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Greyhounds in Winter by David Pentland Reconnaissance team of 116th Panzer Division, river Our, Ardennes, 18th December 1944. Sdkfz 250 Reconnaissance halftracks from the 116th "Windhund" (Greyhound) Panzer Division, searching for a suitable crossing point across the Our river during the opening stages of the Battle of the Bulge. |
Cold Wind from the East by David Pentland Soviet Su100s of 7th Mechanised Corps, Hungary, February 1945. The Su-100 self-propelled anti-tank guns were a lethal vehicle to the German panzers, even the vaunted Tiger tanks were not immune to their D-10S 100mm gun. Its lack of a turret and machine gun though, necessitated good infantry support. |
Lying in Wait by David Pentland. Rauray, Normandy, 1st July 1944. A 6pdr anti tank gun team of the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, The Polar Bears, in action against the attacking tanks and infantry of 9th SS and 2nd SS Panzer Divisions. The 49th Division comprised of 1st Tyneside Scottish, 10th & 11th Durham Light Infantry, 4th Lincolnshire, 1/4th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, the Hallamshire Battalion, 6th & 7th Duke of Wellingtons, and 11th Royal Scots Fusiliers. |
Help from the sky, near Korsun, Russia, 13th February 1944 by David Pentland. 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. |
Diggers in Nam, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam, 5th - 7th June 1971 by David Pentland. 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 and 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. |
Boots on the Ground by David Pentland. Helmand Province, Afghanistan 2012. CH-53D Sea Stallion's of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing deploy US Marines for assault on Taliban positions. The heavy lift helicopter first flew in 1964, and carried out its last operational flights supporting the US Marines during 'Operation Enduring Freedom' in early 2012. |
Battle of Cambrai, France, 20th November 1917 by David Pentland. 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. |
Helping Hands by David Pentland 703rd U.S. Tank Destroyer Battalion, Ardennes, 25th December 1944. M36 Tank Destroyers of A Company, 703rd TD Battalion whose arrival was a welcome Christmas present for the Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division. They proved invaluable as they were the only US vehicle capable of handling both the Panther or Tiger tanks. |
First to Fight by David Pentland. St Mere Eglise, Normandy, 6th June 1944. U.S. Paratroops of the 82nd All American Airborne Division, descend on occupied France. |
Retaking Tirtsu by David Pentland. Albert Kerscher and Otto Carius. Narva Bridgehead, 18th March 1944 - 2nd Company, 502 Heavy Tank Battalion and Nordland Infantry. |
August Storm by David Pentland. Soviet troops advance at lightning speed through Manchuria against a crumbling Japanese defence |
Glidermen by David Pentland. Normandy, D-Day, 6th June 1944. U.S. Glider troops of the 101st Airborne Division disembark from their Waco CG4-A gliders. Due to a lack of gliders most of the Division's glider troops were forced to travel by sea, however some much needed reinforcements arrived by air. |
The Road to Tscherkassy, Medwin, Ukraine, 3rd-9th February 1943 by David Pentland. 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. |
Lying in Wait by David Pentland. Gerhard Fischer. Poland, 14th August 1944 - Jagdpanzer IV of Jagd Pz Batt 5, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. |
Graebner's Attack, Arnhem Bridge, 18th September 1944 by David Pentland. German Armoured Reconnaissance troops led by SS Captain Viktor Graebner, of the 9th SS Panzer Division, are decimated and repulsed by the men of Colonel Frosts 2PARA, as they attempt to retake the bridge by a coup-de-main. |
Operation Cobra - Normandy Breakout by David Pentland (P) An American M3 Stuart tank passes by a pair of Military Policemen during Operation Cobra. |
Operation Veritable, Eastern Holland, 8th - 22nd February 1945 by David Pentland. 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. |
Stemming the Tide, Straussberg, East of Berlin, 19th April 1945 by David Pentland. Tiger II 314 of Unterscharfurher Georg Diers supported by Oberscharfurher Bootsman of SS Heavy Tank Battalion 503, knocked out 13 T34s in 19 minutes. |
Valour of the Guards by David Pentland. Soviet guards launch a Human Wave attack on beleaguered German defenders at Stalingrad, Autumn 1942. |
Chuting Up by David Pentland. England, 5th June 1944. U.S. Paratroops of the 82nd All American Airborne Division, preparing for their imminent assault on France. |
Last of the Honved, Eastern Hungary, Autumn 1944 by David Pentland. Toldi IIa Light tank and troops of the Hungarian Army watch out for marauding enemy aircraft as they move forward to attempt to stem the oncoming Soviet tide. |
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