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Item Code : DHM2707DAlpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian. (D) - This EditionAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout! Buy 1 Get 1 Half Price!
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PRESENTATIONHartmann Presentation Edition of 5 Artist Proofs.

Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Hartmann, Erich (clipped)
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £95
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Other editions of this item : Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian.DHM2707
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PRINT Artist Signed edition of 600 prints. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm)Artist : Nicolas Trudgian£20 Off!Add any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!Now : £65.00VIEW EDITION...
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Limited edition of 75 artist proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm)Artist : Nicolas TrudgianAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£95.00VIEW EDITION...
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Erich Rudorffer Knights Cross signature series edition of 30 artist proofs from the edition of 75 artist proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Rudorffer, Erich
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £60
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Walter Schuck Knights Cross signature series edition of 35 artist proofs from the edition of 75 artist proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Schuck, Walter
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £70
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PRINT Limited edition of 25 publishers proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm)Artist : Nicolas TrudgianAdd any two items on this offer to your basket, and the lower priced item will be half price in the checkout!£95.00VIEW EDITION...
PRESENTATION Reinert Presentation Edition of 5 Artists Proofs. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Reinert, Ernst Wilhelm (clipped)
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £70
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PRESENTATION Galland Presentation Edition of 1 Publishers Proof. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Galland, Adolf (clipped)
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £80
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PRINTErich Rudorffer Knights Cross signature series edition of 120 prints from the signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Rudorffer, Erich
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £60
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PRINTWalter Schuck Knights Cross signature series edition of 165 prints from the signed limited edition of 600 prints. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm) Schuck, Walter
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian


Signature(s) value alone : £70
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The signature of Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased)

Oberst Erich Hartmann (deceased)
*Signature Value : £85 (clipped)

Erich Hartmann started his career as Paule Rossmans wingman, and it was obvious that here was a very special pilot. Promoted Staffelkapitan of 7/JG52 in July 1943, he was shot down and taken prisoner for four hours before escaping. In September he took over 9/JG52. In March 1944 he reached the 200 victory mark. He later le 4/JG52, then briefly I/JG52, and lastly Gruppenkommandeur of I/JG52. Hartmann scored a total of 352 victories, more than any other pilot in history, and was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Erich Hartmann is the top-scoring fighter pilot in history. During WWII he shot down the equivalent of almost 15 Allied squadrons in aerial combat. In some 850 aerial combats he shot down 352 Allied planes and was shot down himself 16 times. He was never wounded. Hartmanns mother taught him to fly at age 14 and in 1942 at age 20 he was flying Me109s on the Eastern front. His first combat mission was disastrous. He spoiled his leaders attack by going for the kill himself, then mistook his leaders Me109 for a Russian fighter and fled in panic. Were it not for super ace Walter Krupinski believing in Hartmanns abilities he might well have had his flying career ended. Krupinskis tutoring coupled with the fact that Hartmann was a crack shot, turned him around. He scored his first victory on November 5th 1942 and by September 1943 he had completed 300 missions with 95 victories to his credit. In August 1944 Hartmann was awarded the Diamonds to his Knights Cross - Germanys highest decoration and one that was awarded to only 27 German militar ypersonnel. Hitler made the award personally. Before the award ceremony he was demanded to hand over his sidearm before meeting with Hitler. Hartmann told the generals that if Hitler could not trust his front line officers, he could stuff his Diamonds. After a brief confusion he was allowed to carry his pistol. Hartmanns success resulted from the lessons he learned from Krupinski - do not fire until your enemys plane fills your windscreen. That resulted in a sure kill with a minimum amount of ammunition expended. Almost every kill Hartmann made was a near collision. After the war Hartmann surrendered to the Americans, who turned him over to the Russians. He was singled out for especially brutal treatment and was illegally held by the Russians until 1955 when Chansellor Adenaur personally visited Moscow and arranged for his release. The Russians had used every persuasive device known to convert Hartmann to Communism and get him to join the DDR airforce. Upon his return to Germany, his friend and fellow ace, Walter Krupinski, urged him to join the new German Air Force with other old friends such as Barkhorn and Hrabak. Since he felt he was too old to begin a new career, he did. He was given refresher training in the United States and was selected to command the Richthofen Wing in the new German Air Force, the first fighter wing to be rebuilt since the war. He filled that and other jobs in the new Luftwaffe with great distinction until his retirement. He died 20th September 1993.
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Me262The Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow, a masterpiece of engineering, was the first operational mass-produced jet to see service. Prototype testing of the airframe commenced in 1941 utilizing a piston engine. General Adolf Galland, who was in charge of the German Fighter Forces at that time, pressured both Goring and Hitler to accelerate the Me-262, and stress its use as a fighter to defend Germany from Allied bombers. Hitler, however, envisioned the 262 as the aircraft which might allow him to inflict punishment on Britain. About 1400 Swallows were produced, but fortunately for the Allies, only about 300 saw combat duty. While the original plans for the 262 presumed the use of BMW jet engines, production Swallows were ultimately equipped with Jumo 004B turbojet engines. The wing design of the 262 necessitated the unique triangular hull section of the fuselage, giving the aircraft a shark-like appearance. With an 18 degree swept wing, the 262 was capable of Mach .86. The 262 was totally ineffective in a turning duel with Allied fighters, and was also vulnerable to attack during take off and landings. The landing gear was also suspect, and many 262s were destroyed or damaged due to landing gear failure. Despite its sleek jet-age appearance, the 262 was roughly manufactured, because Germany had lost access to its normal aircraft assembly plants. In spite of these drawbacks the 262 was effective. For example, on April 7, 1945 a force of sixty 262s took on a large force of Allied bombers with escort fighters. Armed with their four nose-mounted cannons, and underwing rockets the Swallows succeeded in downing or damaging 25 Allied B-17s on that single mission. While it is unlikely that the outcome of the War could have been altered by an earlier introduction or greater production totals for this aircraft, it is clear to many historians that the duration of the War might have been drastically lengthened if the Me-262 had not been too little too late.

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