Stumgeschutz Vor, Smolensk, Central Russia, September 1943 by David Pentland. (AP) SQN164DP0149AP. Stumgeschutz Vor, Smolensk, Central Russia, September 1943 by David Pentland. During the battles around Smolensk the guns of 1st Battery Sturmgeschutz Battalion 237, led by Oberleutnant Bodo Heinrich Ferdinand Otto Spranz were constantly in action to stem the Soviet tide. At the end of this period his personal tally stood at 76 destroyed enemy tanks. In recognition of his own and units exceptional effort he was awarded the Knights Cross with
The fight at the Brawner Farm lasted several hours and resulted in a stalemate
Schlachtgeschwader 2 Immelmann on patrol in 1943
some of the largest in the world
She was later restored to running condition and carried this crimson livery once again until a refit in 2012 saw her painted black
the Italian submarine Scire is shown releasing her three manned torpedoes
is now preserved in Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard on public display and is still a commissioned warship in the Royal Navy
is shown in his Spad S
on the engine cowling
Their target
Image size 25 inches x 16
110 Squadron
the aircraft struggled to find the correct height and direction