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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Morris MRA1 1Ton GS (TSY 223) |
M5A1 Half Track Conversion |
Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (10) |
Humber Heavy Utility (J 1941) |
Bedford OXC 4x2 Tractor (GXE 890) |
CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hillman M |
Vickers Valiant (WZ-405) |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (GVS 108) |
Eastern Front Collection 1041 |
Land Rover S2 109 SAS (10 FG 75) |
Austin K6 3Ton 6x4 (XSK 398) |
Land Rover TACR 1 Fire Tender (96 R |
M3 Lee (5) |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (75 GJ 91) |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (HSJ 33 |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (TYJ 707) |
Austin 10hp Light Utility (UCG 71) |
F79 HMS Portland (Type 23 Duke Clas |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (32 KE 56) |