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Battle of the Somme and Hindeburg Line WW1 Military Prints.
PCK1377. Battle of the Somme and Hindeburg Line WW1 Military Prints. Military Print Pack
Items in this pack :
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DHM210. Battle of the Somme, the Attack of the Ulster Division by J.P. Beadle. A classic art print of the Ulster Division advancing into the German trenches during the Battle of the Somme. The officer shown leading the unit is Lt Francis Bodenham Thornley. During the Battle of the Somme he was wounded while serving with B company Royal Irish Rifles and while recuperating he was given the job to advise J P Beadle on the painting. In the painting the troops are shown with the SMLE Rifle which is fitted with the No. 1 Mk 1 pattern Sword bayonet. Also shown in the painting is a soldier carrying a Battalion marker, which is used to show the Battalions progress. The troops shown are of the 5th battalion Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast Volunteers) a supporting unit to the 108th Infantry Brigade. Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 17 inches (59cm x 43cm)
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DHM243. Breaking the Hindenburg Line by J.P. Beadle. The Hindenburg Line known also as the Siegfried Line was a vast system of German defences in northeastern France between Lens and past Verdun. Built over the winter of 1916 and 1917, the high command in Germany believed the Hindenburg line was was impregnable. But in 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai it was temporarily broken by the British and Newfoundland troops. Included in these forces were tank units, and the line was successfully breached a number of times during the hundred day offensive by the Allied forces in September 1918. Shown in this painting are the wounded being taken back behind lines by medical personnel as the reinforcements and supplies move forward. Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 15 inches (76cm x 38cm)
Website Price: £ 65.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £120.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £55
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