Simon Smith
Pegasus Dawn - WW2 Normandy Poster - 25 ” x 17 ½ ”
Product Info:
This WW2 poster is 25” wide x 17 ½” high (63.5cm x 44.5cm) and printed on FSC Mix Essential Silk 300gsm paper.
This high-quality military art poster depicts a moment just days after the D-Day landings, where the free movement of Allied troops over the Caen Canal now heralds a significant triumph in the campaign to liberate Normandy.
Historical Context:
From the moment the Battle of Britain was over, the Allies had planned for the invasion that would liberate Europe from the tyranny of Hitler’s thuggish Reich. On 6 June 1944 those plans were put into practice on the beaches of Normandy when the world witnessed the largest amphibious landings ever seen. During the early hours of Operation Overlord, elements of the British 6th Airborne Division captured the strategically important Bénouville bridge, later renamed Pegasus after their flying horse emblem.
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’.
