Following on is Volume 2 showing the next 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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Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (KSU 639) |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (44 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Mack NO2 7.5Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (BS |
Ford GPW Jeep (VFF 349)(Courtesy of |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (SUJ 917 R) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 795 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 468 |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton (GBL 76 |
Willys MB Jeep Slat Grille (WSL 709 |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 4 |
Tilling Stevens TS20 3Ton 4x2 Searc |
Eastern Front Collection 855 |
Reo M35A2 6x6 Cargo (TFF 389) |
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (USU 526) |
Eastern Front Collection 123 |
Eastern Front Collection 502 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (28 KF 02) |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (HSV 853) |