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Feldwebel Heinz Gartner - Where is Hill 128 by David Pentland. (P) Mor, Hungary, 1st January 1945. Feldwebel Heinz Gartner and Oberleutnant von Rosen, plus a handful of other King Tigers of Heavy Tank battalion 503, searched for the units objective, Hill 128. Despite heavy snow and poor visibility, the Tigers found and took the hill, routing the strong Soviet defences present. By the end of the war Feldwebel Gartner had destroyed 103 enemy tanks. |
Breaking the Gran Bridgehead by David Pentland. (P) Hungary, 18th February 1945. The Soviet bridgehead across the lower river Gran threatened the important oilfields at Komorn. To deal with it, Heavy tank battalion 503 was attached to the elite Hoch und Deutschmeister Division. Then in conjunction with the 12th SS Hitlerjugend Division to the north the operation was launched and the bridgehead successfully crushed. |
Alfred Rubbel at Kursk by David Pentland. (P) Central Russia, 4th-12th July 1943. For Operation Citadel the Heavy tank battalion 503 was split into separate companies and attached to various panzer divisions. Rubbels 1st company went to 6th Panzer Division, and as such take part in the epic breakthrough on the 10th and 11th which came close to the collapse of the soviet southern front! |
Ostsack by David Pentland. (P) Narva Bridgehead, Northern Russia, 17th March 1944. Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company . Heavy tank Battalion 502, supporting the Feldherrnhalle and SS Nordland divisions, repelled a serious attempt by the Soviets to break out from their bridgehead. For their part the Tigers accounted for 13 T34s, 1 KV1 and 5 anti tank guns. |
The Road to Calais by David Pentland. (P) France, 23rd May 1940. The advance guard of Pz38t tanks, 1st Panzer Division enter the little village of Hames-Boucres, on the road to Calais. |
Original Pencil Sketch for Battle of Cambrai, France, 20th November 1917 by David Pentland. (P) At 0620 hours covered by a brief barrage from 1000 guns, the tanks of C and F Battalions in MkIV tanks advanced alongside the men of the British 12th Division against the impregnable German Hindenburg line at Cambrai. Supported in the air by 4 RFC squadron flying ground attack missions, the general offensive 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. |
Panzer Grenadiers by David Pentland. (P) Kursk, Russia, August 1943. Panzer Grenadiers disembark from Sdkfz251 half tracks to engage enemy troops at close quarters. |
Jagdverbande Mitte, Pomerania, Germany, March 1945 by David Pentland. (P) In early 1945 Obersturmfuhrer Walter Girg was given command of a small unit of SS commandos whose task was to operate Russian tanks behind enemy lines. One such mission took him to the area of the enemy-encircled Kolberg garrison. The German forces there however believed Girg and his men to be Seydlitz agents (German soldiers working for the Soviet forces) and they were taken to be shot. Luckily the mistake was discovered a short time later and Girg remained in Kolberg until 18 March 1945 when the garrison was evacuated by sea. |
Motorcycle Attack by David Pentland. (P) May 1940. At the forefront of the German panzer divisions and leading the advances into France were the Kradschutzen Truppen or motorcycle troops. Although mainly acting in the reconnaissance role they also had the firepower to hold objectives until reinforced. |
Defending the Homeland by David Pentland. (P) No text for this item |
Char B at Stonne by David Pentland. (P) France, 15th-17th May 1940. The French offensive at Stonne was of vital importance following the German capture of Sedan. The French could use it as a base from which to launch long-term attacks on the enemy bridgeheads. In this innocuous town, a vicious two-day battle took place in which the Germans came face to face with the premier French tank, the Char B-Bis for the only time. One of these tanks, commanded by Pierre Billotte, proved invulnerable to German anti-tank fire and took 140 hits, and knocked out 13 German tanks. The town changed hands 17 times but ultimately the French failed to hold it. |
Feldwebel Johann Muller - Tigers to the Front by David Pentland. (P) Lake Ladoga, Leningrad 13th January 1943. Feldwebel Muller of 1st Company, Heavy Tank battalion 502, was mentioned in dispatches for his actions in the Second Battle of Lake Ladoga. During the Soviet offensive he accounted for some 25 enemy tanks and by the end of the war he had destroyed 50. |
The Ambush, North of Malinava Latvia, 22nd July 1944 by David Pentland. (P) Six Tiger I tanks including Albert Kersher and Lt. Otto Carius, of 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, prepare to take up ambush positions for the soon to arrive soviet tank brigade. In the ensuing encounter, the Tigers destroyed the entire column of 28 Josef Stalin IIs. |
Gold Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. (P) 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. |
On the Beach by David Pentland (P) American troops storm Omaha Beach during the Normandy Landings, 6th of June 1944. |
Rearguard on the Duna Front, Latvia, 4th August 1944 by David Pentland. (P) Sturmgeschutz IIIG of 1st Battery, Sturmartillerie Brigade 912, led by Hauptmann Richard Engelmann, during the fighting around Jackony farmstead. This was only one battle in a series of actions to hold back the Russian 2nd Baltic Fronts summer offensive. By the end of this campaign he had personally destroyed 54 enemy tanks, all but 3 in this July - August period. |
Armoured Reconnaissance by David Pentland. (P) Kursk, July 1943. Sdkfz234 and 222 Armoured cars of 2nd SS Das Reich division track enemy movements on the flanks of the advancing Panzer divisions. |
Oberfahnrich Heinrich Rondorf - Jagdtiger at Bay by David Pentland. (P) Iserlohn, Rhur, 15th April 1945. In the closing days of the war, US forces surrounded the town of Iserlohn. Lying in wait, Oberfanrich Rondorf destroyed 3 of the advancing Shermans, bringing his total score of enemy tanks destroyed to 106 - at least 5 of these in the giant Jagdtiger. This action was the last for Panzerjager Battalion 512, as it surrendered itself and the town the following day. |
Captain Hans Bölter - Struggle in the Snow by David Pentland. (P) Lake Ladoga, Leningrad 17th February 1943. Oberfeldwebel Hans Bölter and his platoon leader Lt.Meyer, supporting Kampfgruppe Sudau during the Second Battle of Lake Ladoga. In a day long engagement the two Tiger Is of 1st Company, Heavy Tank battalion 502 destroyed a succession of anti-tank guns, tanks and infantry attacks. Lt Meyer knocked out 10 KV1s in as many minutes and by the wars end Hans Bolter had accounted for at least 144 enemy tanks, making him one of the great Panzer aces. |
Stumgeschutz Vor, Smolensk, Central Russia, September 1943 by David Pentland. (P) During the battles around Smolensk the guns of 1st Battery Sturmgeschutz Battalion 237, led by Oberleutnant Bodo Heinrich Ferdinand Otto Spranz were constantly in action to stem the Soviet tide. At the end of this period his personal tally stood at 76 destroyed enemy tanks. In recognition of his own and units exceptional effort he was awarded the Knights Cross with Oakleaves, and promoted to Hauptmann. |
Beasts by David Pentland. (P) Kursk, Russia, August, 1943. Su-152 Self Propelled guns of the 13th Army. |
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