Forty Eight Hours, Wajsma, Central Russia, 11th - 12th December 1942 by David Pentland.

DP0150. Forty Eight Hours, Wajsma, Central Russia, 11th - 12th December 1942 by David Pentland.

Wachtmeister Fritz Amling was a gun commander in 3rd Battery, Sturmgeschutz Battalion 202, in the Wajsma sector of the front at the start of the Soviet Operation Mars. During the first days fighting Amling, along with his gunner Bruno Guskowski, accounted for 24 enemy tanks, five of these in one minute! By the end of the second day, despite being wounded they had destroyed a further 18 tanks, a total of 42 in 48 hours.

Signed by Sturmann Karl-Heinz Decker.

Limited edition of 30 giclee art prints.

Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 21cm)