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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Eastern Front Collection 1512 |
Volvo L3314 Laplander 4x4 Radio (BT |
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (64 G |
Eastern Front Collection 328 |
German Officers in Discussion |
Normandy 1944 Collection 49 |
DAF YA 3300 6x4 DROPS (KR-40-87) |
Eastern Front Collection 1037 |
Karrier K6 3Ton GS (NTL 743) |
Austin Champ (RRM 37 G) |
AEC 0853 Matador (SSY 622) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Daimler Ferret Mk1-1 (77 MS 64) |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (Q 52 GB |
Willys MB Jeep (RFO 647) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 674 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (12 |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford O |
1 Artillery Brigade (Subdued) |
Eastern Front Collection 1397 |