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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (89 BG 96) |
Robur LO-1800A 1.8Ton 4x4 Cargo |
Humber 1Ton Wireless (SPN 24 G) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (AS 19 AA) |
Austin Champ (CSU 660) |
Alvis Salamander Fire Crash Foam (2 |
US 80 Infantry Division (Subdued) |
Eastern Front Collection 1354 |
Royal Regiment of Scotland (Desert) |
Volvo FL6-14 Fire Tender (15 AY 52) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 198 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (805 FUF) |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (WSV 794 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (KFF |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Public Address |
Eastern Front Collection 909 |
Aveling Barford 690 Dump Truck (01 |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (Q 202 JKO |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (UPH 810 X) |