82nd Airborne by Chris Collingwood
Superb figure study of the 82nd Airborne in 1944.
Fighting for a foothold, 82nd Airborne at
Sainte Mere-Eglise 1944 by Chris Collingwood During the morning of June 7th the 82nd Airborne were attacked by a
mixed German battle group. Supported by 4th Division armour the
Paratroopers and Glider troops repelled the attack which lasted most of
the day.US Paratrooper after
Normandy, June 1944 by Stuart Liptrot
Operation Cobra, Normandy 28th July 1944 by David
Pentland After almost two months Sherman tanks and armoured infantry of the US
2nd Armoured Division eventually broke through the German defences
south-west of St Lo. Pushing aside the shattered remnants of Panzer Lehr
Division, their rapid advance forced a general German retreat. This
would ultimately spell disaster for the German armies in France.
Hells Corner 7th June 1944 by David Pentland
The men of the US 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment ambushed the
German 1st Battalion, 6th Fallschrimjager Regiment making their way to
Carentan, the Battle of Hell's Corner ensued.
"Red Beach Two" Tarawa Atoll 20th November 1943 by David
Pentland US Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd RCT, 2nd Marine Division,
supported by LVTs and takes, take part in the successful but bloody
assault on Betio Island (part of the Tarawa Atoll). "Operation
Galvanic" as it was known became the first step on the island road
to Japan itself.
Taking of Big Apple, Okinawa 10th-14th June 1945 by
David Pentland Men of the US 381st Infantry Regiment, 96th Division, supported by
the tanks of 763rd and 713th (Flamethrower) Tank Battalions, during the
assault on Yaeju Dake. This escarpment, known as "Big Apple"
was the last in a series of tough Japanese defence lines on the south of
the island.
"Screaming Eagles in Normandy" 7th June 1944
by David Pentland Having made contact the previous evening with troops of 4th Infantry
Division pushing inland from Utah Beach, paratroopers of the 101st
Airborne Division "The Screaming Eagles" help mop up pockets
of German resistance in their general advance towards Carentan.
“Guadalcanal” Solomon Islands, August 1942 –
February 1943 by David Pentland M2A4
and M3 tanks of A Company, 1st US Marine Tank Battalion, move
out from Henderson Field to support the perimeter from Japanese attacks
