David Pentland military art print
German tanks and Assault Guns including tank prints of Michael
Wittman's Counter
Attack at Villers Bocage published by Cranston Fine Arts. The Military art
print Company
The German thoughts on Tank development
during the mid 1930's was based on the requirement of one light Tank and
one Medium tank. In 1935 various german Companies were given the
development contracts for the new medium tank and the chosen design
came from Daimler Benz. The Ausf As or SDKfz 141 was developed between
1936 and 1937. The Ausf A did not meet the requirements . and
the Ausf B improved version was built in small numbers.. More
modifications were developed and the Ausf C 15 being built but were
withdrawn before the invasion of France in 1940. 30 new model
Panzers, the Ausf D were then built and were used in Poland and also in
Norway in 1940 before being withdrawn. 96 model Ausf E were built
with thicker armour and powered by a better engine (Maybach HL 120
TR) this was followed with the development of the Ausf F
which was fitted with a 5cm gun a total of 435 were built . More
improvements were made to the design with the ,Models PanzerKampfwagen
PZKpFW III Aufs H wiht a total of 308 being built the
PanzerKampfwagen PZKpFW III Ausf J which had a total of 2,616 tanks
built between March 1941 and July 1942. 650 PanzerKampfwagen PZKpFW
III Aufs L were built in 1942 the last model PanzerKampfwagen SdKfz
141/2 was the Aufs N.
Panzer
PZKPFW III Ausf J production started 1941. weight 22.3
tons. Armament: One 5cm KwK L/42 with 84 rounds carried. Secondary
armament Two 7.92mm machine gun .Armour: 50mm thickest and the minimum
10mm. Crew 5. Range 155 Km. Maximum Speed 40
KM per hour
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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.
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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
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