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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Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (JYD 287) |
D86 HMS Birmingham (Type 42 Class D |
Eastern Front Collection 862 |
Land Rover S2 Ambulance (MUF 525 F) |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (832 EPC) |
Dennis F8 Fire Tender (46 RN 53) |
Alvis Saracen APC (VSU 506) |
Eastern Front Collection 228 |
Eastern Front Collection 1332 |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (KSU 639) |
Eastern Front Collection 162 |
Robur LO-1800A 1.8Ton 4x4 Cargo |
Normandy 1944 Collection 544 |
Royal Enfield RE125 125cc (KSL 154) |
Eastern Front Collection 1520 |
Challenger 2 Tank (DP 98 AA) |
Valentine Tanks |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (885 FUF) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 409 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (89 KH 58) |