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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Humber FWD 8cwt GS (VSV 892) |
Humber Pullman Staff Car (DJC 423) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (77 KH 94) |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (LDE 330 P) |
Austin Champ (RRM 37 G) |
11 Armoured Division (Printed) |
Zil 131 3.5Ton 6x6 Radio Truck (B-K |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 01) |
Eastern Front Collection 488 |
AEC 0853 Matador (TAN 493 F) |
Chevrolet C8 8cwt HUP (FHO 251) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (TAS 802) |
Studebaker US6x4-U7 6x4 Cargo (GAB |
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (65 |
Eastern Front Collection 243 |
Mack EXBX 18Ton 6x4 Tank Transporte |
104 Logistic Support Brigade |
British 49 Infantry Division (2nd P |
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Bedford QLT 3Ton Trooper |