Assault on the Capital Millenium Proof by Robert Taylor - Remarque
Assault on the Capital Millenium Proof by Robert Taylor - Remarque
Assault on the Capital, the first major raid on London on September 7th 1940 which caused huge fires and terrific damage to the London docks. Fighter command scrambled 21 squadrons to meet the raid. This marked the Luftwaffe change in tactics from attacking RAF airfield to attacking London. This tactical change is said to have cost the Luftwaffe the Battle of Britain.
The print depicts Ju 88's escorted by Me109E's coming under attack by Hurricanes of RAF 242 squadron. The Millenium Proof Edition is signed by 17 Luftwaffe pilots Adolf Dickfeld, Heinz Lange, Gunther Rall, Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, Erich Rudorffer, Helmut Bennemann, Siegfried Bethke, Hans- Ekkehard Bob, Alfred Grislawski, Herbert Kaiser, Rudolf Miese, Eduard Neumann, Edmund Paule Rossmann, Gunter Seeger, Herbert Thomas, Rudolf Trenkel and Herbert Wehnelt.
The Millenium Proof edition comes with a matching numbered companion print "Battle Over Dover"
Print size 33" X 24", Battle over Dover companion 18" x 14"