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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Normandy 1944 Collection 845 |
P279 HMS Blazer (Archer Class Navy |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (RS |
Eastern Front Collection 1111 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 707 |
M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (USMC-433421 |
Foden 6x4 Low Mobility Tanker (20 G |
Eastern Front Collection 1028 |
British 53 Infantry Division (Embro |
Normandy 1944 Collection 392 |
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (YWX 582) |
Dodge S46 4x2 Van (09 KF 76) Blue |
Berlin May/June 1945 200 |
BSA M20 500cc (USY 115)(Courtesy of |
Aveling Barford 690 Dump Truck (01 |
Seddon Atkinson Strato 380 Tractor |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (Q 781 CGY) |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Kaiser Jeep M715 Cargo (FOV 582 V) |
Eastern Front Collection 602 |