David Pentland military art prints, British army tanks and British Regimental
art prints, published by Cranston Fine Arts. David Pentland original paintings
available.
To the Green Fields Beyond, Cambrai, France, 20th November 1917 by David
Pentland. At
0620 hours covered by a brief barrage from 1000 guns, Brigadier General
Elles in a MkIV called Hilda led his 476 tanks against the impregnable
German Hindenburg line at Cambrai. Supported by 6 infantry
divisions and 4 Royal Flying Corps squadrons flying ground attack
missions, the attack 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.
Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13.00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David
Pentland. Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade, led by Lord
Lovat, are
piped past the defenders of the Caen canal (Pegasus) bridge by piper
Bill Millin. The bridge was originally taken in a coup de main
attack by the gliders of 6th Airborne Divisions D Company, 2nd battalion
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, led by Major John Howard
earlier that morning. Shortly afterwards the glider troops were
reinforced by 7 Parachute Battalion, and together they held the area
against German attacks until the main British forces landing at Sword
beach could fight through to join them.
The Death of Wittmann, St Aignan de Cramesnil, France, 8th August 1944 by David Pentland.
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.
Item Code : DHM1539
The Death of Wittmann, St Aignan de Cramesnil, France, 8th August 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland.
While probing forward near Cagny on the initial day of the Goodwood offensive, Lt John Gorman, a troop commander of 2nd Armoured Battalion, Irish Guards, suddenly found himself confronted by a Tiger II and three Tiger Is of the elite 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion. Supported by only one other Sherman, and aware that their 75mm guns would be ineffective against such monsters, he gave the order to his driver to ram the King tiger. Gormans tank Ballyragget succeeded in colliding with its target before the Tigers 88mm gun could be brought to bear on his Sherman, and with both tanks immobilised the crews quickly abandoned their tanks. Lt. Gorman, however, was not finished and making his way off the field, he returned shortly afterwards with a Sherman Firefly, to finish off the stricken Tiger II and one of the Tiger Is. For this action he was awarded the Military Cross, and his driver L/Cpl Baron the Military Medal.
Item Code : DHM1026
Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Colomby-Sur-Thaon, Normandy, 11th June 1944. British Sherman MkII's of 4th Armoured Brigade, enjoy a tea break prior to being sent to support Canadian troops against an expected German attack. The Brigade consisted of the 2nd Dragoon Guards The Scots Greys, 3rd County of London Yeomanry The Sharpshooters, and the 44th Royal Tank Regiment.
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)
Artist : David Pentland
£500 Off!
Now : £900.00
Coup de Main, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland.
As a prelude to the invasion of Europe, certain important targets were attacked by airborne forces. Among them the bridge over the Caen canal which would protect the allies left flank. Major John Howard (D Company Ox and Bucks Light Infantry) gliders achieved complete surprise and the bridge was taken in a matter of minutes. Ever after it has been known as Pegasus Bridge in honour of the airborne forces emblem.
Item Code : DHM1840
Coup de Main, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)
Artist : David Pentland
SOLD OUT
NOT AVAILABLE
Minesweeping by David Pentland.
Gold Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944. Royal Engineers of 50th division begin the dangerous task of clearing the extensive German minefields of the Normandy beachhead.
Item Code : DP0231
Minesweeping by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)
Artist : David Pentland
£500 Off!
Now : £900.00
Disaster at Dieppe, France, 19th August 1942 by David Pentland.
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.
Item Code : DHM1195
Disaster at Dieppe, France, 19th August 1942 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
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.
Item Code : DHM0791
Anzio, Italy, February 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Normandy, Mid-June 1944. A REME Leyland Retriever mobile workshop truck and M7 Priest SP gun of 33rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, disembark from an LST at one of the Whale floating roadways that made up the British Mulberry B harbour at Arromanches.
Item Code : DP0230
Arromanches by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)
Artist : David Pentland
£500 Off!
Now : £900.00
Gold Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland.
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.
Item Code : DHM1839
Gold Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)
Artist : David Pentland
£1000 Off!
Now : £3200.00
Moving Out by David Pentland.
River Orne, D-Day, 6th June 1944. Glider troops and Tetrarch airborne tanks of 6th (Air Landing) brigade, make ready to move out from their Ranville drop zone. This brigade formed part of the second wave of the British 6th Airborne Division's landings on D-Day.
Item Code : DP0226
Moving Out by David Pentland. - Editions Available
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.
Item Code : DHM6010
Heavy Artillery by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)
Artist : David Pentland
£500 Off!
Now : £900.00
Operation Bluecoat, Normandy, 30th July 1944 by David Pentland.
Churchill MkIV tank of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade (comprised of 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards, 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards and 3rd Battalion Scots Guards), pass infantry of the 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Battle for Caumont.
Item Code : DHM0839
Operation Bluecoat, Normandy, 30th July 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Graebners Attack, Arnhem Bridge, 18th September 1944 by David Pentland.
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.
Item Code : DHM0957
Graebners Attack, Arnhem Bridge, 18th September 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
D-Day, Sword Beach, Normandy 1944 by David Pentland.
After suppressing the initial German defences, the Sherman Crab flail tank of Lance Sgt Johnson, 3 Troop C Squadron the 22nd Dragoons, 79th Armoured Division, clears a path through a minefield to allow tanks of 27th Armoured Brigade, and men of 3rd Infantry Division to breakout from the beaches. Fire support from surviving Sherman DD (amphibious) tanks of 13th /18th Hussars (QMO), proved invaluable in the initial push towards Caen
Item Code : DHM1311
D-Day, Sword Beach, Normandy 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Operation Crusader, 18th November 1941 by David Pentland.
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.
Item Code : DHM0798
Operation Crusader, 18th November 1941 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13.00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland.
Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade, led by Lord Lovat, are piped past the defenders of the Caen canal (Pegasus) bridge by piper Bill Millin. The bridge was originally taken in a coup de main attack by the gliders of 6th Airborne Divisions D Company, 2nd battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, led by Major John Howard earlier that morning. Shortly afterwards the glider troops were reinforced by 7 Parachute Battalion, and together they held the area against German attacks until the main British forces landing at Sword beach could fight through to join them.
Item Code : DHM1394
Piper Bill, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 13.00hrs, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Cheux, Normandy, 25th June 1944. Royal Armoured Corps Recce troops of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division set up a temporary observation post to locate 12th SS Panzer Division positions, prior to Operation Epsom. The 15th Division comprised of 9th Cameronians, 2nd Glasgow Highlanders, 7th Seaforth Highlanders, 8th Royal Scots, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, 6th King's Own Scottish Borderers, 10th Highland Light Infantry, 2nd Gordon Highlanders and the 2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Item Code : DP0229
Enemy in Sight by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)
Artist : David Pentland
£500 Off!
Now : £900.00
Digging In by David Pentland.
Hill 112, Normandy, 28th June 1944. Infantry of the 11th Armoured Division digging in during the battle for the strategically important Hill 112. The division comprised of the 8th Motor Battalion Rifle Brigade, 4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 3rd Monmouthshires,1st Herefords, 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, 2nd Fife & Forfarshire, Yeomanry and 23rd Hussars.
Item Code : DP0227
Digging In by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)
Artist : David Pentland
£500 Off!
Now : £900.00
Morris and Hillman by David Pentland.
Near Caen, D-Day, 6th June 1944. Vickers heavy machinegun team of the British 3rd Division, Monty's Ironsides, in action against the German strong points Morris and Hillman. The division comprised of the 2nd East Yorkshires, 1st South Lancashires, 1st Suffolks, 2nd Lincolnshires, 1st King's Own Scottish Borderers, 2nd Royal Ulster Rifles, 2nd Warwickshires, 1st Norfolks, and 2nd King's Shropshire Light Infantry.
Item Code : DHM6005
Morris and Hillman by David Pentland. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Full Item Details
Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)
Artist : David Pentland
£500 Off!
Now : £900.00
Operation Veritable, Eastern Holland, 8th - 22nd February 1945 by David Pentland.
LVT Mark II and IV Buffaloes of 79th Armoured Division carry the men of 3rd Canadian Infantry Division through the flooded lower Rhine valley to secure the left flank of the Anglo-Canadian operation.
Item Code : DHM1220
Operation Veritable, Eastern Holland, 8th - 22nd February 1945 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
David and Goliath, Vernon, France, 27th August 1944 by David Pentland.
Leading 30th Corps assault across the Seine at Vernon, 43rd Wessex Division gained an initial foothold on the east bank. Heroic efforts however by the Royal Engineers of 71st, 72nd and 73rd Field Companies, succeeded in constructing a Class 9 Bailey bridge (David, shown left) and a Second Class 40 bridge (Goliath, shown right) Despite constant enemy fire this amazing feat was achieved in only 2 days, and allowed 15/19th Hussars Cromwells and 4.7th Dragoons Guards Shermans to cross just in time to repulse a serious German counter attack by Tiger IIs of SS Panzer Abteilung 101.
Item Code : DHM1391
David and Goliath, Vernon, France, 27th August 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available
