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North Africa
Cranston Military Prints  By Subject Military Art World War Two  North Africa |
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| North Africa Campaign World War Two military prints. Our collecion of prints and paintings depicting the North Africa Campaign. |
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Operation Skorpion by David Pentland. Egypt, North Africa, 26th May 1941. Two Panzer IIIG's of Rommel's Afrika Korps advance towards Halfaya Pass during Operation Skorpion. Following the recent loss of the pass to the British in Operation Brevity, the Afrika Korps launched a counter attack to regain the vital position, and forced the British under Lt. Gen. Gott back to Sofafi and Buq Buq. |
Paddy's Troopers, The Sidi Haneish Road, 17th July 1942 by David Pentland. Captain R. Blair Paddy Mayne, and men of L detachment SAS, stop to discuss their location en route to Sidi Haneish airfield. The raid was a major victory, especially for the newly acquired jeeps, which played an important part in the destruction of some 40 enemy aircraft for the loss of one man. |
Folgore at El Alamein by David Pentland. North Africa, 30th September - 6th November 1942. During the final battle at El Alamein the Italian paratroopers of the 185th Folgore Parachute Division held the southern end of the Axis defence line down to the Qattara Depression. For several days they repelled constant attacks by a succession of Commonwealth units including the vaunted 7th Armoured Division, The Desert Rats. All of this ended on November 6th, when the last organized group commanded by Colonel Camosso and Major Zanninovich, surrounded by British tanks, finished its ammunition reserves. From an initial strength of 5,000, only 306 paratroopers were still alive. For their bravery, the British gave them the singular honour of allowing the Folgore survivors to retain their weapons on their surrender. |
The Kidney Ridge action by Terence Cuneo. Members of the 2nd battalion The Rifle Brigade and 239 Battery RA knocking out at least 32 enemy tanks during the desert campaign on 27th October 1942, Lieutenant VB Turner was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action. |
General Erwin Rommel with the Africa Korps before the Battle for Tobruk by Chris Collingwood. No text for this item |
Scammell Tractor, Towing a Valentine Tank, North Africa, 1943 by David Rowlands. No text for this item |
Operation Brevity by David Pentland. Libya, North Africa, 15th May 1941. British Cruiser Mark II (A10) tanks of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, 7th Armoured Brigade pause during General Wavell's offensive against the Italian held Halfaya Pass and Fort Capuzzo. Led by General 'Straffer' Gott the attack was initially a success, but counter attacks by German reinforcements halted the British offensive after one day, and pushed it back to the Egyptian border. |
Enemy Ahead by David Pentland. North Africa, 18th November 1941. Italian Autoblinda armoured cars of Gen. Gambara's XX Mobile Corps trade shots with forward reconnaissance elements of the British 22nd Armoured Brigade, during the initial hours of Operation Crusader. Their quick withdrawal to report their contact would give the Italian main force a timely warning of the unexpected attack. |
Battle for Gazala by David Pentland. Panzer IIs and IIIs of the Afrika Korps, 15th Panzer Division drive towards Acroma during the epic battles for the Gazala line. |
Operation Crusader, 18th November 1941 by David Pentland. British Crusader MK1 tanks of the 4th County of London Yeomanry Regiment, 22nd Armoured Brigade, charge Axis positions during the opening days of the offensive Bir El Gubi. |
The Battle of Beda Fomm by David Rowlands. Cruiser Tanks of 1st Royal Tank Regiment at the Battle of Beda Fomm. |
The Hunters by David Pentland. The Fezzan, Libya, North Africa, November, 1942. The Italian Reparto Celere 3 of the 'Raggruppamento Sahariano AS', was the first unit to be equipped with the unique Camionetta 42 'Sahariana'. The platoon was used for patrols and had its first clashes with the LRDG on 17 November, when it lost one Sahariana, and on 25 November, when it succeeded in destroying four out of the eight enemy vehicles it encountered. |
Objective Cairo by David Pentland. Egypt, North Africa, 13th - 20th September 1940. Carro Veloce L3 /33 tankettes and MVSN Blackshirts advance into Egypt from Libya as part of the long awaited offensive by the Italian 5th and 10th Armies in North Africa. |
Operation Supercharge, 4th November 1941 by David Pentland. British MK1 Grant tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry 8th Armoured Brigade, 10th Armoured Division, breakout from El Alamein. |
Victory at Beda Fomm by David Pentland. British Vickers MKV1B Light tanks of the 3rd Hussars, 7th Armoured Division celebrate their part in the momentous victory over Italian forces in North Africa, February 1941. |
Mussolini's Boys by David Pentland. Bir El Gubi , North Africa, 4th December 1941. Young soldiers of the 'Giovani Fascisti' Division man a 47mm Breda Anti Tank gun during bitter fighting against the 4th Indian Division. Comprised of volunteers aged from 17 to 21, the GGFF, earned a reputation for bravery, and the nickname Mussolini's Boys. |
The Battle of Medenine, 6th march 1943, by Terence Cuneo. The anti Tank guns of the Left Flank Company 2nd battalion Scots Guards, during the battle of Medenine, The scene depicts the moment when Lt F A L Waldrons Platoon knocked out three German tanks as they came over the crest of the ridge. |
Folgore at El Alamein by David Pentland. (P) North Africa, 30th September - 6th November 1942. During the final battle at El Alamein the Italian paratroopers of the 185th Folgore Parachute Division held the southern end of the Axis defence line down to the Qattara Depression. For several days they repelled constant attacks by a succession of Commonwealth units including the vaunted 7th Armoured Division, The Desert Rats. All of this ended on November 6th, when the last organized group commanded by Colonel Camosso and Major Zanninovich, surrounded by British tanks, finished its ammunition reserves. From an initial strength of 5,000, only 306 paratroopers were still alive. For their bravery, the British gave them the singular honour of allowing the Folgore survivors to retain their weapons on their surrender. |
Special Brigade 50 by David Pentland. Gabes, Tunisia, 21st November 1942. Following the capture of Thelepte and its airfield by US paratroops, Axis forces responded by sending German paratroops to Gafsa, and a scratch force of Italians to occupy Gabes. This force designated '50 Special Brigade' consisted of 6th Infantry Battalion, 557th Semovente Group, (75/18 Assault Guns), and the 15th Armoured Battalion from the Centauro Armoured Division plus 3 Artillery battalions. |
L Detachment by Graeme Lothian. Depicting a jeep and crew of the first SAS team, Western desert 1942. L Detachment operated in conjunction with the pre-existing Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) and during the desert war, the SAS performed many successful and daring long range insertion missions and destroyed aircraft and fuel depots. Their success contributed towards Adolf Hitler issuing his Kommandobefehl order to execute all captured enemy personnel of the type now called the Special Forces. When the Germans stepped up security, the SAS switched to hit and run missions. They used jeeps, which had been sent over to North Africa, armed with Vickers K machine guns which the SAS modified so they also used tracer ammunition and Lewes Bombs which ignited fuel and aircraft. This print is certainly something special as they have been personally signed by two of the original SAS volunteers who served throughout the war and beyond, Reg Seekings and Johnny Cooper. |
The Desert Fox by David Pentland. El Alamein, October 28th 1943, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel discusses the critical battle situation with the Commanding Officer of the 21st Panzer Division, in front of his Kampfstaffel. This personal mobile headquarters comprised a variety of vehicles including a radio Panzer III, SDKfz 232 radio armoured car, Rommel's famous SDKfz 250/3 communications half-track GREIF and captured British Honey light tanks. |
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