here assault troops of the South Lancashire Regiment of the British 3rd Infantry Division storm ashore at sword beach
The 1st Battalion were dropped at 1403
In early 1945 Obersturmfuhrer Walter Girg was given command of a small unit of SS commandos whose task was to operate Russian tanks behind enemy lines
Limited dition of 50 giclee canvas prints
Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 74cm)
Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. (GS) SQN240 here assault troops of theDHM1217GS. Target Y The Eder Dam Raid, The Ruhr Valley, 17th May 1943 by David Pentland. At 0154am, Pilot officer Les Knight in Avro Lancaster AJ N transmitted the codeword Dinghy, the signal that the Eder Dam had been successfully breached. Although the target was undefended by flak, its location made it extremely difficult to hit. In fact, four of the five aircraft involved in the attack failed in their attempts and Knight's was the last available