| Robert
Taylor's painting protrays the renowned defiance of the U-Boat
crews. Caught on the surface by a PBY Catalina the gun crews
of a type VIIc U-Boat are quickly into action. The 3.7cm anti-aircraft
gun is hurriedly reloaded while on the upper platform the
two 2cm anti-aircraft twins take chunks out of the Catalina's
tail - enough damage to secure a respite from the attack.
Soon they will dive to relative safety beneath the Atlantic
swell.
Complete Edition signed by:
Kapitänleutnant Karl-August
Landfermann
Knight's Cross 27th October, 1943.
Landfermann was one of the leading engineering officers on
U-Boats. Serving on U-181 he made the second longest patrol
in U-Boat history - 206 days.
Oberbootsmaat Rudolf
Mühlbauer
Knight's Cross 10th December, 1944.
Mühlbauer was perhaps the most outstanding bridge watch
look-out of World War II. He served on both U-123 and later
on U-170. He was taken POW in England at the close of hostilities.
Kapitänleutnant Heinrich
Schroeteler
Capitain of U-667 and U-1023. Knight's
Cross 2nd May, 1945. Heinrich Schroeteler served continuously
at sea in U-Boats from 1942 when he took command on U-667
until May 1945 when, in U-1023, he was ordered to surrender
whilst at sea.
Korveitenkapitän Helmut
Witte
Captain of U-159. Knight's Cross
22nd October, 1942. After serving on destroyers, Witte joined
the U-Boat service with U-107; taking part in the most successful
patrol ever by a German U-Boat. In 1941 he took command of
U-159. |
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Overall print
size: 32" wide x 23" high.
A type VIIc U-boat fights off an
attack by an American PBY Catalina during a surface action
off the Straits of Gibraltar in early 1944.
| Against
All Odds by Robert Taylor |
| 700 s/n prints w/FOUR
signatures. |
US $450 |
|
| Prints 1 - 250 have SEVEN signatures. |
SOLD OUT |
| Publisher's Proofs w/NINE signatures. |
SOLD OUT |
Print numbers 1 - 250 also signed by:
Kapitänleutnant Gerhard
Bielig
Knight's Cross 10th February, 1943.
Bielig served as leading engineer on U-177. In front-line
action he successfully overcame desparate situations after
violent depth charge attacks on several occasions and enabled
U-177 to survive destruction.
Kapitänleutnant Heinz
Franke
Captain of U-262. Knight's Cross
30th November. Franke took command of U-262 after several
tours as watch officer. Heavily involved in the Battle of
the Atlantic, he eventually took command of the diesel-electric
U-2502 at the end of the war.
Kapitänleutnant Siegfried
Koitschka
Knight's Cross 27th January, 1944.
Captain of U-616, Siegfried Koitschka took part in some of
the toughest actions of World War II. U-616 was eventually
sunk in May 1945, he and 53 of his crew survived and were
taken prisoner. |
