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Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian.
When the American Army reached the Rhine at Remagen on March 7, 1945, such was
the speed of their advance, they arrived before the retreating Germans had time
to blow the vital bridge. The Americans seized the bridge intact. Realising the
threat to the German defences, the Luftwaffe were ordered into destroy the
bridge at all costs. Desperate efforts were made to attack the bridge, and over
the course of the following days the fighting became one of the legendary
battles of the war. Two RAF Tempests have flown right through the Luftwaffe
formation of Me262 and Arado 234 jets bombers, the high speed aircraft missing
each other by feet. The concentration of the desperate attackers is broken
momentarily, sufficiently so that their bombs miss the target - but more
Luftwaffe aircraft can be seen streaming into attack. |
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Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian.
When the American Army reached the Rhine at Remagen on March 7, 1945, such was the speed of their advance, they arrived before the retreating Germans had time to blow the vital bridge. The Americans seized the bridge intact. Realising the threat to the German defences, the Luftwaffe were ordered into destroy the bridge at all costs. Desperate efforts were made to attack the bridge, and over the course of the following days the fighting became one of the legendary battles of the war. Two RAF Tempests have flown right through the Luftwaffe formation of Me262 and Arado 234 jets bombers, the high speed aircraft missing each other by feet. The concentration of the desperate attackers is broken momentarily, sufficiently so that their bombs miss the target - but more Luftwaffe aircraft can be seen streaming into attack
Limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £160.00 Signed by Hauptmann Georg Csurusky, Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer and Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £240.00 Signed by Hauptmann Georg Csurusky, Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer and Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek, in addition to the artist.
Limited edition of publishers proofs. Image size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £235.00 Signed by Hauptmann Georg Csurusky, Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer and Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek, in addition to the artist.
** (Ex Display) Limited edition of 600 prints. (Two copies reduced to clear) Paper size 35 inches x 24 inches (89cm x 61cm). Price £110.00 Signed by Hauptmann Georg Csurusky, Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer and Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek, in addition to the artist.
ITEM CODE DHM2109
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Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian
- The Signatures
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 | Hauptmann Georg Csurusky
After completing his pilot training, Georg was posted in January, 1943, to 1.KG51 on the eastern front, flying the JU-88 all-weather medium bomber. In August, 1943, he converted to fly the ME-410 Hornet. In 1944, 1 Gruppe KG51 converted to train on the ME-262 jet fighter-bomber for the Western Front. Georg flew the 262 on the attack on the Ludendorff Bridge. At the war's end he had flown 209 combat missions on both fronts, 68 of which were in the ME-262.
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 | Oberfeldwebel Rony Lauer
Rony Lauer joined the Luftwaffe in 1937 but was still in pilot training at the start of the war. In 1942 he was posted to join KG30, flying the JU-88 on operations over England and later in the Mediteranean theater. In June, 1944, he transferred to 1./KG51 for training on the ME-262 and flew in in combat a few months later. Rony flew one of the lead aircraft in the attack on the Bridge at Remagen, and flew the 262 until the end of the war.
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 | Oberfeldwebel Hermann Wieczorek
Hermann Wieczorek joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 and served as a flight mechanic before training as a pilot. Upon qualifying, he served initially as a flying instructor before joining Oberfehlshaber Sud, under General Kesselring, flying photoreconnaissance missions in the ME-110 and JU-88 over Italy and North Africa. In June, 1944, he was transferred to 1./KG51, flying the ME-262 on the Western Front. Hermann flew the 262 in the action against the Bridge at Remagen and afterword until the end of the war.
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