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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Chieftain Tank Mk2 (04 EB 67) |
Eastern Front Collection 326 |
Sd Kfz 232 Heavy Armoured Car |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (xAU 851) |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10 ton Cargo |
Kaiser Jeep M725 Ambulance (US Junk |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (74 KD 38) |
Saxon APC (98 KF 44) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Ch |
Austin Champ (LCO 237)(Photo from V |
Eastern Front Collection 981 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (88 KH 43) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 88 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (DNT 794) |
Royal West Kents Group |
Eastern Front Collection 1387 |
Eastern Front Collection 672 |
AEC 0853 Matador (MUC 771 L) |
Morris C8 FAT Mk2 (SSU 101) |
Eastern Front Collection 119 |