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Fire by David Pentland. (P) Norrey en Bessin, Normandy, 11th July 1944. A 75mm PAK (anti-tank) gun of the 26th Panzer Grenadier Regiment engages Sherman tanks of the Canadian 1st Hussars in front of Norrey en Bessin. |
Stemming the Tide, Straussberg, East of Berlin, 19th April 1945 by David Pentland. (P) Tiger II 314 of Unterscharfurher Georg Diers supported by Oberscharfurher Bootsman of SS Heavy Tank Battalion 503, knocked out 13 T34s in 19 minutes. |
Hubes Pocket, Kamenez-Podolsk, Russia, 26th March - 6th April, 1944 by David Pentland. (P) Among those encircled in the pocket were the men and guns of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 301. During the breakout, through two Soviet Tank Armies and across four rivers the Sturmgeschutz cleared the way for the infantry and others to pass through. Special mention was given to the heroic actions of Hauptmann Sekirka, the brigade commander, and Wachtmeister Walter Feibig. By the time 1st Panzer Armee had reached German lines Feibig had a personal tally of over 50 tanks destroyed. |
Sanctuary by David Pentland. (P) Abbey DArdenne, Normandy, 8th July 1944. Commander of 3rd Company, SS-Panzer Regiment 12, Obersturmfuhrer Rudolf von Ribbentrop, shelters within the walls of the Abbey DArdenne. After a full day of battle against the Canadians, the remaining Panthers of the unit along with Panzer Grenadiers of 25th Reminet managed to halt their advance just in front of the divisional headquarters at the abbey. |
De Gaulle's Defenders by David Pentland. (P) May 1940. Designed by Renault to replace the ageing FT-17 in the light infantry tank support role, as such it was relatively heavily armoured and was armed with a low velocity 37mm gun. Like all French tanks of this time it used a single man turret, which put the commander/gunner under considerable pressure in combat. The R.35 entered service with the French army in 1935, and in 1940 it was upgraded to the R-40. In all 900 Renault tanks were in service when the Germans invaded. |
Turning the Tables, Kurland, Baltic Coast, 25th January - 3rd February 1945 by David Pentland. (P) During the Fourth Battle of Kurland, Major Josef William Sepp Brandner, commander of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 912, personally counterattacked a soviet breakthrough, then with only his headquarters of 3 guns continued without infantry support to pursue and rout the enemy units. By the end of this action he had destroyed his 57th tank, his final tally rose to 66 by the wars end. |
Race to Frankowka, Ukraine, 10th February 1944 by David Pentland. (P) Panthers of 2nd Battalion 23rd Panzer Regiment, Heavy Tank Regiment Bake led by captured T34s race to capture a vital bridge at Frankowka across the Gniloi Tilitsch. The daring coup de main was successful bringing the relief column one step closer to the besieged pocket at Tscherkassy. |
Guard Duty by David Pentland. (P) Tscherkassy Pocket, Russia, 13th February 1944. The two Tiger Is of Feldwebel Heinz Gartner and Oberfahnrich Heinrich Rondorf, of Heavy Tank battalion 503 destroyed a surprise Soviet counter attack by some 15 T-34s from Chishinzy village. By now the relief force Panzer Regiment Bake of which they are part were only a few days away from opening a corridor to the Korsun pocket. By the end of the war these two tank commanders had destroyed 103 and 106 enemy tanks respectively. |
The Road to Tscherkassy, Medwin, Ukraine, 3rd-9th February 1943 by David Pentland. (P) Mountain troops riding on Panther tanks of 2nd Battalion 23rd Panzer Regiment, Heavy Tank Regiment Bake in a successful attempt to outflank major soviet forces blocking the route to Tscherkassy. While the Tiger battalion launched a frontal attack on the enemy positions, the Panthers were able to attack from the rear, totally surprising the defenders. |
Operation Strachwitz II by David Pentland. (P) Narva Bridgehead, Northern Russia, 6th April 1944. Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company, Heavy tank Battalion 502, take part in the second operation designed and led by Graf von Strachwitz (Grossdeutschland Division) to destroy half of the dangerous Soviet bridgehead across the Narva river. The operation was totally successful. |
Help from the sky, near Korsun, Russia, 13th February 1944 by David Pentland. (P) Heavy Tank Regiment Bake was temporarily created as part of the forces gathered to breakthrough to the besieged Army Corps trapped in the Korsun (or Tscherkassy) pocket. Led by Oberstleutnant Dr. Bake it consisted of Heavy Tank Battalion 503, the panther battalion of Panzer Regiment 23, and a battalion of artillery, engineers and mountain troops. This powerful unit was halted just 10km from its objective having run out of supplies, and had to be resupplied by air. |
Fight for Hill 42, East Prussia, 15th March 1945 by David Pentland. (P) A Soviet attack with 18 Sherman tanks and infantry on Hill 42 was halted by a few Stug IVs of Leutnant Heinrich Kohlers 3rd Battery 210 Stumgeschutz Abteilung. Within a matter of minutes 15 enemy tanks were destroyed, 6 by Kohler himself. |
Boarding Call by David Pentland. (P) Southern England, D-Day, 6th June 1944. U.S. Paratroopers of 101st Airborne Division awaiting H-hour, and the call to board their DC 3 Dakota transports. |
Holding the Vistula by David Pentland. (P) Gerhard Fischer. Poland, 31st July 1944. Jagdpanzer IV Pz Jager Batt 5, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. Jagdpanzer IVs of 5th SS Panzer Panzerjager battalion Wiking employed east of Warsaw to halt the Soviet attempts to break into the besieged city. |
The Deadly Trap by David Pentland. (P) St Mere Eglise, Normandy, 6th June 1944. Unaware that the Germans had recently flooded large areas around St. Mere Eglise, many U.S. Paratroops of the 82nd All American Airborne Division, were lost having landed in unexpected marshes and swollen rivers. |
David and Goliath by David Pentland. (P) Vernon, France, 27th August 1944. 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. |
Operation Cobra - Normandy Breakout by David Pentland (P) An American M3 Stuart tank passes by a pair of Military Policemen during Operation Cobra. |
Looking for Trouble by David Pentland. (P) Kursk, Russia, July, 1943. T-70 light tanks of 2nd Tank Army on a reconnaissance patrol near Ponyri-Goreloje. |
Off the Beach by David Pentland. (P) Gold Beach, Normandy, D-Day, 6th June 1944. A PIAT team and riflemen of the 6th Green Howards part of British 50th (Tyne Tees) Division, push inland in the direction of Caen. |
The Balabonowka Pocket, Ukraine, 25th-30th January 1944 by David Pentland. (P) Mountain troops and Panther tanks of Heavy Tank Regiment Bake, push towards Oratrow to complete the encirclement of several Red Army Corps. |
Wittmann on Patrol by David Pentland. (P) Northern France, 22nd May 1940. Sdkfz 222 light armoured cars of the SS Leibstandarte Regiment drive along French lanes on a reconnaissance patrol for the forces of General Heinz Guderian on their advance towards the French coast. |
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