Otto Bloss Panzerschlacht 1943 1944

An impressive oil of a WWII "Panzerschlacht" tank battle. Around
1943/1944. Painted on canvas. "Bloss Eisfeld P.K." artist signature. The
painting shows a Russian T-35 tank. In front of it two Wehrmacht
anti-tank soldiers. In 1943 and 1944 the unit PK 666 of the artist was
involved in the battles in the Caucasus,

The artist Otto Bloss (1898-1963) served with Propagandakompanie PK
666 as an Oberleutnant. From 1938 until 1944, he exhibited a total of 17
of his works in the art exhibition "Groe Deutsche Kunstausstellung" in
the House of Art in Munich. This was the most important art exhibition
during the Third Reich.