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Signed German tank pencil drawings by artist David Pentland

A set of 8 new pencil drawings by David Pentland, featuring Knight's Cross winning tank commanders in the German army of World War Two.  These new pencil drawings have been signed by the tank commander shown in the drawing.

Alfred Rubbel

Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel

Joining the Panzer forces in 1940, Alfred Rubbel served first with Panzer Regiment 29 in Mittel and the with Panzer Regiment 4 in the Caucasus. He transferred to the Tiger I Panzer and from March 1943 to May 1945 served, as Tank Commander, with Heavy Panzer Division 503. He was awarded the Iron Cross I and II, and had 57 Panzer victories from 79 Panzer battles.

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"In the shadow of Elbrus"

Central Caucasus, August 1942.  Against a background of Mount Elbrus, the Panzer IV’s of 9th company, panzer regiment 4, 13th Panzer division, race south from Rostov to attempt to take the oilfields of the Caucasus.

"Breaking the Gran bridgehead"

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.

Gerhard Fischer

Gerhard Fischer

German Army - Knights Cross. SS Unterscharfuhrer, 3rd SS Panzerjager Abteilung Wiking. Awarded the Knights Cross in December 1943.

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"Barenkovo"

Gerhard Fischer. Russia, 25th February 1943. Marder II, PzJager Battalion 5,SS Panzer Grenadier Division Wiking. Marder II and PzIII of 5th SS Panzer Grenadier Division Wiking during the pursuit of retreating Soviet forces south of Kharkov. Heavily outnumbered by the enemy (the division only had 5 PzIII tanks operational) Wiking and 2 equally weak divisions, 7th and 11th Panzer achieved spectacular success for Field Marshal Mansteins initial counterattack.

"Holding the Vistula"

Gerhard Fischer. Poland, 31st July 1944. Jagdpanzer IV Pz Jager Batt 5, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. Jagdpanzer IVs of 5th SS Panzer Panzerjager battalion Wiking employed east of Warsaw to halt the Soviet attempts to break into the besieged city.<p>Please note the size given is the paper size. The image including the border and signature is shown below.

"Lying in Wait"

Gerhard Fischer. Poland, 14th August 1944 - Jagdpanzer IV of Jagd Pz Batt 5, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. Jagdpanzer IVs of 5th SS Panzer Panzerjager battalion Wiking employed east of Warsaw to halt the Soviet attempts to break into the besieged city.<p>Please note the size given is the paper size. The image including the border and signature is shown below.

Albert Kerscher

Albert Kerscher

German Army - Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. Oberfeldwebel der Reserve Albert Kerscher, Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Tiger Ace from schwere Panzer Abteilung 502. He scored his 100th kill in defending the Neuhauser Forrest near Pillau, East Prussia, April 1945. He famously fought in an encounter with Soviet tanks at Malinava, while serving with other Knight's Cross winning tanks Aces, including Otto Carius. He ended the war with a total score of 107.

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"Rearm and Resupply"

Albert Kerscher and Otto Carius. Kinderheim, Narva Bridgehead 17th March 1944, 2nd Kompany, 502 Heavy Tank Battalion. Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company. Heavy tank Battalion 502, pull back to their headquarters at The Kinderheim to reload ammunition and refuel for the next engagement.

"Retaking Tirtsu"

Albert Kerscher and Otto Carius. Narva Bridgehead, 18th March 1944 - 2nd Company, 502 Heavy Tank Battalion and Nordland Infantry. Tiger I tanks of Albert Kersher and Otto Carius, of 2nd Company, Heavy tank Battalion 502, along with only 16 Grenadiers launch a pre dawn attack on the strongpoint at Tirtsu. This small but typical operation stabilised the German frontline.

Karl Spreitzer (Ju87 Stuka)

Karl Spreitzer

Karl Spreitzer, Stuka pilot, awarded the Knights Cross as Leutnant 10(Pz) in April 1945. Karl Spreitzer as a Stuka pilot with St.G.2 building over 600 flying combat hours in Stukas. his first actions were in Norway, and the Battle of Britain, and later in the Mediterranean theatre in Greece, Crete, North Africa and Malta. and finally Russia.

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"Tank Hunters"

Targul Frumos, Rumania, April 1944. 10th Staffel (Panzerjager) Schlachtgeswader 2. Junkers Ju87Gs of 10th Staffel (Panzerjagers), Schlaghtgeswader 2, led by Oberst Hans Ulrich Rudel, corner a battalion of the new Soviet Josef Stalin 2 tanks on the Rumanian plains. Despite their heavy armour the tanks were vulnerable from above to the special anti tank guns of the Stukas.

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