|
Military art prints of
German Panther tanks of 2nd SS Panzer
division, 5th SS Panzer division, Panzer Lehr showing Tank Ace Ernst
Barkmann in limited edition military art prints by David Pentland.
To deal with the threat of the Russian
T34 tanks on the Russian front it became imperative to design and
built a heavier tank for the German Army. After examining captured Russian
tanks, It was agreed that while the construction and design of
a new heavy 6-0 ton tank the Tiger was built a smaller but
effective 35 ton tank shod be also built. This gave berth to the
panther.
Weigth 43 tons, Length 8.86
metres, height 2.97 metres, Width 3.43 metres. Armament: 7.5cm KwK
42 L/70 carrying 79 shells. plus two 7.92mm MG 34 Crew:
5 Max Speed: 46 Kilmetres hour range 200 KM.
|
 | Panther at the Zoo, Tiergarten, berlin, 2nd May 1945 by David Pentland (PC) | 9 editions available from £2.00 |  | Operation Winter Tempest by David Pentland. | 8 editions available from £95.00 |  | Kerschers Defence of Neuhauser Forest by David Pentland. | 11 editions available from £95.00 |  | Red Steel at Kamenewo, Mtsensk, Central Front, Russia, 6th October 1941 by David Pentland. (PC) | 7 editions available from £2.00 |  | Rommel in Normandy, France, 2nd July 1944 by David Pentland. | 8 editions available from £95.00 |  | Holding Hosszupaly, Hungary, 17th October 1944 by David Pentland. | 2 editions available from £75.00 |  | Debut at Caumont, Normandy, 30th July 1944 by David Pentland. | 5 editions available from £95.00 |  | Closing the Door by David Pentland. | 4 editions available from £56.00 |  | Operation Zitadelle by David Pentland. | 11 editions available from £95.00 |  | The Panzer Count by David Pentland. | 10 editions available from £135.00 |  | Barkmanns Corner by David Pentland. | 8 editions available from £95.00 |  | Battle for Gazala by David Pentland. | 8 editions available from £95.00 |  | The Balabonowka Pocket, Ukraine, 25th-30th January 1944 by David Pentland. | 3 editions available from £75.00 |  | Sanctuary by David Pentland. | 4 editions available from £56.00 |  | Fight for Kowel, Poland, March/April 1944 by David Pentland (PC) | 8 editions available from £2.00 |  | The Falaise Gap, Normandy, 12th - 20th August 1944 by David Pentland. | 7 editions available from £95.00 |  | The Road to Tscherkassy, Medwin, Ukraine, 3rd-9th February 1943 by David Pentland. | 3 editions available from £75.00 |  | Night Drive to Manhay, Barkmann in the Ardennes, 24th December 1944 by David Pentland. | 6 editions available from £95.00 |  | Panther on the loose, Berlin, 2nd May 1945 by David Pentland. | 2 editions available from £75.00 |  | Blitzkrieg, Northern France, May 1940 by David Pentland. | 6 editions available from £95.00 |  | Barkmann by David Pentland. | 5 editions available from £95.00 |  | Barkmanns Stand by David Pentland. | 5 editions available from £135.00 |  | The Desert Fox by David Pentland. | 7 editions available from £95.00 |  | Dash to the Sea, November 1944 by David Pentland. (PC) | 7 editions available from £2.00 |  | Battle on the Volga, Stalingrad, Southern Russia, 30th September 1942 by David Pentland. | 6 editions available from £95.00 |
|
Operation Zitadelle by David Pentland
Panzer v Ausf. D "Panthers" of SS Panther Division
"Das Reich" make their debut during the initial stages of the
German summer offensive for Kursk. This unit with others of the SS
Panzer Korps made the deepest advances into the well-prepared Soviet
lines. Complete success however, was to elude them when outrunning their
supporting divisions at Prokhorovka they were forced to halt for six
days.
Barkmanns Corner by David Pentland Ernst Barkmann's (Das Reich, 2nd SS Panzer Division) famous day long
solo engagement against an American Armoured breakthrough towards St.
Lo, Normandy, 26th July 1944. Second in the series of German Tank
prints.
"Fight for Kowel" Poland, March/April 1944 by David
Pentland 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.
Barkmann's Stand, by David Pentland. 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.
Night Drive to Manhay, Barkmann in the Ardennes, 24th December
1944 by David Pentland Oberscharfuhrer Ernst Barkmann in Panther 401 accidentally found
himself as the spearhead of the 2nd SS Panzer Division's night assault
on the crossroads at Manhay. Initially mistaking a lone Sherman of
US 7th Armoured Division as that of his own commander, he pulled
alongside the enemy tank, and only realised his mistake when he noticed
it's unusual red interior lights. In a brief close quarter fight
he managed to destroy the M4 with the Panther's anti-personnel mortar (Panzergranate).
He then proceeded along the moonlit forest roads past a succession of
surprised American units to Manhay and on towards Liege, having left
several destroyed vehicles in his wake. His appearance caused
havoc in the US defences, culminating in a rout.
Barkmanns Corner by David Pentland Ernst Barkmann's (Das Reich, 2nd SS Panzer Division) famous day long
solo engagement against an American Armoured breakthrough towards St.
Lo, Normandy, 26th July 1944. Second in the series of German Tank
prints.
Barkmann's Stand, by David Pentland. 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.
"Rommel in Normandy" France, 2nd July 1944. by
David Pentland Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, commander of Army Group B, consults
with his former subordinate from North Africa, now divisional commander of
the elite "Panzer Lehr", General Fritz Bayerlein and the Colonel
Rudolf Gerhardt of "Panzer Regiment Lehr", over the imminent
transfer of the division to confront the Americans at St. Lo.
|
| "Debut at Caumont", Normandy 30th July, 1944 by
David Pentland The Jagdpanther was considered by many to have been
the most potent anti-tank weapon of the war, combining the armoured lines
of the Panther tank and awesome power of the 88mm gun. This was probably
first demonstrated during the British advance through the Caumont Gap
during "Operation Bluecoat" when the Jagdpanthers of Heavy Tank
Battalion 654 engaged the Churchills of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade. A
squadron of Churchills covering Point 226 suddenly started exploding one
after another. Breaking cover from the "Bois du Homme" 2
Jagdpanthers covered by a third proceeded to pick off more of the British
tanks only retreating when they came under fire. Although the 2
Jagdpanthers had to be abandoned due to track damage, they managed to
destroy 14 of the Scots Guards tanks in an engagement which lasted only 2
minutes!
The Jagdpanther was probably the most
effective variant o fthe Panther. A total of 382 had been built between
January 1944 and March 1945. Armed with the 8.8mm FLak Gun which had
already proved itself as a devastating efficiency as a tank destroyer.
But until the panther was built no tank chassis was strong and reliable enough
to carry such a formidable gun. The Jagdpanther was built by Muhlenbau und
Industrie AG in their Brunwick factory. It was crewed by 5 men and carried
60 shells. it had a range of 100 miles and a speed of 30MPH. it
could engage the enemy vehicles at a range of 2,700 yards. (2,469metres.)
The Jagdpanthers was organised
into Troops of heavy anti0tank battalions consisting of 14 vehicles
per company and three companies to the battalion. each Company was
split into three platoons of four tanks and two kept as company HQ
|
| SHOWCASE PRODUCT | |
| ARTIST | Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman
Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art
Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.
When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot. |
| | Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings |
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.
|
| DETAIL IMAGES |
|
|
|
See more Nicholas Trudgian Prints at NicolasTrudgianPrints.com
See more Aviation Art at Military-Art .com
This website is owned by
Cranston Fine Arts. Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu,
Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE
Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269. Fax:
(+44) (0) 1436 820473. Email:
More sites : www.worldnavalships.com
www.nicolastrudgianprints.com
www.ivanberryman.com
www.regimental-art.com
www.roberttaylorprints.com
|
