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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Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (32 KE 91) |
Eastern Front Collection 1012 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 795 |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (XPC 75 N) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 252 |
Eastern Front Collection 1304 |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (44 |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (TNT 429) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (DFP 407) |
M5A1 Half Track (WYJ 732) |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 727) |
Eastern Front Collection 1253 |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (51 KJ |
Ford Thames E4 3 ton 4x4 LAA Tracto |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (HXC 896 H) |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Court |
Austin K2 Ambulance (JSU 307) |
Eastern Front Collection 172 |
James ML Military Lightweight 125cc |
4 Mechanised Brigade (Desert) |