Night Drive to Manhay, Barkmann in the Ardennes, 24th December 1944 by David Pentland. (GL) TEA22DHM1294GL. Night Drive to Manhay, Barkamnn in the Ardennes, 24th December 1944 by David Pentland. Oberscharfuhrer Ernst Barkmann in Panther 401 accidentally found himself as the spearhead of the 2nd SS Panzer Divisions night assault on the crossroads at Manhay. Initially mistaking a lone Sherman of US 7th Armoured Division as that of his own commander, he pulled alongside the enemy tank, and only realised his mistake when he noticed its unusual red
I hope my country will do me justice
as it surrendered itself and the town the following day
U515 escaped but was sunk by an American naval hunter group a year later
north-west of Ireland
the charge led by fifty tanks of 22nd panzer regiment and supporting Panzer grenadiers was engaged on its eastern flank by heavy British anti tank fire and the bulk of the force was pinned down or destroyed
8 Flying School at RAF Swinderby in the early 1960s
Seen crossing the Normandy beaches are C-47 Dakotas of the 438th Troop Carrier Group towing CG-4 Waco gliders
Piccadilly Circus by Graeme Lothian
Fenwick armed with a spear
Large original lithograph
the flagship HMS ark Royal (RO7)
flown by Oberleutnant Josef-Emil Clade