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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Zil 151 2.5Ton 6x6 Shop Van (139-42 |
Austin K2 Ambulance (1090 CX) |
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (AG 21 AA) |
Elefant (1) |
US 4 Armored Division |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Dodge D15 15cwt (DNR 339) |
Humber 1Ton GS (FCJ 894 D) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (81 KH 00)2 |
Morris PU 8cwt GS (New Zealand Forc |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SSU 839) |
Gaz 69A 4x4 Field Car (175-58-59) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (508 JWE) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (80 KD 36) |
Daimler Ferret Mk1 (33 BA 32) |
Tanks of the Coldstream Guards Firi |
Austin K6 3Ton 6x4 (xUP 713 491) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (906 FVO) 2 |
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Land Rover 90 Defender (61 KJ 21) |