This is Volume 1 showing the first 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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Land Rover S3 Lightweight (G 332 MU |
Land Rover S2 88 (22 FG 78) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Refueller (34 KH 6 |
Dodge Commando G13 Wadham Stringer |
Chevrolet YP-G-4112 1.5Ton 4x4 Carg |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker (LNK |
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (KSJ 57 |
Berlin May/June 1945 78 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (YOT 97) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (84 KH 28) |
US 27 Infantry Division (New York) |
M3A1 Half Track (416 ASV) |
Mack LM-SW Heavy Breakdown (US) |
Morris MRA1 1Ton GS (Q 755 JBW) |
Volvo TP21 Sugga Command Car (Q 979 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (13 |
HS Harrier (XV-759) 1 |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford R |
Austin Champ (AUL 167 H) |
Albion CX22S 6x4 Heavy Artillery Tr |