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, Austin Ch |
Stalwart Amphibious Truck (23 EK 54 |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (470 DEL |
East Lancs Trio |
Saxon APC (95 KC 25) |
US 2 Army Air Force |
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Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (83 KH 21)(Co |
M15/42 Medium Tank (3) |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (283 XU |
Crossley 1GL8 3Ton 6x4 Workshop (KU |
Vickers Valetta (VX-564) |
Centurion Tank AVLB Bridgelayer (03 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (GXX 78 |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo ( |
Leyland Daf 26 6x4 Refueller (14 AY |
Saxon APC (99 KF 43) |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (HSV 853) |
F231 HMS Argyll (Type 23 Duke Class |
Dodge D15 15cwt GS (366 DEL) |