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 (LSU 538) |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (CUY 126 W) |
AEC 0853 Matador (VLD 594) 2 |
Land Rover 90 Defender (76 KF 97) |
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (JUO 51) |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (USJ 63 |
Eastern Front Collection 1200 |
DAF YA 328 3Ton Artillery Tractor ( |
Eastern Front Collection 502 |
2 Royal Tank Regiment |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Berlin May/June 1945 43 |
AEC 0853 Matador (275 NMJ) |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (51861) |
Eastern Front Collection 223 |
Foden 6x6 FH70 Ammunition Carrier ( |
Valentine Tank in Malta |
Eastern Front Collection 457 |
Austin Champ (RDF 566 G)(94 BE 31)( |
Eastern Front Collection 186 |