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Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. (F) - Cranston Fine Arts

Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. (F)


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Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. (F)

On the 30th April, Untersharfuhrer Georg Diers and his crew of tank 314, were ordered to take up a defensive position at the Reichstag buildings. This was one of only two remaining King Tigers belonging to Heavy SS Tank Battalion 503 in Berlin. By that evening they had knocked out about 30 T34s, and the following day led a successful counterattack against the Kroll Opera House directly opposite the Reichstag. Their efforts though, merely postponed the inevitable and by the end of the day the order was given to abandon the position and prepare to break out of Berlin.


Item Code : DHM1109FDefence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. (F) - This Edition
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Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Diers, Georg (signed in person)
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Other editions of this item : Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland.DHM1109
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PRINT Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm)Artist : David Pentland£25 Off!Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!Now : £95.00VIEW EDITION...
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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm)Artist : David Pentland£25 Off!Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!Now : £115.00VIEW EDITION...
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Georg Diers signature edition of 40 prints from the edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Diers, Georg (signed in person)
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £75
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PRINTGerhard Fischer Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Fischer, Gerhard (signed in person)
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £65
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PRINTErwin Kressmann Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 21 - 40) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kressmann, Erwin (signed in person)
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £55
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PRINTNorbert Kujacinski Knights Cross signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 921 to 940) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Kujacinski, Norbert (signed in person)
+ Artist : David Pentland


Signature(s) value alone : £70
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PRINTFranz-Wilhlem Lochmann Tank Ace signature series edition of 20 prints (Nos 901 - 920) from the signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16.5 inches (64cm x 42cm) Lochmann, Franz-Wilhelm (signed in person)
+ Artist : David Pentland


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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91.5cm x 61cm)Artist : David Pentland
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Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)Artist : David Pentland
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Untersharfuhrer Georg Diers
*Signature Value : £75

On the 30th April, Untersharfuhrer Georg Diers and his crew of tank 314, were ordered to take up a defensive position at the Reichstag buildings. The crew of tank 314 consisted of commander Georg Diers, gunner Wolf-Dieter Kothe, loader Alex Sommer and radio operator Bodo Harms. This was one of only two remaining King Tigers belonging to Heavy SS Tank Battalion 503 in Berlin. By that evening they had knocked out about 30 T34s, and the following day led a successful counterattack against the Kroll Opera House directly opposite the Reichstag. Their efforts though, merely postponed the inevitable and by the end of the day the order was given to abandon the position and prepare to break out of Berlin. In Georg Diers own written accounts, At the end of April the units strength was 6 Tiger 2s from sSSPzAbt503 were attached to the 11th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Nordland and by April 30th only 2 of the Konigstigers remained. Georg Diers Tiger and the other of Karl Korner whose kill total was over100 Russian tanks and 29 field pieces. Georg Diers states that on May 1st they successfully counter attacked and temporarily re captured the Kroll Opera House but withdrew at 7pm. Georg Diers is credited with a total of 39 Russian tanks destroyed, plus many others during the last days in the defence of Berlin. During the Russian attacks he was faced with a large number of Russian tanks and Russian infantry had entered and were fighting within the Reichstag. So Georg Diers crew destroyed their Tiger 2 with mines near the Schonhause Alley. Georg Diers certainly would have been awarded for his actions but at such a late stage his heroism went un rewarded. We were very honoured to contact Georg who agreed to sign a small number of art prints.

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