The losses during the battle were 52 British officers and 806 non-commissioned ranks and 471 Africans died fighting for the British
who could only see the main Russian Artillery position at the head of a valley
Squadron Commander Arthur Wellesley Bigsworth was reconnoitering
Pisanos took over once Andrews temporarily spun out of control pursuing the 190
he managed to fly his spitfire back to Tangmere to land with wheels retracted
Fire for Effect by David Pentland. (P) BAT5 The losses during the battleDHM1984P. Fire for Effect by David Pentland. Bastogne, Ardennes, Belgium, 20th December 1944. Newly arrived 81mm Mortars of 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division, fire in support of U. S. Paratroopers defending against German probes to the north of Bastogne. Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Size 16 inches x 11 inches (41cm x 28cm)