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Escape to the Elbe, Berlin, 3rd May 1945 by David Pentland. (PC) 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. |
The Men in the Arena by David Pentland. (PC) 25th Anniversary of the SSU/HMSU Assault team 18th Febuary 2005. |
Coup de Main, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. (PC) 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. |
The Road to Basra, Southern Iraq, 7th April 2003 by David Pentland. (PC) Challenger II tanks of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, and Warrior APCs of the Irish Guards, 7th Armoured Brigade, the Desert Rats supported overhead by US Marine Corps Cobras during their epic dawn attack to finally take and secure Basra. |
Battle for Gazala by David Pentland (PC) Panzer IIs and IIIs of the African Korps, 15th Panzer Division drive towards Arcoma during the epic battles for the Gazala line. |
On the Roof by David Pentland. (PC) Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 2007. Troops of 1st Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment engage Taliban insurgents from a compound roof at dusk during Operation Herrick 6. In addition to small arms a one shot AT4 anti tank launcher is used against more difficult targets. |
Poppy Fields by David Pentland. (PC) Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April, 2011. Men of The Highlanders 4th Royal Regiment of Scotland, patrol through a flowering poppy field near Lashkar Gah. |
Unexpected encounter at Niergnies, France, 8th October 1918 by David Pentland. (PC) Towards the end of the second battle of Cambrai, British Mark IV tanks of 12th Battalion confronted German captured Mark IVs. The ensuing battle was chaotic, emerging from smoke the Germans were initially mistaken as part of C Company, but at 50 meters both sides recovered from their surprise and opened fire simultaneously. The lead British tank L16 commanded by Captain Rowe was immediately knocked out, who escaped with his men to L19 just in time to see it destroyed, along with L12. The remaining tank L8 had broken down some distance back taking no part in the battle, although its commander Lieutenant Martel managed to use a captured 77mm artillery piece to finally halt the German tank. |
Helmand Patrol by David Pentland. (PC) Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 2012. British troops keep a watchful eye as they patrol through the seemingly tranquil Green Zone. |
The Polar Bears by David Pentland (PC) British 49th Infantry Division, Holland, September 1944. British Universal Carriers of 2nd Battalion, Kensington (Princess-Louise) Regiment, 49th West Riding Infantry Division, "the Polar Bears", in action during Operation Market Garden. The 2nd Kensington were the machine gun battalion of the division at this time. |
Diggers in Nam, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, 5th - 7th June 1971 by David Pentland. (PC) Centurion Mk 5/1 of C squadron 1st Armoured Regiment, Royal Australian Armoured Corps, scrub bashing during Operation Overlord. This proved to be one of the most successful of tank/ infantry co-operations when the tanks of C Squadron gave decisive fire support to infantry of 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment and APCs of 3rd Cavalry Regiment against a strongly entrenched NVA battalion north of the province. |
Hell's Corner, 7th June 1944 by David Pentland (PC) The men of the US 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment ambushed the German 1st Battalion, 6th Fallschrimjager Regiment making their way to Carentan, the Battle of Hells Corner ensued. |
Paddy's Fourth DSO, The Olderburg Raid, 9th April 1945 by David Pentland. (PC) Braving intense enemy fire, Lt. Col. RB Mayne, Commanding Officer 1st SAS Regiment devastated a German ambush and subsequently rescued wounded troops of his own unit who had been pinned down while on a reconnaissance mission for the 4th Canadian Armoured Division. |
After Kasserine by David Pentland (PC) M3 Lee tanks of D Company, 2-13th Regiment, US 1st Armoured Division, Thala, Tunisia, 22nd February 1943. Following the disaster for the US Army at Kasserine at the hands of Field Marshal Rommel, the Axis forces were eventually stopped by the remnants of the US 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 13th Armoured Regiment 1st Armoured Division at Thala. After the battle Rommel singled out the 2nd battalion for their stubborn and clever defence of Sbeitla. |
Teatime by David Pentland. (PC) 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. |
Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland (PC) On the 30th April, Untersharfuhrer Georg Diers and his crew of tank 314, were ordered to take up a defensive position at the Reichstag buildings. This was one of only two remaining King Tigers belonging to Heavy SS Tank Battalion 503 in Berlin. By that evening they had knocked out about 30 T34s, and the following day led a successful counterattack against the Kroll Opera House directly opposite the Reichstag. Their efforts though, merely postponed the inevitable and by the end of the day the order was given to abandon the position and prepare to break out of Berlin. |
Motherland, the Battle of Stalingrad, September 1942 by David Pentland (PC) OT34 Flamethrower tank and men of Col. Krickmans 6th Guards Tank Brigade take part in the Soviet counter attacks of 13th-27th September in defence of the southern factory district of Stalingrad before the final offensive in October. |
The Greys by David Pentland. (PC) Normandy, Odon, France, 1944. M4 Sherman II's of the Royal Scots Greys, 4th Armoured Brigade, during Operation Epsom. |
Dragoons at Arras by David Pentland (PC) French Somua S35 tanks, 1st Light Mechanised Division, Arras, France, 22nd May 1940. Somua S35 tanks of the 18th Regiment of Dragoons taking part in the successful attack on German held Mont St. Eloi, during the battle for Arras. |
Looking for Trouble by David Pentland. (PC) Kursk, Russia, July, 1943. T-70 light tanks of 2nd Tank Army on a reconnaissance patrol near Ponyri-Goreloje. |
Operation Veritable, Eastern Holland, 8th - 22nd February 1945 by David Pentland (PC) 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. |
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