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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Chevrolet C15 15cwt Van (FOU 658) |
VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-164769 |
Land Rover S3 109 (LFM 110 N) |
Eastern Front Collection 889 |
Eastern Front Collection 103 |
Eastern Front Collection 940 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (USU 435) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (GOR 683) |
US 2 Army |
Challenger 3 Tank (62 KK 60) |
Bedford Pyrene Mk8 Crash Truck (27 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (KSV 712) |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (HSJ 33 |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radar (420 XUR) F |
Bedford MJ 4Ton Cargo (98 KG 71) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 745 |
M5 Stuart with Wading Gear (2) |
Grenadier Guards Group of Soldiers |
Land Rover S1 80 (22 RN 02) |