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Cranston Fine Arts  Military Art and Artists More Military Artists Q to S Smith, Simon  Original Paintings |
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The Winged Dagger by Simon Smith. (P) 22 SAS Squadron in the Gulf, having been dropped by Chinook of the 7th Squadron RAF |
Arnhem Bridge by Simon Smith (P) Men of Colonel Frosts 2 Para retake the bridge after a German attempt lead by Captain Viktor Graebner of the 9th SS panzer Division (armoured reconnaissance Troops) had failed. |
D-Day Gold Beach, 6th June 1944 by Simon Smith. (P) Troops of the 1st Hampshires assaulting Gold Beach during the Normandy Landings. Gold beach was one of the British beaches on D-Day. Gold beach was the western most beach of the British beaches, on D-Day. Gold beach was between two twenty metre high cliffs where German fortifications had been built. The beach had been protected by concrete casemates which took some time to break through. This happened with support form British tanks in the afternoon of D-day 6th June. The British tanks and reinforcements moved off the beaches towards Saint-Come-de-Fresene and Arromanches which were both liberated by 9pm. |
Southern Steel by Simon Smith (P) Confederate cavalry with the battle flag of the Confederacy gallop into battle. The battle flag was also known as the Southern Cross. |
The Storm and the Sabre by Simon Smith. (P) British infantry supported by Warrior armoured vehicles advance into Iraq, February 1991. |
Challenger by Simon Smith. (P) Tanks of the Queens Royal Irish Hussars in action during the Gulf War, February 1991. |
Arnhem Drop 17th September 1944 by Simon Smith (P) No text for this item |
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