Bear Trap
by
Robert Bailey

In Robert Bailey's latest painting, titled Bear Trap, German field artillery has surprised an advancing Russian armored column near the town of Smolensk during October, 1943. Above the ground battle, Stukas from Schlachtgeschwader 2 (Oberst Hans Ulrich Rudel), escorted by Focke Wulf 190's of JG-51 (Horst Petzschler), pound the Russian armor with Cannon and bombs, effectively halting the advance of their foe.
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Artist Proofs 25
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Overall sheet Size:24" x 34"
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The Signatures
	Horst Petzschler began his Lufwaffe career on the Russian front in September 1943 and flew over 100 missions. Hit once by Soviet flak, he bailed out but was saved by German troops. On many occasions during his service with JG-51, he supported Stuka attacks on Russian ground forces, including attacks led by Oberst Hans Ulrich Rudel. Horst scored 22 Soviet victories in addition to four more victories on the western front by war's end (flying the Bf-109). He was awarded the Day Fighter Operational Flying Clasp (Gold) in March 1944 after his 110th operational flight. He also received the Iron Cross First and Second Class.
	Oscar Boesch joined the Lufwaffe in August 1942 and volunteered for Sturm Staffel 1, a special unit which attacked American daylight bombers. During his mission in April 1944 he crash landed and flipped his 190 onto its back. He was shot down in May but went on to reach a score of 18 victories, earning him the Iron Cross First and Second class. While with JG-3, Oscar escorted Oberst Hans Ulrich Rudel's Stukas on the eastern front during ground support missions for the Battle of Berlin, April 1945.

40 individually hand-drawn pencil remarques are available on the Special Edition category of this Russian Front release.

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