Messerschmitt Country - Rare Remarque Edition

This rare "Remarque" edition of Messerschmitt Country by Nicolas Trudgian pays tribute to the courage and resolve of the Luftwaffe fighter pilots of World War Two, all of whom flew combat without respite, some surviving more than five years of continual air fighting to record thousands of combat missions. By the summer of 1944 the Allies had gained a foothold in Normandy, and total air superiority above northern France. German installations and ground positions were being pounded daily from the air, and the Ruhr, the heartland of industrial Germany, was under constant siege. Even the factories in southern Germany were not safe from the attentions of the USAAF bombers by day, and the RAF by night. But in spite of the pressures of mounting losses and diminished supplies, the Luftwaffe fought doggedly on in best traditions of the fighter pilot. The morning of 19th July 1944 saw the USAAFs 8th and 15th Air Forces mount an attack of awesome proportion against the aircraft factories in the region of Munich. To combat a seemingly overwhelming force of 1400 bombers and almost as many fighter escorts, the Luftwaffe were able to put up just three Gruppen from JG300 and one from JG302, flying a mix of Me109Gs and Fw190s - barely 50 serviceable fighters between them. They were joined by a dozen Me109s of II./JG27, these fighters desperately trying to defend the very factories in which they were made. The Portfolio Remarque Edition carries an original pencil drawing "remarque" by the artist within the lower border below the main image (details below). Each edition is signed by the artist along with four highly distinguished Luftwaffe Me109 pilots who flew in combat during World War Two: Oberleutnant SIEGFRIED BETHKE Oberleutnant GÜNTHER SEEGER Oberleutnant ERNST SCHEUFELE Major HEINZ LANGE The Edition also comes with a matching numbered companion print "Kings Cliffe Lightning" (image below), which depicts a pair of P-38s of 20th Fighter Group flying from Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire, England in the summer of 1944. Each edition has been signed by the artist and distinguished USAAF P38 Lightning Ace: Colonel DARRELL G. WELCH We only have 1 of these rare collectable 5 signature Portfolio editions available. Edition: 50 Main print Size: 32 inches x 23 inches (82cm x 58cm) Companion Print Size: 11.5 x 9 inches (29cm x 23cm)

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