Desert Victory by Nicolas Trudgian – Framed

Description

Nicolas Trudgian’s painting Desert Victory recreates all the atmosphere of the North African desert war with a stunning portrayal of the Me109s of 3./JG-27. The wing is depicted being led by Staffelkapitan Gerhard Homuth as they escort Afrikakorps armor heading for the front line at Gazala, Libya, on February 21, 1942. Flying alongside Homuth, the great Luftwaffe Ace Joachim Marseille scored his 49th and 50th victories on this day, earning his Knight’s Cross. Below, the crew of an Sd.Kfz. 10 light half-track stop to investigate a crashed P-40 Kittyhawk belonging to No 112 Squadron RAF, brought down during an earlier contest.

THE SIGNATURES

This framed Limited Edition print was authenticated with the individual signatures of TWO top Luftwaffe Aces and ONE Afrikakorps gunner:

Oberst EDUARD NEUMANN German Cross in Gold – 13 victories
Generalmajor FRIEDRICH KÖRNER Knights Cross – 36 victories
Leutnant GERHARD HALM Knights Cross – the second youngest recipient of the Knights Cross in WWII