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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Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (JSK 164 |
Land Rover 110 Defender |
Seddon Atkinson 4-11 4x2 Tractor (8 |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker (Q 6 |
Ford F30 30cwt GS (PFF 503) |
Eastern Front Collection 16 |
Eastern Front Collection 331 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 452 |
Willys MB Jeep Slat Grille (WSL 709 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (FEW 728) |
Eastern Front Collection 1403 |
Foden 6x4 Low Mobility Tanker (20 G |
Stoewer 40 Kfz.2-40 Radio Car (WH-2 |
Eastern Front Collection 696 |
Valentine DD Tank -2 |
Eastern Front Collection 1164 |
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (24 G |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Willys MB |
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