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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Kursk - Clash of Steel by Nicolas Trudgian. (E) The Germans launched their attack on the Kursk salient on 5th July 1943, and for both sides this was maximum effort. The Soviets, however, informed by intelligence of the impending German attack, had ample time to prepare huge defensive works with hundreds of planned anti tank belts. They deployed 10 Tank Corps, 5 Tank Armies, 1 mechanised Corps and 14 Field Armies equipped with 4000 anti tank guns and 6000 tanks. The Soviet Air Forces were equally impressive - 2600 aircraft. The Germans, outnumbered in every department, were forced to scrape together whatever serviceable tanks they could from their badly under strength Panzer formations. Most of the tanks deployed were old Panzer IIIs or IVs, with only 147 Tigers available for action. The northern German attack made very little headway, but, in the south, the Germans had grouped all of the SS Panzer forces into the II SS Panzer Corps and these units, despite the enormous Soviet forces ranged against them, began to smash their way through the Soviet defences. The Luftwaffe too had brought together 1200 aircraft and these made an immediate impact on the fighting - on the first day alone German fighters broke up massive formations of Soviet aircraft, over 400 victories being claimed. Item Code : DHM2266E Kursk - Clash of Steel by Nicolas Trudgian. (E) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed Artist Special Reserve Edition of 50 prints, signed by the artist only SOLD OUT (September 2010). Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Artist : Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Kursk - Clash of Steel by Nicolas Trudgian. DHM2266 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Last few copies available of this sold out edition. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Radlauer, Heinz Brunotte, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £105 £50 Off! Now : £160.00 VIEW EDITION... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Last 3 copies available of this sold out edition. Paper size approx 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Oesterhelt, Johannes Kufner, Ernst Wilhelm Wendt, Werner Radlauer, Heinz Brunotte, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £260 £150 Off! Now : £290.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT Kursk edition print. SOLD OUT. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Oesterhelt, Johannes Kufner, Ernst Wilhelm Wendt, Werner Radlauer, Heinz Brunotte, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £260 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... PRINT Limited edition of 35 remarques. SOLD OUT Paper size approx 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Oesterhelt, Johannes Kufner, Ernst Wilhelm Wendt, Werner Radlauer, Heinz Brunotte, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £260 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... PRINT Signed limited edition print. SOLD OUT. Radlauer, Heinz Brunotte, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £105 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... PRINT Knights Cross signature edition of 40 prints from the edition of 50 artist special reserve prints. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Fischer, Gerhard Kerscher, Albert Rubbel, Alfred + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £205 £90 Off! Now : £210.00 VIEW EDITION... SLIGHT BORDER DAMAGE Signed limited edition of 350 prints. The print has slight damage to the border area, mostly on a corner. Not noticeable once framed. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Radlauer, Heinz Brunotte, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £105 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... EX-DISPLAY PRINT **Signed limited edition of 350 prints. (2 prints reduced to clear) One copy, slight damage to border plus a few tiny marks (like dots) which can be seen when held to the light only - these will not be noticeable once framed. Paper size 33 inches x 23 inches (84cm x 58cm) Radlauer, Heinz Brunotte, Erich + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £105 £85 Off! Now : £135.00 VIEW EDITION... General descriptions of types of editions :

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Me109	Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s.