German Panzer III
& Panzer IV tanks in military tank art prints by renowned artist David
Pentland who specialises in German armour military prints. Published by
Cranston Fine Arts, available from the Military Art Company.
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.
The
Panzer Count by David Pentland. Generalleutnant
Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zeuche und Camminetz, (nicknamed The Panzer Count), in the vanguard of Panzer Regiment Gross
Deutchlands thrust towards Belogrod. One of the most spectacular armour
commanders of all time he led his mixed force of PzIVs and Tiger 1s on a
series of successful battles to form a northern pincer around Kharkov,
vital to the retaking of the city. For his exploits he was awarded the
swords to his Knights Cross.
Dash to the Sea, November 1944 by David
Pentland ."Dash to the Sea" by David Pentland. As
allied forces pressed inland towards Caen, the 21st panzer Division
launched a counterattack along a narrow three mile corridor between the
Canadians on Juno beach and the British on Sword. the charge led by
fifty tanks of 22nd panzer regiment and supporting Panzer grenadiers was
engaged on its eastern flank by heavy British anti tank fire and the
bulk of the force was pinned down or destroyed. ultimately only six PZ
IV's and a company of infantry mannered to reach the coast at lion sur
mer. their stay however was short lived and within a few hours the
arrival of the transports and gliders of the British 6th Airborne
directly overhead forced the entire division to pull back for fear of
being trapped.
Action at Arras, France, May 21st 1940 by David Pentland
88mm AA guns of the 23rd Flak Regiment, used as anti-tank guns by
orders of Rommel himself, are shown firing on British Matilda tanks of
4th/7th Royal Tank Regiment.
THE BATTLE - ARRAS Rommel's report of being attacked by 'hundreds of tanks' put a halt
to the German advance for 24 hours. This break gave the British troops
the time they needed to arrange the retreat through Dunkirk. In an
effort to restrain the Germans advance the British 1st Tank Brigade, 6th
Durham Light Infantry and the French 3rd Light Armoured Division were
quickly mustered under the command of Major General Franklyn. The
subsequent attack on Rommel's 7th Panzer Division divided the panzers
into two, devastated two rifle regiments, and some of the 3rd SS
Division panicked and ran. However, Rommel eventually beat off the
British tanks using his anti-aircraft guns
Preparing for the Day, The Reichswald, February
1945 by David Pentland Sturmtigers of Sturmmorser Company 1002, commanded
by Lieutenant Zippel, take on ammunition in preparation for the battle
to come. These fearsome monsters 38cm rocket projectors could penetrate
up to 2.5m of reinforced concrete. Luckily for the Allies only 18 were
completed by the war's end.
Operation Winter Tempest by David Pentland
Depicting Panzer IVF2 tanks of the 6th Panzer Division attempting to
fight their way through to the beleaguered Sixth Army at Stalingrad,
12th December 1942.
Battle of Gazala by David Pentland
Panzer II's and III's of the African Korps, 15th Panzer Division
drive towards Arcoma during the epic battles for the Gazala line.The most convincing defeat of the British forces during the whole
desert campaigns of World War Two. The front line ran south from the
coastal town of Gazala, about 95 km west of Tobruck, to the oasis of Bir
Hacheim. In May 1942 Field Marshal Rommel launched an attack against
Gazala using two diversionary Italian corps at the north end of the line
while the two other corps (the Afrika and Italian corps) corps veered
towards Tobruck from the southern end of the line. Although surprised
the British forces fought well, inflicting heavy casualties on the
German forces and cornering them. Finding himself trapped between a
minefield and the British defences, Rommel was on the verge of
surrender. The Italian Trieste Division, however, were able to create a
supply route through the minefield to the cornered German forces
allowing them to be take on supplies. Helped by British indecision,
Rommel managed to break through the Cauldron area and overwhelm the
British defences. The British counter attack was confused and useless,
easily defeated by the German forces who then continued onto Tobruck.
Rommel defeated many British forces on the way and eventually the
British abandoned their positions and retreated to the El Alamein line.
"The Falaise Gap" Normandy 12-20th August 1944 by David
Pentland After almost two months of continuous fighting in the front line,
remnants of the 12th SS Panzer Division, "Hitler Jugend", fall
back under incessant air attacks by allied fighter bombers for their
final battles in France. In their defense of the northern flank of what
is to become the Falaise Gap the new Jagdpanzer IV in particular is to
prove a formidable foe to the attacking British and Canadian tanks.
The Magician Balkans 11th April, 1941. by David Pentland
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.
Blitzkrieg, Northern France, May 1940 by David Pentland
General Major Erwin Rommel leads the vanguard of his vaunted 7th
Panzer (Ghost) Division past an abandoned French Char B tank on its epic
drive from the Ardennes to the English Channel.
Chris has produced a wealth of impressive paintings from the Napoleonic War, American Civil War, English Civil War, and a variety of Portraits of Great Military Leaders, He also has produced superb paintings of Pirates, a particular favourite of his. Chris studied at Berkshire College of Art 1966 - 1970 and then worked for Halas and Batchelor as a background artist. In the golden age of book cover illustration Chris made the Gunslinger, Crow and Herne series his own. To this day the shelves of high street booksellers are full of his work. Perhaps his best known popular pieces are in the now famous Jorvik Centres paintings which form the focus of the exhibitions promotion and won a travel industry award. In recent years his best work has been paintings, such as SPQR, Anne Bonny, Mary Reid and Calico Jack Rakam and Blackbeard in Damnation Seize My Soul. His super realistic style, using oils, brilliantly reflects the techniques, passion and depth of the old masters. He has a particular love of portraiture, which his portraits of Wellington and William of Orange certainly reflect, along with others from the English Civil War, his love of the subject. He is also fascinated by the awful romance of weaponry and war. Chris uses traditional Dutch paints made today, as in 1664, and is meticulous in his research and attention to detail, so scarce in our modern throw away society. Sir Anthony Van Dyke, William Dobson, Sir Peter Lely and Fortunio Matania played a vital part in his formative years. He also is much influenced by Meissonier and De Neuville.
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