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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Land Rover 110 Defender |
Normandy 1944 Collection 907 |
Eastern Front Collection 1422 |
Stug III SPG (1) |
L6 Light Tank |
Eastern Front Collection 1402 |
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AEC 0853 Matador (OTO 376) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Ptarmigan Radio (0 |
Alvis Saracen APC (30 BA 30) |
Land Rover 110 Defender Wolf SAS (L |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (79 KJ |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (33 |
AEC 0853 Matador (MTG 491 E) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (88 KE 68) |
Velocette MAF 350cc (JUJ 636) |
MAN-ERF HX32 15Ton 8x8 Cargo (HA 82 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (199 YHT) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, US arines |