KURSK - CLASH OF STEEL by Nicolas Trudgian
QUADRUPEL REMARQUE SPECIAL EDITION with 18 Signatures Edition
Nick's follow up to his superb 'Battle of Kursk', this print is extremely popular with collectors of both aviation and Armour - the Me109G's of JG52 support the II/SS Panzer Corps assault on the southern portion of the Kursk Salient. Tigers of the 2nd SS Panzer Division 'Das Reich' move forward to engage Soviet armour as Yak fighters attempt to intervene. A Henschel 129 anti-tank aircraft is also adding it's firepower against Soviet armour.
This is a VERY special QUADRUPEL REMARQUE multi-signed Edition by the following 18 Luftwaffe, Panzer and Soviet VVS veterans:
General Gunther RALL - JG52 - 275 Victories
Oberst Hajo HERMANN - KG30 - Ju88 Bombers
Oberleutnant Walter SCHUCK - JG5 - 206 Victories
Leutnant Hugo BROCH - JG54 - 81 Victories
Oberleutnant Walter WOLFRUM - JG52 - 137 Victories
Leutnant Alfred AMBS - JG7
Feldwebel Ernest GIEFING - JG7
Feldwebel Heinz RADLAUER - JG51
Feldwebel Erich BRUNOTTE - JG51
Unteroffizier Johannes OESTERHELT - JG51
Fahnrich Manfred LEISEBEIN - JG52
Unteroffizier Gunther KOLB - JG5
SS-Sturmann Ernst KUFNER - 1st SS Panzer Division 'LAH' Tigers
SS-Oberscharfuhrer Werner WENDT - 1st SS Panzer Division 'LAH' Tigers
Major General Sergei KRAMARENKO - Soviet VVS - Mig3/Yak9
Captain Vitaliy KLIMENKO - Soviet VVS - Yaks
Lt. General Stepan MIKOYAN - Soviet VVS - Mig3/Yak
Lt. General Vitaliy RYBALKO - Soviet VVS - Mig 3
To further enhance the significance of this Print Nicolas Trudgian has produced a stunning QUADRUPEL REMARQUE!
The First shows a pair of Fw190F-2 Fighter bombers from Schlactgeschwader 1 fully bombed up and flying ahead of the advancing Tiger tanks of the 2nd SS Panzer Division 'Das Reich'.
The second Remarque shows a pair of Henschal Hs129B anti-tank aircraft looking for Soviet armour. The Hs129B was extremely effective at Kursk!
The Print measures 34 x 23.5 Inches and comes with the CoA.
There is a very minor edge crease.
A fantastic one-off Print for serious Nick Trudgian Collectors!