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 Jeep (689 KTJ) |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown |
US 65 Infantry Division |
US 301 Support Brigade |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Thornycroft GF-TC4 30cwt 4x2 GS |
Eastern Front Collection 49 |
Eastern Front Collection 1573 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 243)(M |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (89 KH 72)(Co |
British Artillery Barrage |
Eastern Front Collection 708 |
Austin 10hp Light Utility (YYJ 279) |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance |
Eastern Front Collection 320 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Eastern Front Collection 1384 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (HSJ 33 |
Eastern Front Collection 1413 |
7 GMC CCKW 353 Tanker |