Cherbourg 1940.
by Mike Jeffries
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48.000 x 36.000 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Cherbourg 1940.
Artist
Mike Jeffries
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas.
Description
TO COMMISSION MIKE TO PRODUCE A PAINTING OF YOUR FAVOURITE SCENE FROM MILITARY HISTORY E_MAIL: mike@transportartist.co.uk
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In the dark days of the summer of 1940 and the mass evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk it is often forgotten that other British units stranded elsewhere by the collapse of their French allies had little choice but to make good their escape to England from other ports.
On 7th June1940 with the battle for France still in full swing and AFTER the Dunkirk evacuation the 52nd {Lowland} Infantry Division landed at Cherbourg to support our French allies. Soon part of the 52nd, troops of the 157th Infantry Brigrade,were clashing with forward units of advancing German forces at Le Mans, but the next day on hearing of the French plea for an armistice they had no choice except to disengage the enemy to avoid capture and the brigade withdrew back to Cherbourg where remnants of the retreating 51st {Highland} Infantry Division were already being evacuated.
The painting shows the scene at the dockside with the troops embarking in good order and even vehicles, among them Austin, Ford and Morris Commercial, awaiting loading for the return to England, unlike at Dunkirk where hundreds of vehicles and valuable equipment had to be abandoned on the beach to be captured by the German Army and used by them against Allied forces. A despatch rider waits to deliver a message to the two officers talking to the military policeman in the centre of the picture while in the right foreground a sergeant loads a Bren gun into its box.
Four years later the 51st and 52nd divisions returned to Europe and fought their way with bravery from the Normandy beaches to Germany and final victory in 1945.
This painting, in acrylics on a 36″�48″ canvas,now hangs in the officers mess at Colington barracks Edinburgh home of the 52nd Lowland.
Please remember this image is my property and protected by copyright law.
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Comments (20)
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our homepage. Well done!
John Malone
V in our logo contest as well...THIS WORK IS OUTSTANDING, as are all your entries I am voting on!
Barbara St Jean
Congratulations your fantastic piece has been FEATURED in MOUSE. Thank you for you wonderful submissions as it is always a pleasure to view your beautiful works. Cheers, Barbara
Martin Davey
Great scene and full of interest. An amazing amount of research must have gone in to this. Very much on the epic side! voted
Mike Jeffries
Thank you Anne, our continuing friendship and mutual support is in my opinion vital to the freedoms that so many fine men and women were, and still are, prepared to defend with their lives. Millions of Brits will buy their poppy and wear it with pride for Remembrance Day and show respect observing the two minutes silence.
Anne Norskog
Your excellent depiction of military men at work reminds all of us that England was our most valuable friend then and now! Defeating monsters requires a lot of hard toil. V/F