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Fight for Hill 42, East Prussia, 15th March 1945 by David Pentland. - Cranston Military Prints

Fight for Hill 42, East Prussia, 15th March 1945 by David Pentland.


Fight for Hill 42, East Prussia, 15th March 1945 by David Pentland.

A Soviet attack with 18 Sherman tanks and infantry on Hill 42 was halted by a few Stug IVs of Leutnant Heinrich Kohlers 3rd Battery 210 Stumgeschutz Abteilung. Within a matter of minutes 15 enemy tanks were destroyed, 6 by Kohler himself.
Item Code : DP0139PFight for Hill 42, East Prussia, 15th March 1945 by David Pentland. - Editions AvailableExtra....

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Signed limited edition of 30 prints. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm)

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David Pentland signing the print editions of this piece:



Decker, Karl-Heinz

Died : 2015
Sturmann Karl-Heinz Decker (deceased)
Born in Konigsberg, Karl-Heinz Decker joined the German army in 1943, trained as a tank crewman and transferred to the 12th Waffen SS Panzer Division in Belgium in 1944. Staying with this elite unit in France during the Allied invasion he fought throughout the Normandy campaign, on D-Day, at Falaise and was eventually taken PoW. He died on 8th December 2015.
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+ Artist : David Pentland


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Decker, Karl-Heinz

Died : 2015
Sturmann Karl-Heinz Decker (deceased)
Born in Konigsberg, Karl-Heinz Decker joined the German army in 1943, trained as a tank crewman and transferred to the 12th Waffen SS Panzer Division in Belgium in 1944. Staying with this elite unit in France during the Allied invasion he fought throughout the Normandy campaign, on D-Day, at Falaise and was eventually taken PoW. He died on 8th December 2015.
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Original pencil drawing by David Pentland. Paper size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm)

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David Pentland signing the print editions of this piece:


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Kohler, Heinrich

Died : 2009
Heinrich Kohler (deceased)
Heinrich Köhler joined the Schwere Artillerie-Ersatz-Abteilung 49 on the 3rd of October 1941. Heinrich Köhler was transferred to the 19.Panzer-Division in the Artillery Regiment in November 1942. Heinrich Köhler was involved in the action around Toropez-Bjeloy, where a large number of Russian troops and vehicles were captured by the Germans. Kohler was also involved in the relieve of the Italian Forces at Tschertkowo, near Stalingrad on the 19th December 1942. Kohler joined Sturmgeschüt
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*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature and is for the unmatted version where available. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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Sturmann Karl-Heinz Decker (deceased)
Died : 2015
*Signature Value : £35

Editions signed :

Signed limited edition of 30 prints.
Limited edition of 20 artist proofs.


Decker, Karl-Heinz
(Sturmann Karl-Heinz Decker (deceased))

Born in Konigsberg, Karl-Heinz Decker joined the German army in 1943, trained as a tank crewman and transferred to the 12th Waffen SS Panzer Division in Belgium in 1944. Staying with this elite unit in France during the Allied invasion he fought throughout the Normandy campaign, on D-Day, at Falaise and was eventually taken PoW. He died on 8th December 2015.




Heinrich Kohler (deceased)
Died : 2009
*Signature Value : £55

Editions signed :

Original pencil drawing by David Pentland.


Kohler, Heinrich
(Heinrich Kohler (deceased))

Heinrich Köhler joined the Schwere Artillerie-Ersatz-Abteilung 49 on the 3rd of October 1941. Heinrich Köhler was transferred to the 19.Panzer-Division in the Artillery Regiment in November 1942. Heinrich Köhler was involved in the action around Toropez-Bjeloy, where a large number of Russian troops and vehicles were captured by the Germans. Kohler was also involved in the relieve of the Italian Forces at Tschertkowo, near Stalingrad on the 19th December 1942. Kohler joined Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 322. and took part in the actions at Zloszow-Brody and Kowelin March 1944. It was here that Kohler detsroyed his first Russian armour, although soon after the large Russian forces decimated the German forces including Kohlers regiment. Kohler joined the newly amlgamated Brigade made up from the remains of the 201, 210 and 322 Abteilungs this new Brigade became the Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 210, he fought at the Stettin bridgehead and in March 1945 destroyed six Russian tanks during a Russian attack. This brought Kohlers total of Russian tanks destroyed to 21 and he was awarded the Knights Cross on 20th April 1945. Heinrich Köhler was taken prisoner by the British and held in Schleswig-Holstein. Heinrich Kohler passed away on 25th June 2009.

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