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Major Fritz-Rudolf Schultz
At the outbreak of war Fritz-Rudolf Schultz was assistant adjutant with Panzer Regiment 35, and took part in both the invasion of Poland and the Western campaign. Posted to the Eastern Fron with Panzer Regiment 35, from November 1942 he was Commander of the 2nd Company, and from July 1943 Commander of the 1st Company. Taking part in the Battle of Kursk he became the Regimental Commander of the 1./ Panzer Regiment 35, 4. Panzer Division in the autumn of that year. In January 1945 he was transferred to the Fuhrer Reserve of the Wehrmacht Supreme Council, and was the Panzer officer of the Centre Army Group in the final months of the war. He was awarded the Knights Cross on 21st April 1944 as Kommandeur of the I./Panzer Regiment 35, and the Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross on 28th October 1944. He died 2nd March 2002.
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Battle of Kursk by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) On 5 July, 1943 over 6000 German and Russian tanks clashed near the town of Kursk, just 300 miles south of Moscow. It was the beginning of what became the greatest tank battle in history. In the skies above this conflagration, an air battle of monumental proportions raged, with the German and Russian air forces locked in combat. This was war on a scale hitherto never imagined. A full week later the Battle was still raging, reaching a crescendo on 12 July when Hoths 4th Panzer Army met head-on with Rotmistrovs 5th Guards Tank Army near the village of Prokhorovka. With the Russian T34s electing to fight at close quarters, so desperate was the fighting that opposing tanks resorted to ramming each other. As the battle moved across the landscape all became utter confusion. Playing a major role in the air were the Luftwaffes Ju-87 Stukas, equipped with massive 37mm cannons slung under their wings. Led by Hans-Ulrich Rudel, the legendary Stuka pilot, these formidable tank-busters made a significant contribution to the Battle of Kursk. Nicolas Trudgians painting records the dramatic events at Kursk in a spectacular rendition that captures the very essence of this mighty land and air battle. Dominating the scene are a pair of Ju-87s. Having knocked out two T34s, they weave over the landscape as they try to avoid the attentions of Russian Yak 9s, the gunner of Rudels aircraft - in the foreground - blazing away with his machine gun. A pair of Fw190s have entered the fray, and the air is filled with smoke and cordite. In a typically detailed Nicolas Trudgian landscape, below the aerial contest Russian and Panzer tanks are seen in close combat, desperately maneuvering to gain some advantage. The old farm buildings show the ravages of war; tank tracks crisscross the fields, stretching into the distance where the battle extends to the horizon. A masterpiece in military art. |
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