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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Morris C8 15cwt GS (832 EPC) |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (JSK 164 |
Avro Vulcan (XM-572) |
Fordson Thames E4 3Ton 4x4 |
Eastern Front Collection 848 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (VFF 320) 2 |
Austin 10hp Light Utility & Dr |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (HXT 427) |
Crossley Q Type2 3Ton 4x4 GS (HAY 9 |
Eastern Front Collection 1573 |
Eastern Front Collection 93 |
British 8 Brigade |
Panzer 35t (3) |
Morris C8 Anti-Tank Tractor (SSU 75 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 111 |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hillman M |
FV432 APC (10 EA 73) |
Row of Alvis Stalwarts |
Eastern Front Collection 1156 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (61 KE 88) |