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Desert Victory by Nicolas Trudgian.
Nicolas Trudgians painting Desert Victory recreates all the atmosphere of the
North African desert war with a stunning portrayal of the Me109s of 3./JG-27.
The wing is depicted being led by Staffelkapitan Gerhard Homuth as they escort
Afrikakorps armor heading for the front line at Gazala, Libya, on February 21,
1942. Flying alongside Homuth, the great Luftwaffe Ace Joachim Marseille scored
his 49th and 50th victories on this day, earning his Knights Cross. Below, the
crew of an SdKfz 10 light half-track stop to investigate a crashed P-40
Kittyhawk belonging to No 112 Squadron RAF, brought down during an earlier
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Desert Victory by Nicolas Trudgian.
Nicolas Trudgians painting Desert Victory recreates all the atmosphere of the North African desert war with a stunning portrayal of the Me109s of 3./JG-27. The wing is depicted being led by Staffelkapitan Gerhard Homuth as they escort Afrikakorps armor heading for the front line at Gazala, Libya, on February 21, 1942. Flying alongside Homuth, the great Luftwaffe Ace Joachim Marseille scored his 49th and 50th victories on this day, earning his Knights Cross. Below, the crew of an SdKfz 10 light half-track stop to investigate a crashed P-40 Kittyhawk belonging to No 112 Squadron RAF, brought down during an earlier contest.
Signed limited edition of 600 prints. Paper size 34 inches x 23 inches (86cm x 58cm). Price £190.00 Signed by Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased), Generalmajor Friedrich Korner (deceased) and Leutnant Gunther Halm.
Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 23 inches (86cm x 58cm). Price £290.00 Signed by Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased), Generalmajor Friedrich Korner (deceased) and Leutnant Gunther Halm.
Limited edition of 60 publisher proofs. Paper size 34 inches x 23 inches (86cm x 58cm). Price £310.00 Signed by Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased), Generalmajor Friedrich Korner (deceased) and Leutnant Gunther Halm.
ITEM CODE DHM2692
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Desert Victory by Nicolas Trudgian
- The Signatures
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 | Oberst Eduard Neumann (deceased)
A veteran of the Spanish Campaign, Edward Neumann, at the start of the war, was leading 4./JG26 in France, later promoted Adjutant of I./JG27. He took part in the Balkan Campaign before moving in 1941 to North Africa, where I./JG27 was the only German fighter unit for the first nine months. In 1942 he became Kommodore of JG27, a position which he held throughout the remainder of the Desert Campaign. He was credited with moulding the careers of many outstanding pilots, the best known being the young Hauptmann Marseille. Following the defeat of Rommel's Afrika Korps at El Alamein JG27 covered their retreat back to Tunisia. When his wing left the desert, 'Edu' Neumann was transferred to the Staff of General of the Fighter Arm, where he remained until 1944. Promoted to Oberst in the autumn of that year, he took over as Fighter Commander of Northern Italy. Edu Neumann ended the war as one of the Luftwaffe's most highly respected Commanders. Died 9th August 2004.
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 | Generalmajor Friedrich Korner (deceased)
Born 24th January 1921. Friedrich Korner joined the Luftwaffe in November 1939 and after training joined II/.JG27 in North Africa. On 19th March 1942, over Tobruk, Korner claimed his first victory, and with his 10th victory, over an RAF P-40, he claimed the 1000th victory for JG-27. He scored a further 20 victories in June 1942, including 5 in a day where he shot down three South African Air Force P-40s and two RAF Spitfires. He became the 7th most successful Ace in North Africa, but was shot down in his Bf-109 while taking off to intercept a bomber group. He was taken prisoner, and sent to Canada as a PoW, released in 1947. He recorded a total of 36 victories flying the Bf109, was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 21st August 1941, and the Knights Cross on 7th September 1942, after his capture. After the war, he conitnued in the post-war Bundesluftwaffe, retiring from military service in June 1979. He died on 3rd September 1998, in Paris.
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