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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M5A1 Half Track (SSu x63) |
Morris C8 Anti-Tank Tractor (SSU 75 |
Eastern Front Collection 1143 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Eastern Front Collection 1397 |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Ch |
Austin K2 2Ton GS (OMY 181) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Ward La France Model 1000 Series 4 |
49th Infantry Division, Recklinghau |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford M |
Ford F30 30cwt GS (PFF 503) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 732 |
Eastern Front Collection 1014 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 139)(M |
Chevrolet C15 15cwt Van (C 61 FVW) |
Hillman Minx 10hp Staff Car (BSL 12 |
Austin K2 Ambulance (ASV 146) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (GOR 683) |
Humber Heavy Utility (843 FUF) |