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Please note that our logo is used on our website images only and does not appear on our products. Tigers in Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian. (FLY) The Battle for Point 112, a strategically positioned hill just a few miles south-west of Caen, was the scene of the most violent fighting between German and British armor, artillery and ground troops during the weeks immediately following the D-Day invasion, in June 1944. Desperate to regain Hill 112, on July 9th, the Tiger tanks of SS Panzer Battalion 102 were ordered to advance. 2 Kompanies Tigers managed to occupy the eastern slopes of the hill, while 1 Kompanie came under fire as they rached the first houses in the small village of Maltot. At this point they came head on to British Sherman tanks. Entering the village firing his 88, Unterscharfuhrer Fey in tank 138 quickly knocked out three Shermans at 200 yards range, and by the evening of July 10th the Panzers had re-taken Maltot. But Allied artillery had driven the Germans off Hill 112. The battle raged on for another three weeks when on August 1st the Allies frove the Germans off Point 112 for the final time. Tigers of SS Panzer Battalion 102 yet again advance towards the infamous hill, passing two Shermans knocked out in the previous days fighting. Overhead, Me109s of II./JG26 give aerial support as the German armour makes a last ditch attempt to repel the advancing forces, in their effort to hold the important city of Caen. Item Code : DHM2035FLY Tigers in Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian. (FLY) - This Edition TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING FLYER Nicolas Trudgian Promotional Flyer. A5 Size Double Sheet 6 inches x 8 inches (15m x 21cm) none £2.00 All prices on our website are displayed in British Pounds Sterling

Other editions of this item : Tigers in Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian. DHM2035 TYPE EDITION DETAILS SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS YOUR PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 600 prints. SOLD OUT. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Schwarzmann, Richard Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm Rubbel, Alfred + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £180 SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 60 artist proofs. Last 5 copies of this sold out edition. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Rubbel, Alfred Schwarzmann, Richard Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £180 £100 Off! Now : £240.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT Limited edition of publishers proofs. Last 3 copies available of this sold out edition. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Rubbel, Alfred Schwarzmann, Richard Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £180 £150 Off! Now : £190.00 VIEW EDITION... PRINT Limited edition of 60 artists special reserve prints, signed by the artist only. SOLD OUT (September 2009) Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Artist : Nicolas Trudgian SOLD OUT VIEW EDITION... PRINT Knights Cross signature edition of 20 prints from the artist special reserve edition, signed by two Knights Cross tank Aces, and another tank Ace. Last three prints available. Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Fischer, Gerhard Kerscher, Albert Rubbel, Alfred + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £205 £80 Off! Now : £220.00 VIEW EDITION... EX-DISPLAY PRINT **Signed limited edition of 600 prints. (One print reduced to clear) SOLD OUT Paper size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Schwarzmann, Richard Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm Rubbel, Alfred + Artist : Nicolas Trudgian Signature(s) value alone : £180 SOLD OUT 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.