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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M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (TFF 389) |
Kaiser Jeep M715 Cargo (US Junk Yar |
Normandy 1944 Collection 527 |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Normandy 1944 Collection 448 |
Humber Hawk Staff Car (1248 RN) |
AEC 0853 Matador (422 EH) |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (59 FM 0 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 283 |
Fordson 917T 3Ton 6x4 Balloon Winch |
Morris C4 15cwt GS |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Zil 151 2.5Ton 6x6 Tanker (136-63-8 |
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Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (74 KK 09)(C |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (16 FM 81 |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Commer Q4 3Ton Tipper (87 BP 22) |
Austin K2 Ambulance (JSU 307) |