Panzer Tiger tanks, Me 109s
The Battle for Point 112, a strategically positioned hill just a few miles south-west of Caen, was the scene of some of the most violent fighting between German and British armour, artillery and ground troops during the weeks immediately following the D-Day invasion, in June 1944.Desperate to regain Hill 112, on July 9, the Tiger tanks of SS-Panzer Battalion 102 were ordered to advance. 2 Kompanie’s Tigers managed to occupy the eastern slopes of the hill, while 1 Kompanie came under fire as they reached the first houses in the small village of Maltot. At this point they came head-on to British Sherman tanks. Entering the village firing hisn ‘88’, Unterscharführer Fey in tank 138 quickly knocked out three Shermans at 200 yards range, and by the evening of July 10 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 1 the Allies drove the Germans off Point 112 for the final time.
Nicolas Trudgian’s powerful new edition recreates the scenario in the Normandy village of Maltot halfway through the Battle for Point 112. The Tigers of SS-Panzer Battalion 102 yet again advance towards the infamous hill, passing two Shermans knocked out in the previous day’s fighting. Overhead, Me109s of II./JG-26 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.
Overall print size: 33¼" wide x 23½"high
Each print in Nick’s dramatic new print edition is individually numbered and signed in prencil by Nicolas Trudgian and by no less than three leading Panzer Commanders who fought in the Tiger tank in 1944, making the edition truly unique.
The Signatures
Oberstleutnant Alfred Rubbel. Joining the Panzer forces in 1940, Alfred Rubbel served first with Panzer Regiment 29 in Mittel and then with Panzer Regiment 4 in the Caucasus. He transferred to the Tiger 1 Panzer and from March 1943 to May 1945 served, as Tank Commander, with Heavy Panzer Division 503. He was awarded the Iron Cross I and II, and had 57 Panzer victories from 79 Panzer battles.
Feldwebel Richard Scharzmann. Conscripted in 1939 into the Wehrmacht he served first with Artillery Regiment 45 in the French Campaigns of 1940 where he was wounded. Posted to the Panzer Division in the East Front in 1941, in 1943 he joined Panzer Division 503. He was top marksman and Kommandant of both Tiger I and II. He was awarded the Iron Cross II.
Unteroffizier Dr. Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann. Franz-Wilhelm Lochmann joined up in 1941, and trained and served as a tank radio operator and machine gunner in 1./503 Heavy Tank Division. He fought in 95 tank engagements and finished the war as a Company Commander. He was awarded the Iron Cross I and II.
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