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The Last Battle, Berlin, 30th April 1945 by David Pentland. Unterscharfurher Karl-Heinz Turk of the Schwere SS Panzerabteilung 503, in one of the units few remaining Kingtigers, defends the Potsdammer Platz along with elements of the Munchberg Division against the rapidly encroaching Soviet forces. Item Code : DHM1179 The Last Battle, Berlin, 30th April 1945 by David Pentland. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** () TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES PRICE OFFERS PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £90.00 £10 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Signed limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £15 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Erwin Kressmann Knights Cross signature series edition of 25 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kressmann, Erwin + Artist : David Pentland SOLD OUT MORE DETAILS... PRINT Norbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 14 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kujacinski, Norbert + Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Franz-Wilhlem Lochmann Tank Ace signature series edition of 50 prints (Nos 326 - 275) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm + Artist : David Pentland £120.00 £25 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Decker Signature edition of 20 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Decker, Karl-Heinz + Artist : David Pentland £105.00 £30 Off! MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canva prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm) none £480.00 £110 Off! MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) none £370.00 £90 Off! MORE DETAILS... ORIGINAL PAINTING Original painting by David Pentland. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm) Artist : David Pentland £3200.00 MORE DETAILS... POSTCARD Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.00 MORE DETAILS... SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Panther at the Zoo, Tiergarten, berlin, 2nd May 1945 by David Pentland. for £145 - Save £55 Buy With : Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. (B) for £0 - Save £145 Buy With : Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. (E) for £225 - Save £65 Buy With : Konigstiger Ausf B by Randall Wilson. (C) for £250 - Save £40

Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. On the 30th April, Untersharfuhrer Georg Diers and his crew of tank 314, were ordered to take up a defensive position at the Reichstag buildings. This was one of only two remaining King Tigers belonging to Heavy SS Tank Battalion 503 in Berlin. By that evening they had knocked out about 30 T34s, and the following day led a successful counterattack against the Kroll Opera House directly opposite the Reichstag. Their efforts though, merely postponed the inevitable and by the end of the day the order was given to abandon the position and prepare to break out of Berlin. Item Code : DHM1109 Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** () TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES PRICE OFFERS PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £90.00 £10 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £15 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Georg Diers signature edition of 40 prints from the edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Diers, Georg + Artist : David Pentland £160.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Gerhard Fischer Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Fischer, Gerhard + Artist : David Pentland £145.00 MORE DETAILS... PRINT Erwin Kressmann Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 21 - 40) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kressmann, Erwin + Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Norbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 921 to 940) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kujacinski, Norbert + Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Franz-Wilhlem Lochmann Tank Ace signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 901 - 920) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm + Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Georg Diers signature edition of 260 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Diers, Georg + Artist : David Pentland £130.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm) none £590.00 MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) none £370.00 £90 Off! MORE DETAILS... POSTCARD Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.00 MORE DETAILS... SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Escape from Berlin. Germany 3.00 a.m, 2nd May 1945 by David Pentland. for £145 - Save £30 Buy With : Panther at the Zoo, Tiergarten, berlin, 2nd May 1945 by David Pentland. for £145 - Save £55 Buy With : Tiger at the Gate, Berlin, 30th April 1945 by David Pentland. for £145 - Save £55 Buy With : Escape from Berlin. Germany 3.00 a.m, 2nd May 1945 by David Pentland. for £225 - Save £30

Kampfgruppe Peiper by David Pentland. Oberssturmbannfuhrer Jochim Peiper, commander of the armoured spearhead of 1st SS Panzer Division, in conference with some of the officers of other units under his command. Aside form men and tanks of his own division, these included King tigers of the 501st heavy tank battalion and paratroops of 1st battalion, 9th Fallschrimjager regiment. Item Code : DHM0846 Kampfgruppe Peiper by David Pentland. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** () TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES PRICE OFFERS PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £90.00 £10 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £15 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Gerhard Fischer Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Fischer, Gerhard + Artist : David Pentland £120.00 £25 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Alfred Rubbel Knights Cross signature edition of 25 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Rubbel, Alfred + Artist : David Pentland £120.00 £25 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Erwin Kressmann Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 621 - 640) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kressmann, Erwin + Artist : David Pentland £120.00 £25 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Karl-Heinz Decker Signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Decker, Karl-Heinz + Artist : David Pentland £100.00 £40 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Presentation edition of 2 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Decker, Karl-Heinz Stephan, Eberhard Lutz, Hans + Artist : David Pentland £480.00 MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm) none £480.00 £110 Off! MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) none £370.00 £90 Off! MORE DETAILS... POSTCARD Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.00 MORE DETAILS... SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Preparing for the Day, the Reichswald, February 1945 by David Pentland. for £140 - Save £60 Buy With : Holding the Line by Richard Taylor. (AP) for £230 - Save £60 Buy With : Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. (C) for £220 - Save £70 Buy With : Tigers in the Mist by David Pentland. (C) for £240 - Save £50

Finale at Arnhem, Holand, 24th September 1944 by David Pentland. In the predawn light the last Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger II (Kingtigers) of 2nd Company 506th Heavy Tank Battalion, drive south across the Arnhem bridge to prepare for the upcoming counter-attack to retake Elst and the Nymegen road bridge. Item Code : DHM1104 Finale at Arnhem, Holand, 24th September 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** () TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES PRICE OFFERS PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £90.00 £10 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £15 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Alfred Rubbel Knights Cross signature edition of 25 prints, from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Rubbel, Alfred + Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 5 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Hossfelder, Hans Egger, Paul Eichorn, Hugo + Artist : David Pentland £300.00 MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm) none £480.00 £110 Off! MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) none £370.00 £90 Off! MORE DETAILS... POSTCARD Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.00 MORE DETAILS... SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Graebners Attack, Arnhem Bridge, 18th September 1944 by David Pentland. for £135 - Save £65 Buy With : Tigers in the Mist by David Pentland. (B) for £230 - Save £45

Tigers in the Mist by David Pentland. King Tigers of Kampfgruppe von Rosen, 3rd Company Heavy Tank Battalion 503, preparing to move out from the Tisza bridgehead to counter Soviet pressure on German forces attacking to the northwest at Debrecen during the first battles to defend the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Item Code : DHM0794 Tigers in the Mist by David Pentland. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** () TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES PRICE OFFERS PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £80.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £15 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Knights Cross Presentation Edition of 3 artist proofs from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs, supplied double mounted. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Hossfelder, Hans Egger, Paul Kumm, Otto + Artist : David Pentland £300.00 MORE DETAILS... PRINT Norbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 346 to 365) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kujacinski, Norbert + Artist : David Pentland £115.00 £15 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Franz-Wilhlem Lochmann Tank Ace signature series edition of 50 prints (Nos 326 - 375) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm + Artist : David Pentland £115.00 £30 Off! MORE DETAILS... POSTCARD Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.00 MORE DETAILS... SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Kerschers Defence of Neuhauser Forest by David Pentland. for £145 - Save £55 Buy With : Finale at Arnhem, Holand, 24th September 1944 by David Pentland. (B) for £230 - Save £45 Buy With : Kampfgruppe Peiper by David Pentland. (C) for £240 - Save £50

Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. While probing forward near Cagny on the initial day of the Goodwood offensive, Lt John Gorman, a troop commander of 2nd Armoured Battalion, Irish Guards, suddenly found himself confronted by a Tiger II and three Tiger Is of the elite 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion. Supported by only one other Sherman, and aware that their 75mm guns would be ineffective against such monsters, he gave the order to his driver to ram the King tiger. Gormans tank Ballyragget succeeded in colliding with its target before the Tigers 88mm gun could be brought to bear on his Sherman, and with both tanks immobilised the crews quickly abandoned their tanks. Lt. Gorman, however, was not finished and making his way off the field, he returned shortly afterwards with a Sherman Firefly, to finish off the stricken Tiger II and one of the Tiger Is. For this action he was awarded the Military Cross, and his driver L/Cpl Baron the Military Medal. Item Code : DHM1026 Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** () TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES PRICE OFFERS PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £90.00 £10 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Gorman, John + Artist : David Pentland £165.00 MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Four Signature Presentation Proof edition of 5 prints from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kerscher, Albert Rubbel, Alfred Egger, Paul Gorman, John + Artist : David Pentland £340.00 MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Two Signature Presentation Proof of 5 prints from the limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Rubbel, Alfred Gorman, John + Artist : David Pentland £250.00 MORE DETAILS... PRINT Gorman signature edition of 150 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Gorman, John + Artist : David Pentland £145.00 MORE DETAILS... PRINT Franz-Wilhlem Lochmann Tank Ace signature series edition of 20 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm + Artist : David Pentland £125.00 £20 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Alfred Rubbel Knights Cross signature edition of 100 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Rubbel, Alfred + Artist : David Pentland £135.00 £10 Off! MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm) none £480.00 £110 Off! MORE DETAILS... GICLEE CANVAS Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) none £370.00 £90 Off! MORE DETAILS... POSTCARD Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.00 MORE DETAILS... EX-DISPLAY PRINT 150 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 signed by Lt John Gorman. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Artist : David Pentland £75.00 MORE DETAILS... SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Debut at Caumont, Normandy, 30th July 1944 by David Pentland. for £140 - Save £60 Buy With : Kampfgruppe Peiper by David Pentland. (B) for £220 - Save £70 Buy With : Holding the Line by Richard Taylor. for £200 - Save £55

Konigstiger by Randall Wilson. Panzer Ampfwagen VI Ausf B. Item Code : B0002 Konigstiger by Randall Wilson. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** () TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES PRICE OFFERS PURCHASING PRINT Signed edition. Image size 26.5 inches x 15.5 inches (64cm x 39cm) Artist : Randall Wilson £70.00 MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Signed limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 26.5 inches x 15.5 inches (64cm x 39cm) Artist : Randall Wilson £90.00 £10 Off! MORE DETAILS... SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Konigstiger Ausf B by Randall Wilson. for £120 - Save £50 Buy With : Panther by Randall Wilson. for £90 - Save £50

Ardennes Offensive by Nicolas Trudgian. As 1944 drew to a close, Hitler made his final gamble of the war, mounting a massive strike force aimed at splitting the Allies forces advancing upon Germany. His armour, supported from the air, would rip through the Ardennes to Antwerp, capture the Allied fuel supplies, and cut off all the opposing forces to the north. Hitlers commanders were dubious of the outcome but nevertheless obeyed orders, and the operation was launched on 16th December. Allied intelligence had discounted any German counter-offensive and the initial wave, comprising 8 Panzer divisions, took the Allied forces completely by surprise. A parachute drop of English-speaking German soldiers in American uniforms behind the assault zone added to the confusion. Advancing some 30 miles, and almost in sight of the River Meuse, by 26th December the SS Panzers had ground to a halt with empty fuel tanks, and were at the mercy of Allied counter-attacks. By 16th January the German penetration was repulsed and Hitlers bel......... More Text... Item Code : DHM2466 Ardennes Offensive by Nicolas Trudgian. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** () TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES PRICE OFFERS PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 18 inches x 12 inches (46cm x 31cm) Bennemann, Helmut Lutz, Hans Muller, Siegfried Stephan, Eberhard + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian £150.00 £50 Off! MORE DETAILS... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm) Bennemann, Helmut Lutz, Hans Muller, Siegfried Stephan, Eberhard + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian £190.00 £40 Off! MORE DETAILS... PRINT Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm) Bennemann, Helmut Lutz, Hans Muller, Siegfried Stephan, Eberhard + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian £180.00 £50 Off! MORE DETAILS... FLYER Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A4 Size Double Sheet 11.5 inches x 8 inches (30m x 21cm) none £1.50 MORE DETAILS... REMARQUE Remarque edition of 50 prints. Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm) Bennemann, Helmut Lutz, Hans Muller, Siegfried Stephan, Eberhard Guderian, Heinz + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT MORE DETAILS... EX-DISPLAY PRINT ** (Ex Display) Signed limited edition of 500 prints. (Three copies reduced to clear) Paper size 36 inches x 25 inches (91cm x 64cm) Bennemann, Helmut Lutz, Hans Muller, Siegfried Stephan, Eberhard + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian £100.00 Half Price! MORE DETAILS... SAVE MONEY WITH OUR DISCOUNT PRINT PACKS! Buy With : Storm Chasers by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) for £280 - Save £140

 

Kampfgruppe Peiper by David Pentland  Oberssturmbannfuhrer Jochim Peiper, commander of the armoured spearhead of 1st SS Panzer Division, in conference with some of the officers of other units under his command. Aside form men and tanks of his own division, these included King tigers of the 501st heavy tank battalion and paratroops of 1st battalion, 9th Fallschrimjager regiment. THE BATTLE -Battle of the Bulge (or Ardennes Offensive):  Throughout December and January of 1945 Hitler's code-named plan 'Watch on the Rhine' took place. Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt was to break through the US line at Ardennes in order to create a German salient or 'bulge' which would isolate Allied forces at the north end of the corridor created by the drive. The casualties were tremendous and included Hitler's elite Panzer units. The German counteroffensive, although pinning US troops for some weeks, eventually failed.   Three Panzer units were used in the operation, the 5th, 6th and 7th along with a troop of English-speaking Germans in US uniforms commanded by Otto Skorzeny. The operation began on 16th December on a 113km section of the front line under the watch of US 1st Army and General Bradley's 12th Army. This section of the front had been quiet in the previous months and so the Allies were taken by surprise, and Allied air support could not be scrambled because of poor weather conditions. These factors allowed the German troops to advance quickly. Finale at Arnhem, Holland 24th September 1944 by David Pentland  In the predawn light the last Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger II (Kingtigers) of 2nd Company 506th Heavy Tank Battalion, drive south across the Arnhem bridge to prepare for the upcoming counter-attack to retake Elst and the Nymegen road bridge. Tigers in the Mist by David Pentland  King Tigers of Kampfgruppe von Rosen, 3rd Company Heavy Tank Battalion 503, preparing to move out from the Tisza bridgehead to counter Soviet pressure on German forces attacking to the northwest at Debrecen during the first battles to defend the Hungarian capital of Budapest.

"Prepare to Ram", Operation Goodwood, Normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland While probing forward near Cagny on the initial day of the "Goodwood" offensive, Lt John Gorman, a troop commander of 2nd Armoured Battalion, Irish Guards, suddenly found himself confronted by a Tiger II and three Tiger I's of the elite 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion. Supported by only one other Sherman, and aware that their 75mm guns would be ineffective against such monsters, he gave the order to his driver to ram the King tiger. Gorman's tank "Ballyragget" succeeded in colliding with it's target before the Tiger's 88mm gun could be brought to bear on his Sherman, and with both tanks immobilised the crews quickly abandoned their tanks. Lt. Gorman, however, was not finished and making his way off the field, he returned shortly afterwards with a Sherman Firefly, to finish off the stricken Tiger II and one of the Tiger I's. For this action he was awarded the Military Cross, and his driver L/Cpl Baron the Military Medal.

Ardennes Offensive by Nicholas Trudgian Fw190s of JG1 provide close support to the 9th SS Panzer Division, as they spearhead Germanys final major offensive of World War II. Seen advancing on the 82nd Airborne Division, the King Tiger tanks, with the aid of Luftwaffe ground-attack fighters, drive the Americans back through the snowy fields of the Ardennes on Christmas Day, 1944. It was the last, short-lived and ultimately unsuccessful advance made by the German forces during World War II.  As 1944 drew to a close, Hitler made his final gamble of the war, mounting a massive strike force aimed at splitting the Allied forces advancing on Germany. His armour, supported from the air, would rip through the Ardennes to Antwerp, capture the Allied fuel supplies, and cut off all the opposing forces to the north. Hitler's commanders were dubious of the outcome but nevertheless obeyed orders, and the operation was launched on 16 December. Allied intelligence had discounted any German counter-offensive and the initial wave, comprising 8 Panzer divisions, took the Allied forces completely by surprise. A parachute drop of English-speaking German soldiers in American uniforms behind the assault zone added to the confusion. Advancing some 30 miles, and almost out of sight of the River Meuse, by 26 December the SS Panzers had ground to a halt with empty fuel tanks, and were at the mercy of Allied counter-attacks. By 16 January the German penetration was repulsed and Hitler's beloved Panzer units retreated in tatters. The Führer's last gamble had failed.

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