D-Day Recce by David Pentland. [Original Drawing]

Juno Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944. Sdkfz 232 armoured cars of 12th SS Reconnaissance Battalion commanded by Obersturmfuhrer Peter Hansmann observe the Canadian beachhead at Juno Beach. His small team was tasked with finding out if an invasion was actually underway and it drove some 80km, arriving at the coast near Tracy at 7.30 in the morning to witness the landings in progress.

Signed by Sturmann Karl-Heinz Decker.

Original pencil drawing by David Pentland.

Paper size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm)