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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Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (BSV 517) |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Court |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (DFP 407) |
Leyland Daf 10-13 Roadrunner De-Ice |
Normandy 1944 Collection 148 |
Eastern Front Collection 118 |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Fox Armoured Car (09 FD 89) |
Scammell Constructor 20Ton 6x6 Trac |
Eastern Front Collection 895 |
Fordson WOT6 3Ton GS (GDV 717) |
Chevrolet C60S 3Ton Breakdown (MSU |
Normandy 1944 Collection 460 |
Eastern Front Collection 1185 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 285 |
Morris C8 FAT Mk2 (SSU 101) |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Anderso |
Normandy 1944 Collection 145 |
FV432 APC (78 MS 36) |
Humber Heavy Utility (RBD 883) |