerie Brigade 249 to break out of the doomed capital.
Shortly before midnight on the 3rd, what remained of the unit fought to
the edge of the city at Spandau. By this time the brigade had been
split into two elements, the first under Hauptmann Herbert Jaschke
successfully punched their way out to the west. The second group
was not so lucky, and it's survivors fell into Soviet captivity.
Anzio Annie, Italy
29th January 1944 by David Pentland. Sturmgeschutz IIIg and Paratroops of the 4th Fallschirmjager
Division, driving to the front line, pass one of the two giant 28cm K5 (Eisenbaum)
railway guns responsible for shelling the Allied beacheads at Anzio
and Nettuno.
Assault on Voronezh, Russia, 2nd - 7th
July 1942 by David Pentland Sturmgeschutz IIIF of Stug Battalion
Grossdeutschland, and supporting
infantry from GD Regiment 1 battle against Soviet forces defending the
strategically important city of Voronezh on the Don. Combined arms
operations such as this proved the value of the assault gun, which took a
terrible toll on enemy armour and men alike.
Counter Attack at Konigsberg by David Pentland German forces encircled in the fortress town of Konigsberg by 3rd
Ukranian front prepare to break through the besieging Soviet lines to
re-establish a supply line to the Baltic. Here some Stug III assault
guns move up to their assembly area next to the town's World War One
memorial. From here the attack was launched on February 18th 1945 and
successfully opened a supply corridor which remained in place until 8th
April.
Art and aviation have been like a brother and sister to me. We have grown up together, learned together and made our adult lives together. But you do not have to have an appreciation of aircraft to admire the graceful lines of a Spitfire or the functional simplicity of a Focke-Wulf 190. They are themselves a work of art and they cry out to be painted - not as machines of war and destruction, but as objects of beauty, born of necessity and function, yet given a life and iconic classicism beyond their original calling. My interest and love of art and aircraft was gifted to me by my father, a designer and aeronautical engineer of considerable repute. Denis Berryman C.Eng. FRAeS. He gave me his eyes, his passion, his dedication and his unwavering professionalism. I owe him everything. And I miss him terribly. A love of art and of beautiful and interesting things takes you on a journey. You discover new interests, new fascinations, and you want to paint them. You want to paint them in their environment, in their element. Whether it is an aeroplane, a warship, a racing car or a beautiful woman, their gift to an artist is the same: Their lines, their texture and the way that light and shadows give them form. These are the food and oxygen of an artist. Not the paint and the canvas. These are mere tools. The secret is in the passion and the perception...
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A brand new series of releases featuring the aircraft and airmen of the Dambusters Raid.
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