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German cruisers of the Imperial German
Navy including light cruisers and armoured cruisers including Konigsberg,
Nurnberg, Stuttgart, Stettin, Dresden, Emden and armoured cruisers
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Naval art prints by Robert Taylor, Ivan
Berryman and Randall Wilson.
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At the outbreak
of World War I, Germany's East Asiatic squadron, consisting of two large
armoured cruisers and three light cruisers under the command of Vice
Admiral Graf Spee, travelled from their base at Tsingtao in northern
China, across the western Pacific to the coast of Chile. On 1st November
they were intercepted off the Chilean port of Coronel by a British
squadron where, enjoying a large advantage in firepower, the encounter
ended with a resounding victory for Admiral Graf Spee. The British
Admiralty reacted swiftly, despatching a powerful naval force to the South
Atlantic to confront the German squadron, and on 9th December battle
commenced some 120 miles south west of the Falkland Islands. Outnumbered,
outgunned, and outpaced by the British force, the Battle of the Falklands
was over by nightfall. Von Spee and the entire crew of his flagship
Scharnhorst perished, and with Leipzig, Nurnberg and Gneisenau also sunk,
the East Asiatic Squadron was routed. Only Dresden escaped and when she
was scuttled in Chilean waters four months later, the East Asiatic
Squadron ceased to exist.
The British squadron under Admiral Sir
Christopher Cradock consisted of two armoured cruisers HMS Goodhope and
HMS Monmouth, light cruiser HMS Glasgow and an armed merchant cruiser.
Both HMS Goodhope and HMS Monmouth were sunk, Admiral Cradock went down
with his ship HMS Goodhope. |
 | HMS Sydney commanded by Captain J C T Glossop, Attacking the German Cruiser Emden by Maurice Randall (P) | £25.00 |  | Emden and Blucher by Randall Wilson. | 6 editions available from £73.92 |  | Leipzig Sinking by W L Wyllie. | £20.00 |  | Sydney and Emden off North Keeling Island by W L Wyllie. | £20.00 |  | Peaceful Anchorage by Robert Taylor | 2 editions available from £175.00 |  | HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Hitting the Conning Tower of the German Submarine U15. | £13.00 |  | The First Fight Between Warships And Zeppelins. | £13.00 |  | An Aeroplane Directing The Fire Of The Severn And Mersey On The German Cruiser Konigsberg. | £13.00 |  | Night Attack on the Newcastle by Robert Taylor. | £135.00 |  | HMS Norfolk at the Battle of the North Cape by Ivan Berryman. | 3 editions available from £24.00 |  | Boats from the British ships picking up the survivors of the Gneisenau. | £13.00 |  | British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise. | £13.00 |  | The Narvik Squadron by Anthony Saunders. | 7 editions available from £95.00 |  | The Battle of the River Plate by Randall Wilson. | 6 editions available from £95.00 |  | Nürnberg Sinking by W L Wyllie. | £20.00 |  | Destroyers Engaging the German Cruiser Mainz by W L Wyllie. | £20.00 |  | Almost The First Round From The Glasgow Landed in the Stern of the Dresden. | £13.00 |  | HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. | 6 editions available from £79.80 |  | Break Out by Anthony Saunders. | 3 editions available from £85.00 |  | The Gneisenaus desperate fight with the British battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible. | £13.00 |  | HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Ramming the German Submarine U15 on August 9th 1914 by M G Swanwick (P) | £25.00 |  | German destroyers come to the rescue of the crew of the sinking German cruiser Hela torpedoed by the British Submarine E9. | £13.00 |  | HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the Bismarck) by Ivan Berryman. | 3 editions available from £24.00 |  | The German Cruiser Emden After H.M.S. Sydney Had Done With Her. | £13.00 |  | German Light Cruisers of World War II by Gerhard Koop and Klaus-Peter Schmolke. | £37.50 |  | A Fire Breaks Out In The Forepart Of The Nurnberg. | £13.00 |
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| ARTIST | Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman
Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art
Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.
When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot. |
| | Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings |
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.
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