Description

This new release features one of the deadliest fighting machines of WWII – The infamous Tiger Tank.

Tigers of the SS-Panzer-Abteilung 101, commanded by Obersturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann, advance towards Beauvais in June 1944 to intercept the advancing British 7th Armoured Division - the famous 'Desert Rats' - after the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Awarded the Knights Cross with Swords and Oak Leaves, Michael Wittman was the most succesful and highly decorated tank Ace of WWII but, together with his entire crew, lost his life on August 8 in the battle for Cintheaux, when his Tiger received a direct hit from a rocket fired by a RAF Typhoon ground attack fighter.

Signatures

Each print is personally signed by the artist along with the very rare signature of a highly regarded Panzer crew member.

Obergefreiter HENRY METELMANN