Considered the highest scoring Soviet and Allied Ace of World War Two
Oberfeldwebel Albert Kerscher
but cost him an amputated leg
A key stratagem of the Knights Templar was the Squadron Charge in which a group of knights and their armoured warhorses would charge towards enemy lines at full speed
David and Goliath, Vernon, France, 27th August 1944 by David Pentland. (GS) SHN606 Considered the highest scoring SovietDHM1391. David and Goliath, Vernon, France, 27th August 1944 by David Pentland. Leading 30th Corps assault across the Seine at Vernon, 43rd Wessex Division gained an initial foothold on the east bank. Heroic efforts however by the Royal Engineers of 71st, 72nd and 73rd Field Companies, succeeded in constructing a Class 9 Bailey bridge (David, shown left) and a Second Class 40 bridge (Goliath, shown right) Despite constant enemy fire this amazing feat