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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Daimler Ferret Mk2 (00 EC 25) |
Austin K5 3Ton 4x4 GS (TNT 429) |
AEC 0853 Matador (WVS 488) |
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (YJ 1940) |
Morris MRA1 1Ton GS (KSU 163) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (81 KH 00)2 |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (OAS 467) |
M6A2 (3) |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (41 KJ |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (90 KH 73) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (75 KH 91) |
Soldiers & Airmen at the Arch |
Normandy 1944 Collection 393 |
AEC 0853 Matador (GPH 651 N) |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (43 GF 25 |
11 Armoured Division (Embroid) |
Eastern Front Collection 1498 |
Eastern Front Collection 643 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Office |
Land Rover 110 Defender (66 KJ 55) |