Following on is Volume 2 showing the next 250 photographs from a very exciting collection of photos taken by many Allied servicemen during the Normandy Campaign of the Summer of 1944. Following the D-Day Landings on 6th June 1944, the Allies attempted to breakout from the bridghead throughout June. The Americans drove up the Cotentin peninsula towards Cherbourg and then across through into Brittany. Many of the photos show the devestation of battle of just the ordinary little villages that were destroyed in the name of the Liberation. If you are a military vehicle enthusiast who owns and loves their Jeeps, Dodges and Jimmies, then see your vehicle in it’s environment. Who knows maybe your actual vehicle may be in one of the photos. Looking at many of the photos the Summer of ’44 looked pretty dry and dusty, with many vehicles covered in a light dust. Again a useful observation for model makers amongst us.
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Crossley 1GL8 3Ton 6x4 Workshop (KU |
AEC 0853 Matador (SPO 38 M) |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (22 Y |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (RYX 29 |
Eastern Front Collection 1160 |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier |
Normandy 1944 Collection 268 |
IFA W50 LA-A 3Ton 404 Cargo (HRV 68 |
Eastern Front Collection 1570 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (12 |
Eastern Front Collection 1377 |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (VSV 701) |
Dwarfed by its 8.5 feet high track- |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (28 KF 02) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (JOD 820) |
US 37 Infantry Division (Buckeye) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 36) |
trade-stand |
Volvo FL6-14 Fire Tender (82 KK 73) |