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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Advance from Arromanches by Simon Smith. Following the successful D-Day landings on the adjacent Gold Beach, a vast pre-fabricated artificial Mulberry Harbour was quickly assembled at nearby Arromanches, allowing British and Canadian reinforcements to pour ashore. Towed piece by piece across the Channel, assembled and ready for use within days of the invasion, the harbour - nicknamed Port Winston - would enable more than two and half million men, half a million vehicles and vast quantities of supplies to be landed before it was finally decommissioned at the end of the year, by which time the ports along the Channel and North Sea had been liberated. The new 'Mulberry' is working flat out with reinforcements pouring ashore and one of the floating roadways being used to evacuate the wounded onto ships soon bound for England. In the foreground recently-arrived Sherman Firefly tanks from the 13th /18th Hussars climb away from the area as they move out towards the front line alongside infantry from The Devonshire Regiment. In the days to follow both regiments would fight with great distinction. Easily identified by the long barrel of its British 17-pounder gun whose bright muzzle flash inspired its nickname, the 'Firefly' was considered the most deadly version of the iconic Sherman tank and, being the only Allied tank in Normandy with a gun powerful enough to penetrate the thick armour of the German Panther and Tiger tanks, it was greatly feared by the enemy. Item Code : DHM6620 Advance from Arromanches by Simon Smith. - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 150 prints. Image size 28.5 inches x 17.5 inches (73cm x 44cm) Paper size 35.5 inches x 25 inches (89cm x 64cm) Pulzer, Geoffrey (signed in person) + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £20 £110.00 SPECIAL OFFER : ADD A CLIPPED SIGNATURE TO THE ABOVE PRINT AT A VERY SPECIAL RATE! Add Signature : Alfred Hutchinson. for £70.00 Buy One Get One Half Price Add Signature : Sir Napier Crookenden. for £30.00 Buy One Get One Half Price Add Signature : Lord Sir John Hunt. for £35.00 Buy One Get One Half Price Add Signature : Henry Conder. for £30.00 Buy One Get One Half Price All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Advance from Arromanches by Simon Smith. DHM6620 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING ARTIST PROOF Anniversary edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 28.5 inches x 17.5 inches (73cm x 44cm) Paper size 35.5 inches x 25 inches (89cm x 64cm) Pulzer, Geoffrey (signed in person) Batts, George (signed in person) Bennett, Bill (signed in person) Beach, Hugh (signed in person) + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £80 £225.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT Anniversary edition of 75 prints. Image size 28.5 inches x 17.5 inches (73cm x 44cm) Paper size 35.5 inches x 25 inches (89cm x 64cm) Pulzer, Geoffrey (signed in person) Batts, George (signed in person) Bennett, Bill (signed in person) Beach, Hugh (signed in person) + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £80 £150.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT Normandy Tribute edition of 10 prints each supplied with a companion original pencil drawing. Image size 28.5 inches x 17.5 inches (73cm x 44cm) Paper size 35.5 inches x 25 inches (89cm x 64cm) Pulzer, Geoffrey (signed in person) Batts, George (signed in person) Bennett, Bill (signed in person) Beach, Hugh (signed in person) Hill, Charlie (companion print) Cooper, Bert (companion print) Stafford, Patrick (companion print) Walker, Don (companion print) Elliott, Cyril (companion print) Drabble, Gordon (companion print) Austin, Doug (companion print) Stanier, Alex (matted on companion print) + Artist : Simon Smith Signature(s) value alone : £200 £1395.00 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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Corporal Geoffrey Pulzer LdH *Signature Value : £20	In early 1942, Geoffrey was drafted to Brigade HQ 29th Armoured Brigade, 11th Armoured Division at Ovingdean near Brighton and following a promotion to Corporal in 1943 he was given command of a Sherman tank in preparation for the D-Day Campaign. His crew landed at Courseuiles-sur-Mer near Juno Beach and proceeded west in the direction of Arromanches and Bayeaux where they were heavily involved in the fighting at Hill 112, surviving a German mortar shell attack. Often deployed in an observation role as one of the forward tanks of the Brigade, they fought at the Falaise Gap and en-route to liberate Antwerp where he commanded one of the first tanks to enter the city. As their advance through Holland continued, the 29th Armoured Brigade rushed back to the Ardennes to help the Americans during the Battle of the Bulge, before re-joining the 11th Armoured Division and proceeding to cross the Rhine, finishing near Flensburg in northern Germany.

Artist Details : Simon Smith

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Simon Smith Simon Smith was born in 1960 into a military family and quickly developed an interest in history and the armed forces. He has worked continually as an illustrator in the historical field since leaving art college in 1982, having graduated with a First in Fine Art and Illustration.. He has work on permanent display in London and countries as far afield as Taiwan and Israel. Simon owes his lifelong interest in military subjects to his family connections with the services. More about Simon Smith

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