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03 - WWII - Luftwaffe
Bismarck Into Battle by Mark Postlethwaite
Winston Churchill described the Bismarck as "the most powerful battleship...in the world"
As the majestic Bismarck leaves Grimstadfjord in Norway, she is escorted by Messerschmitt Bf-110's of II/ZG 76 based at nearby Herdla, their 'shark-mouth' noses contrasting sharply with their gray mottled camouflage. The time is 19.45 hours on 21 May 1941 and the scene is one of tranquility before the battle commences. During the next seven the Bismarck will take on the combined might of British air and naval forces, sinking HMS Hood and finally coming to rest in the waters of the North Atlantic with the loss of almost 2000 lives and only 111 survivors.
Co-signed by: Hans-Joachim Jabs, Hans Hellwig, Herbert Jahn, Fritz Mathes, Josef Statz, Sean Dixon-Child, and John Moffat.
Print size: 27 ½""w X 16 ½""h
Limited edition of: 850 signed and numbered by the artist
