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Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. (B)- Cranston Fine Arts Historical Art

Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. (B)


Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. (B)

P-47 Thunderbolts of the 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group, pass low over paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division advancing through heavy snow during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945. Major Robert 'Blackie' Blackburn, in his distinctive aircraft Chow Hound, leads his unit as they head out on a morning low-level bombing mission. In the early hours of 16th December 1944, out of nowhere, hundreds of panzers and thousands of troops poured forward as Hitler launched the last great German offensive of the war and, for once, the Allies had been wrong-footed. The thinly-held Ardennes was the last place they had been expecting a counter-attack, but now three German armies were heading west across an 80-mile front. Caught off guard the Americans rushed in reinforcements, including the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions encamped near Reims, over a hundred miles away. Exhausted by the fighting in Holland during Operation Market Garden, they had been sent to Reims to recuperate. They never got the chance. Thrown into the thick of the action the 82nd helped to blunt the Germans' advance to the north, whilst at Bastogne, a pivotal town further south, the 101st, surrounded, out-numbered and besieged, refused to surrender. The line held and three days before Christmas the panzers ground to a halt, stalled by lack of fuel. As the weather improved the Allies could now bring their airpower into play. Hitler's last gamble had failed.
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Item Code : DHM6484BThunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders. (B) - This Edition
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PRINTCollectors edition of 125 prints.


Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Paper size 31.5 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Lopez, Edward J
Prevost, Herbert L
McCandless, Dean
Dumouchelle, Leo A
Perez, Salvador Sal
Petersen, Arthur Art
Coleman, Wayne L
+ Artist : Anthony Saunders


Signature(s) value alone : £280
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Other editions of this item : Thunder in the Ardennes by Anthony Saunders.DHM6484
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PRINTSigned limited edition of 175 prints. Paper size 31.5 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Lopez, Edward J
Prevost, Herbert L
+ Artist : Anthony Saunders


Signature(s) value alone : £80
£15 Off!Now : £110.00VIEW EDITION...
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Collectors edition of 25 artist proofs.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!
Paper size 31.5 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Lopez, Edward J
Prevost, Herbert L
McCandless, Dean
Dumouchelle, Leo A
Perez, Salvador Sal
Petersen, Arthur Art
Coleman, Wayne L
+ Artist : Anthony Saunders


Signature(s) value alone : £280
£210.00VIEW EDITION...
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Signatures on this item
*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature. 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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The signature of 1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC

1st Lieutenant Edward J Lopez DFC
*Signature Value : £40

Joining the 365th Fighter Group slightly after D-Day he fought through Normandy, Bastogne and into Germany, dropping 500lb bombs on armored convoys. On one occasion he pressed on to destroy flak guns despite being badly hit by their 20mm fire.


The signature of Captain Dean McCandless

Captain Dean McCandless
*Signature Value : £40

Joining up in 1941 he was commissioned as an Officer with the 82nd Airborne Division. Serving with the 1st Battalion, 505th PIR, he made the first of four combat jumps on 9th July 1943 at Sicily during Operation Husky, and two months later jumped at Salerno. His third drop was on D-Day, landing just outside Sainte-Mere-Eglise where his unit fought successfully to capture the bridge over the Merderet River - he was the battalion communications officer. His fourth and final jump was during Operation Market Garden before moving on to fight in the Battle of the Bulge where he was wounded. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. After leaving the service in 1946 he was later called up to serve with the Medical Corps as a doctor in Korea.


The signature of Captain Wayne L Coleman (deceased)

Captain Wayne L Coleman (deceased)
*Signature Value : £40

Joining the service in January 1943, Wayne Coleman was posted to the 82nd Squadron, 78th Fighter Group at Duxford, near Cambridge in July 1944. He flew the first of his 75 combat missions a few days later on August 2nd in P-47s, dive-bombing and strafing in support of the Normandy invasion before converting to P-51s at the end of the year. Wayne shot down three Fw190s in a single mission and later on 31st March 1945, an Me262 jet. He flew continuously until the end of the war. He died on 1st January 2018.


The signature of Colonel Herbert L Prevost DFC

Colonel Herbert L Prevost DFC
*Signature Value : £40

Joining the Hell Hawks in June 1944 he flew operations on D-Day and over Normandy, once managing to return his P-47 after striking his propeller on the ground whilst strafing a train. He was awarded the DFC for helping destroy seven tanks, three armored vehicles and five trucks at Weyerbusch in March 1945.


The signature of Private 1st Class Arthur Art Petersen

Private 1st Class Arthur Art Petersen
*Signature Value : £40

Serving with Fox Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne he was one of many paratroopers misdropped on D-Day. Landing near Sainte Mère-Église he briefly fought alongside Easy Company before heading south into the bitter fire-fight raging around the church at Angoville-au-Plain. After being wounded he was briefly treated in the Church and then fought in the advance into Carentan. He later jumped on Operation Market Garden, where he was wounded, but was back in action in time to re-join his unit in the Battle of the Bulge. Wounded yet again, Bastogne proved to be his final combat.


The signature of Private 1st Class Salvador Sal Perez

Private 1st Class Salvador Sal Perez
*Signature Value : £40

Jumped on D-Day with the Service Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne and fought throughout Normandy, Operation Market Garden and at Bastogne.


The signature of Staff Sergeant Leo A Dumouchelle

Staff Sergeant Leo A Dumouchelle
*Signature Value : £40

Served in the 82nd Airborne Division with the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion (C). Wounded in Belgium in September 1944 he returned to fight in the Battle of the Bulge.

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