Simon Smith
Pegasus Bridge – Airborne Storm - WW2 Normandy Poster - 25 ” x 17 ¼ ”
Product Info:
This WW2 poster is 25 ” wide x 17 ¼ ” high (63.5cm x 43.75cm) and printed on FSC Mix Essential Silk 300gsm paper.
This high-quality military art poster depicts the storming of Pegasus Bridge in the early hours of Operation Overlord, D-Day, during the vital mission of securing and holding the eastern flank of the 50-mile long beachhead.
Historical Context:
6th June, 1944… Midnight had scarcely passed when three Horsa gliders swept out of the night to land within yards of the Bénouville Bridge (renamed to Pegasus Bridge days later) over the Caen canal, in one of the most audacious airborne missions ever executed.
Led by Major John Howard, the small force of men drawn from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry supported by sappers from the Royal Engineers sprang into action. Quickly overcoming the dazed defenders they seized the canal bridge, preventing German armoured divisions from being able to cross and reinforce Sword beach.
Shipping & Delivery
All our posters are rolled using acid-free tissue paper and then carefully placed into a packing tube.
Our delivery parameters are specified by the Qty of posters ordered, which corresponds to the size of packing tube required. We offer a 14-day Returns window providing the Terms and Conditions are met.
About the artist
Simon Smith
Simon Smith was born in 1960 into a military family and quickly developed an interest in history and the armed forces. Always a talented artist, he studied Fine Art and Illustration at Art School and, graduating with a First-class degree, worked as a highly successful commercial illustrator. Equally at home painting in traditional oils and using the technologies of digital creation, his pieces are often created using a combination of both processes.
Simon has won numerous awards including the Fine Art Trade Guild’s ‘Nockold’s Trophy’, the Cross and Cockade WW1 ‘Aviation Art Award’, and Flypast magazine’s award for ‘Excellence in Aviation Art’.
