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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Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (Q 760 NP |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (28 KJ 66) |
David Brown Tractor Royal Navy Flee |
Eastern Front Collection 1352 |
AEC 0853 Matador (TBW 597 G) 2 |
Thornycroft Amazon WF swb Coles Mk7 |
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
AEC 0853 Matador (TAN 493 F) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 751 |
Thornycroft Nubian Major Dennis Mk9 |
Fordson ET6 Thames 3Ton 4x2 Home Of |
Royal Dragoon Guards |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (873 DU |
DAF 4x2 Tractor (KR-20-31) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (CG 15 AA) |
Challenger 1 Tank (34 KA 05) |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (SXF 32 |
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Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss |