"Arctic Encounter"
Sheet Size: 23" x 32" • © 1998
Artist's Proof with 5 signatures Sold Out
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The Signatures
Oberst Hajo Herrmann was one of the Luftwaffe's boldest and most innovative
air tacticians during WWII. Beginning his military career at an infantry officer
academy, he was commissioned in the newly formed Luftwaffe in 1935. He
became a founder member of the Condor Legion in Spain and upon returning
to Germany in 1937, joined KG4 and wrote several highly praised tactics
reports.
When WWII began, he flew He-111's in Poland and Norway. By 1940 Herrmann
was Commander of the 7th Staffel of KG4, and led many attacks on England
during the Battle of Britain. In February of 1941 his group went to Sicily, where
they flew against Malta and Greece. In one such attack, he placed a single
bomb on a munitions ship. The resulting explosion sank 11 ships and made the
Greek port of Piraeus unusable for months.
In early 1942 he was Commander of III/KG30, attacking arctic convoys from
Norway, including the famous attacks on PQ-17. July of 1942 saw him assigned
to the general staff in Germany, where he became a close confidant of
Herrmann Goering. Hajo Herrmann was creator of the 'wild boar' tactics of
night fighting in the Defence of the Reich. By 1944 he was Inspector General of
night fighters. He has a tally of over three hundred operational missions and
nine RAF bombers destroyed. Hajo Herrmann received the Knight's Cross with
Oak Leaves and Swords. He is currently practicing law in Germany.
Frank Saies-Jones served on various ships, including HMS Woolwich in Port
Said, HMS Kelvin, a destroyer of the 14th Destroyer Flotilla based in Alexandria,
Egypt. He retired with the rank of Lt. Commander with the 1939-45 Star, the
Atlantic Star, the Africa Star, the CVSM & Clasp, the Defence Medal, the Victory
Medal, the Canadian Centennial Medal, the Canadian Forces Decoration & Bar,
and the Malta Medal.
C. N. Mawer was a First Lieutenant in HMCS Nootka at war's start, and later
Gunnery Control Officer on HMCS Haida, a tribal class destroyer, based at
Scapa Flow as part of the British Home Fleet, screening the battle fleet and
escorting Russia-bound convoys. Mawer was involved in numerous actions,
and retired with the rank of Commander. His awards included the 1939-45 Star,
the Atlantic Star with France & Germany Bar, the Volunteer Medal, the Victory
Medal, the British Arctic Medal, and the Russian Medal.
John C. (Jim) Colman served on the Canadian Tribal Class destroyer HMCS
Huron in 1944, escorting convoys through the Arctic Ocean to the port of
Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula in Northern Russia. Able Seaman Gunner
Colman was awarded the 1939-45 Star, the France-Germany Star, the Canadian
Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp, the War Medal, and the Soviet 40th
Anniversary Medal (Murmansk Medal).
Donald W. Newman served on the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan. In December
1943 he was in this ship on Russia-bound convoy duty. She was eventually
torpedoed and sank with great loss of life. Newman was taken prisoner by the
Germans. His awards include the 1939-45 Star, the Atlantic Star, the Defence
Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp, the Victory Medal, and
the Soviet 40th Anniversary Medal (Murmansk Medal).
The Story
The arctic convoy battles of 1942 were among the most hazardous for the
allies. Challenged by the intimidating German surface fleet, submarine forces
and the ever present Luftwaffe, the multinational merchantmen relied upon the
over-stretched and overworked Royal Navy for protection. In addition, the allies
had to deal with the natural ebb and flow of the seasons in the extreme
northern hemisphere. During winter, ice packs forced the convoys further
south toward the enemy, while in summer the long hours of daylight exposed
them to the ever marauding German forces. It was the task of the German air
force and navy to halt the supply of war material to their natural enemy, Russia,
by whatever means. In convoy PQ-17, their coordinated attack resulted in the
sinking of a staggering 23 of the 34 convoy vessels.
Oberst Hajo Herrmann was one of the Luftwaffe's boldest and most innovative
air tacticians during WWII. Beginning his military career at an infantry officer
academy, he was commissioned in the newly formed Luftwaffe in 1935. He
became a founder member of the Condor Legion in Spain and upon returning
to Germany in 1937, joined KG4 and wrote several highly praised tactics
reports.
When WWII began, he flew He-111's in Poland and Norway. By 1940 Herrmann
was Commander of the 7th Staffel of KG4, and led many attacks on England
during the Battle of Britain. In February of 1941 his group went to Sicily, where
they flew against Malta and Greece. In one such attack, he placed a single
bomb on a munitions ship. The resulting explosion sank 11 ships and made the
Greek port of Piraeus unusable for months.
In early 1942 he was Commander of III/KG30, attacking arctic convoys from
Norway, including the famous attacks on PQ-17. July of 1942 saw him assigned
to the general staff in Germany, where he became a close confidant of
Herrmann Goering. Hajo Herrmann was creator of the 'wild boar' tactics of
night fighting in the Defence of the Reich. By 1944 he was Inspector General of
night fighters. He has a tally of over three hundred operational missions and
nine RAF bombers destroyed. Hajo Herrmann received the Knight's Cross with
Oak Leaves and Swords. He is currently practicing law in Germany.
Frank Saies-Jones served on various ships, including HMS Woolwich in Port
Said, HMS Kelvin, a destroyer of the 14th Destroyer Flotilla based in Alexandria,
Egypt. He retired with the rank of Lt. Commander with the 1939-45 Star, the
Atlantic Star, the Africa Star, the CVSM & Clasp, the Defence Medal, the Victory
Medal, the Canadian Centennial Medal, the Canadian Forces Decoration & Bar,
and the Malta Medal.
C. N. Mawer was a First Lieutenant in HMCS Nootka at war's start, and later
Gunnery Control Officer on HMCS Haida, a tribal class destroyer, based at
Scapa Flow as part of the British Home Fleet, screening the battle fleet and
escorting Russia-bound convoys. Mawer was involved in numerous actions,
and retired with the rank of Commander. His awards included the 1939-45 Star,
the Atlantic Star with France & Germany Bar, the Volunteer Medal, the Victory
Medal, the British Arctic Medal, and the Russian Medal.
John C. (Jim) Colman served on the Canadian Tribal Class destroyer HMCS
Huron in 1944, escorting convoys through the Arctic Ocean to the port of
Murmansk on the Kola Peninsula in Northern Russia. Able Seaman Gunner
Colman was awarded the 1939-45 Star, the France-Germany Star, the Canadian
Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp, the War Medal, and the Soviet 40th
Anniversary Medal (Murmansk Medal).
Donald W. Newman served on the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan. In December
1943 he was in this ship on Russia-bound convoy duty. She was eventually
torpedoed and sank with great loss of life. Newman was taken prisoner by the
Germans. His awards include the 1939-45 Star, the Atlantic Star, the Defence
Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp, the Victory Medal, and
the Soviet 40th Anniversary Medal (Murmansk Medal).
The Story
The arctic convoy battles of 1942 were among the most hazardous for the
allies. Challenged by the intimidating German surface fleet, submarine forces
and the ever present Luftwaffe, the multinational merchantmen relied upon the
over-stretched and overworked Royal Navy for protection. In addition, the allies
had to deal with the natural ebb and flow of the seasons in the extreme
northern hemisphere. During winter, ice packs forced the convoys further
south toward the enemy, while in summer the long hours of daylight exposed
them to the ever marauding German forces. It was the task of the German air
force and navy to halt the supply of war material to their natural enemy, Russia,
by whatever means. In convoy PQ-17, their coordinated attack resulted in the
sinking of a staggering 23 of the 34 convoy vessels.
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