The White Eagle

A Tribute to Gerhard Barkhorn

by Nicolas Trudgian

Oberleutnant Gerhard Barkhorn leads the Me109Gs of 4./JG52 against Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft ahead of a major Russian counter offensive in the Caucasus in January 1943.

Below, the German 6th Panzer Division, heavily outnumbered, desperately attempt to prevent a Soviet breakthrough. Gerhard Barkhorn exceeded 100 victories and was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight’s Cross on the 11th January 1943, following his 105th claim. He eventually became the second most successful fighter pilot of all time, after fellow Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann, the only two pilots to reach 300 claimed victories.

Overall size: 23½" x 30½"

Available in the Following Editions:

All editions signed by the artist

• 350 Broch edition Signed by Hugo Broch KC $135
• 52 JG52 edition Includes the clipped signatures of 7 Knights Cross Aces of JG52 * (see signature list below) $265
• JG52 matted The above edition conseravtion matted (double matted including the seven signatures) $625
• 235 Adler edition Signed by 16 Luftwaffe Aces $635
• 95 Caucasus edition Signed by 23 Luftwaffe and Panzer Aces $765

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JG52 Edition Signatures

• Günther Rall - KCOS
• Walter Wolfrum - KC
• Edmund Rossmann - KC
• Adolf Dickfeld - KCO
• Heinz Ewald - KC
• Viktor Petermann - KC
• Franz Woidich - KC

* Clipped signatures - supplied on separate pieces of paper, can be mounted in the mat when framed. (JG52 edition only)

Adler Edition Signatures

• Günther Rall - KCOS
• Walter Wolfrum - KC
• Edmund Rossmann - KC
• Adolf Dickfeld - KCO
• Franz Woidich - KC
• Franz-J. Beerenbrock - KCO
• Wolfdieter Huy - KCO
• Erich Rudorffer - KCOS
• Hans-Ekkehard Bob - KC
• Heinz Lange - KC
• Walter Schuck - KCO
• Hugo Broch - KC
• Heinz Marquardt - KC
• Otto Schultz - KC
• Hugo Dahmer - KC
• Hermann Neuhoff - KC

Caucasus Edition Signatures

• Günther Rall - KCOS
• Walter Wolfrum - KC
• Edmund Rossmann - KC
• Adolf Dickfeld - KCO
• Franz Woidich - KC
• Franz-J. Beerenbrock - KCO
• Wolfdieter Huy - KCO
• Erich Rudorffer - KCOS
• Hans-Ekkehard Bob - KC
• Heinz Lange - KC
• Walter Schuck - KCO
• Hugo Broch - KC
• Heinz Marquardt - KC
• Otto Schultz - KC
• Hugo Dahmer - KC
• Hermann Neuhoff - KC
• George Bose - KC
• Gerhard Fischer - KC
• Albert Kerscher - KCO
• Franz Kieslich - KCO
• Heinrich Köhler - KC
• Erwin Kressmann - KC
• Norbert Kujacinski - KC