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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Eastern Front Collection 1341 |
AEC Mandator 4x2 Tractor (91 RN 63) |
Commer Bantam Airfield Control (GFU |
QARANC (Queen Alexandras Royal Army |
Normandy 1944 Collection 679 |
Eastern Front Collection 1464 |
James ML Military Lightweight 125cc |
Normandy 1944 Collection 429 |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (HSJ 460) |
Eastern Front Collection 1358 |
2 Signals Brigade (Subdued) |
AEC 0853 Matador (590 AA) |
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Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (9143 BP) |
Dodge D15 15cwt GS (7259 PP) |
Bedford QLB 3Ton Bofers (EUD 703 V) |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier |
Humber 1Ton Wireless (SPN 24 G) |
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (WPM |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, GMC 352 C |