82nd Airborne by Chris Collingwood
Superb figure study of the 82nd Airborne in 1944.
Frozen Hell, Suomussalmi, Finland 1940 by David
Pentland From their position in a knocked out Soviet T28 tank, the Finnish
troops keep up the pressure on the encircled enemy units.
Warsaw September 1939 by David Pentland Polish 7TP (Twin Turret) light tank of Captain F. Michalowski's
training company breaks out from the street barricade to counter attack
German reconnaissance elements.
The Battle for Norway by David Pentand. In this, the first true parachute operation of World war two,
German paratroops of 1st battalion Fallschirmjager Regiment 1, proved
themselves an invaluable component of Blitzkrieg. First in the initial
stages of the campaign by seizing airfields and bridges in Norway and
Denmark, and subsequently by supporting army ground forces engaged at
Narvik
Fighting for a foothold, 82nd Airborne at
Sainte Mere-Eglise 1944 by Chris Collingwood During the morning of June 7th the 82nd Airborne were attacked by a
mixed German battle group. Supported by 4th Division armour the
Paratroopers and Glider troops repelled the attack which lasted most of
the day.
Operation Cobra, Normandy 28th July 1944 by David
Pentland After almost two months Sherman tanks and armoured infantry of the US
2nd Armoured Division eventually broke through the German defences
south-west of St Lo. Pushing aside the shattered remnants of Panzer Lehr
Division, their rapid advance forced a general German retreat. This
would ultimately spell disaster for the German armies in France.
Hells Corner 7th June 1944 by David Pentland
The men of the US 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment ambushed the
German 1st Battalion, 6th Fallschrimjager Regiment making their way to
Carentan, the Battle of Hell's Corner ensued.
"Red Beach Two" Tarawa Atoll 20th November 1943 by David
Pentland US Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd RCT, 2nd Marine Division,
supported by LVTs and takes, take part in the successful but bloody
assault on Betio Island (part of the Tarawa Atoll). "Operation
Galvanic" as it was known became the first step on the island road
to Japan itself.
Taking of Big Apple, Okinawa 10th-14th June 1945 by
David Pentland Men of the US 381st Infantry Regiment, 96th Division, supported by
the tanks of 763rd and 713th (Flamethrower) Tank Battalions, during the
assault on Yaeju Dake. This escarpment, known as "Big Apple"
was the last in a series of tough Japanese defence lines on the south of
the island.
"Screaming Eagles in Normandy" 7th June 1944
by David Pentland Having made contact the previous evening with troops of 4th Infantry
Division pushing inland from Utah Beach, paratroopers of the 101st
Airborne Division "The Screaming Eagles" help mop up pockets
of German resistance in their general advance towards Carentan.
“Guadalcanal” Solomon Islands, August 1942 –
February 1943 by David Pentland M2A4
and M3 tanks of A Company, 1st US Marine Tank Battalion, move
out from Henderson Field to support the perimeter from Japanese attacks
Cross of Iron, Russia, Summer 1942 by David Pentland
German infantry take cover in a shell hole during the blitzkrieg
through Southern Russia towards Stalingrad.
"Clash of Steel", Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th
July 1943 by David Pentland The battle for Prokhorovka marked the high water mark of the
German southern drive for Kursk. At the apex of the thrust were the 14
tiger tanks of the 13 Heavy Tank Company, 1st SS Panzer Division "Liebstandarte",
led by Michael Wittman. Their advance was eventually thwarted, however,
by the epic charge of the Soviet 29th Guards Tank Corps, as part of 5th
Guards Tank Army's furious counter attack against the SS Tank Corps.
'Motherland' The Battle of Stalingrad, September 1942 by David
Pentland OT34 Flamethrower tank and men of Col. Krickman's 6th Guards Tank
Brigade take part in the Soviet counter attacks of 13th-27th September
in defence of the southern factory district of Stalingrad before the
final offensive in October.
Valour of the Guards by David Pentland Soviet guards launch a Human Wave attack on
beleaguered German defenders at Stalingrad, Autumn 1942.
Breaking of the Pomperanian Wall by David Pentland
T-34/85 tanks of the Polish Peoples Army "Heroes of the
Westerplatte" 1st Armoured Brigade. During the battle to break
through the tough German defences of East Prussia.
August
Storm by David Pentland Soviet troops advance at lightning
speed through Manchuria against a crumbling Japanese defence.
