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Cranston Fine Arts Military Art and Artists World War Two Veteran Signatures British Veterans

The Bridge at Arnhem by Alan Fearnley. One edition. The edition features an additional signature. £115.00

L Detachment by Graeme Lothian. One of 3 editions available. All 3 editions feature up to 2 additional signatures. £2300.00

Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. 11 editions. 6 of the 11 editions feature up to 4 additional signatures. £2.50 - £500.00

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The Bridge at Arnhem by Alan Fearnley. 2 Para commanded by Colonel Frost repel the German armoured reconnaissance troops led by SS Captain Viktor Graebner of the 9th SS Panzer Division as they attempt to retake the bridge at Arnhem.

L Detachment by Graeme Lothian. Depicting a jeep and crew of the first SAS team, Western desert 1942. L Detachment operated in conjunction with the pre-existing Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) and during the desert war, the SAS performed many successful and daring long range insertion missions and destroyed aircraft and fuel depots. Their success contributed towards Adolf Hitler issuing his Kommandobefehl order to execute all captured enemy personnel of the type now called the Special Forces. When the Germans stepped up security, the SAS switched to hit and run missions. They used jeeps, which had been sent over to North Africa, armed with Vickers K machine guns which the SAS modified so they also used tracer ammunition and Lewes Bombs which ignited fuel and aircraft. This print is certainly something special as they have been personally signed by two of the original SAS volunteers who served throughout the war and beyond, Reg Seekings and Johnny Cooper.

Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. While probing forward near Cagny on the initial day of the Goodwood offensive, Lt John Gorman, a troop commander of 2nd Armoured Battalion, Irish Guards, suddenly found himself confronted by a Tiger II and three Tiger Is of the elite 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion. Supported by only one other Sherman, and aware that their 75mm guns would be ineffective against such monsters, he gave the order to his driver to ram the King Tiger. Gorman's tank Ballyragget succeeded in colliding with its target before the Tiger's 88mm gun could be brought to bear on his Sherman, and with both tanks immobilised the crews quickly abandoned their tanks. Lt. Gorman, however, was not finished and making his way off the field, he returned shortly afterwards with a Sherman Firefly, to finish off the stricken Tiger II and one of the Tiger Is. For this action he was awarded the Military Cross, and his driver L/Cpl Baron the Military Medal.