STALINGRAD...KESSELSCHLACHT EDIITION with companion print.
(Signatures)	Artist : Nicolas Trudgian and Luftwaffe Aces Hansgeorg Bätcher Oakleaves Holder bomber pilot , Hans-Ekkehard Bob Knights Cross Holder fighter pilot , Johann Boos Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Hugo Broch Knights Cross fighter pilot , Udo Cordes Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Kurt Dahlmann Oakleaves Holder bomber pilot , Willi Dippberger Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Otto Engel Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Hajo Herrmann Swords Holder bomber pilot , Erich Klein German Cross in Gold Holder artillery (Stalingrad) , Gerhard Krems Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Dieter Lukesch Oakleaves Holder bomber pilot , Erich Rudorffer Swords Holder fighter pilot , Wolfgang Schenck Oakleaves Holder fighter pilot , Heinrich Südel Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Horst Zank Iron Cross 1st class Holder ground troop Stalingrad plus on the companion print " Stalingrad Battle for a Ruined City " Erich Klein German Cross in Gold Holder artillery (Stalingrad).
(Dimensions)	36" X 26" approx  Unframed set of Two Prints
Price	£395.00

Description

COMMEMORATING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD...Legends Aviation Gallery are delighted to announce the World wide Release of Nicolas Trudgian's striking new Limited Edition print..." Stalingrad "...a dramatic painting of the Battle for Stalingrad with a special matching-numbered companion pencil print..." Stalingrad , Battle for a Ruined City "... The Battle for Stalingrad started in the summer of 1942. By the bitterly cold early months of 1943, the city on the Volga, once the pride of the Soviets, had become the grimmest theatre of the whole war. The German 6th Army, originally the aggressors, had become almost encircled by superior Russian forces. The German soldiers only hope of salvation lay with the Luftwaffe which was now given the task of dropping supplies for their army instead of bombs on the enemy. In this evocative painting, Nicolas Trudgian portrays one of those desperate supply missions over the smoking ruins of Stalingrad, as Me 109G's of JG3 tenaciously protect He111's of KG55 and Ju52s of KGrzbV 9 from the attacking Soviet Yak 1B's. The Luftwaffe's efforts to maintain contact with their ground forces enabled between 25,000 and 40,000 wounded men to escape the trap. Ultimately, however, the Germans were defeated and their failure to capture Stalingrad was subsequently seen as the most significant turning point of the war on the Eastern Front. This release is signed by up to sixteen holders of the Knights Cross, German Cross in Gold and Iron Cross, many of them veterans of the Battle for Stalingrad, most of these signatures were collected during the 1980's and early 1990's and therefore are extremely rare and unrepeatable...Additionally , as a unique feature of this Stalingrad presentation, every print is accompanied by a specially commissioned Nicolas Trudgian pencil drawing print " Stalingrad, Battle for a ruined City "...The pencil drawing prints paired with all the veteran-signed editions and remarque editions are signed by the Artist and Erich Klein, holder of the German Cross in Gold and veteran of the artillery ground-fighting in Stalingrad...Editions : The Kesselschlacht edition limited to 180 numbered prints worldwide with companion print..."Stalingrad, Battle for a Ruined City"...are signed by the Artist Nicolas Trudgian and Luftwaffe Aces Hansgeorg Bätcher Oakleaves Holder bomber pilot , Hans-Ekkehard Bob Knights Cross Holder fighter pilot , Johann Boos Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Hugo Broch Knights Cross fighter pilot , Udo Cordes Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Kurt Dahlmann Oakleaves Holder bomber pilot , Willi Dippberger Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Otto Engel Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Hajo Herrmann Swords Holder bomber pilot , Erich Klein German Cross in Gold Holder artillery (Stalingrad) , Gerhard Krems Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Dieter Lukesch Oakleaves Holder bomber pilot , Erich Rudorffer Swords Holder fighter pilot , Wolfgang Schenck Oakleaves Holder fighter pilot , Heinrich Südel Knights Cross Holder bomber pilot , Horst Zank Iron Cross 1st class Holder ground troop Stalingrad plus on the companion print " Stalingrad Battle for a Ruined City " Erich Klein German Cross in Gold Holder artillery (Stalingrad)... priced @ £395.00...Printed in light fast inks on acid free archival paper...REMARQUE EDITION : Please contact Nicolas Trudgian Direct regarding availability of Remarque Editions ...To complement the purchase of your fine art print, we are now able to offer a professional Picture Framing service. For further details please contact us by phone or email.