{"product_id":"the-long-short-days-by-robert-taylor-ap","title":"The Long Short Days by Robert Taylor. (AP)","description":"DHM6391AP. The Long Short Days by Robert Taylor. \u003cp\u003e It was known as the Jagdverbande, the fighter arm of the Luftwaffe, and by June 1940 it boasted some of the world's greatest fighter pilots.  With tactics honed to perfection, these battle-seasoned veterans dominated the skies of Europe.  But as the war progressed, the Luftwaffe fighter pilots faced another battle, the increasingly desperate war of attrition as the Allied air forces slowly, but inevitably, ground the German war machine into defeat.  By early 1945 Allied air supremacy was overwhelming.  And yet despite overwhelming odds, from within their ranks came the most successful air Aces ever to fly in combat - names such as Hans-Joachim Marseille, the top-scoring fighter pilot in the West, the legendary Erich Rudorffer who scored more multiple victories than any other pilot and of course the Fighter General, Adolf Galland, who achieved all of his 104 victories in the West.  In total more than 100 Luftwaffe fighter pilots are known to have scored 100 or more victories, and 568 Jagdverbande flyers were holders of the Knight's Cross, Germany's highest awarded military honor.  Robert Taylor's stunning painting, beautifully captures a group of Bf109Gs from III.\/JG26, as they return to their forward base after a long fighter sweep along the Channel coast in early 1944.  In his unmistakable style, and with inordinate skill, Robert deftly evokes a moment of rare tranquility amidst the carnage of war as the lengthening sun glints across the frozen landscape during the short days of winter. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned by :\u003cbr\u003eStabsgefreiter Hubert-Ludwig Pflaum,\u003cbr\u003eFeldwebel Heinz Radlauer,\u003cbr\u003eLeutnant Helmut Ballewski,\u003cbr\u003eFeldwebel Ernest Giefing,\u003cbr\u003eLeutnant Norbert Hannig,\u003cbr\u003eUnteroffizier Gerhard Kott,\u003cbr\u003eMajor Erich Rudorffer (deceased),\u003cbr\u003eOberfeldwebel Willi Reschke\u003cbr\u003eand\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Walter Krupinski (deceased). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollectors Edition : Limited edition of 25 artist proofs.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm)  Image size 25.5 inches x 16.5 inches (65cm x 42cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military Aviation Art Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54135254384973,"sku":null,"price":425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/5449\/9149\/files\/2026NEWdhm6391.jpg?v=1781872257","url":"https:\/\/militaryaviationartprints.com\/products\/the-long-short-days-by-robert-taylor-ap","provider":"Military Aviation Art Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}