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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Trade Sta |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (682 XUR) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 186 |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (02 KD 37) |
Eastern Front Collection 1554 |
Willys MB Jeep (578 UXL) |
Berlin May/June 1945 117 |
Row of Alvis Stalwarts |
Mercedes Benz Unimog S404 4x4 Radio |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (PSU 769) |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (RYX 36 |
Eastern Front Collection 814 |
Eastern Front Collection 1146 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (01 KF 52) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (14 KJ 24) |
11 Ford T16 Universal Carrier |
AEC 0853 Matador (JSU 714) |
Land Rover S3 109 (47 AM 30) |
Thornycroft Nubian Major Dennis Mk9 |
Oshkosh FWD P-2 8x8 Crash Tender (8 |