Following on is Volume 3 showing the next 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) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (GFO 261) |
DAF YA 3300 6x4 DROPS (KR-40-87) |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker |
HS-Harrier (XV-759) 3 |
Austin Champ (LAY 313 E) |
Austin Champ (HUT 553 D) |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (04 RN |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (621 ASV) |
Land Rover S2 109 SAS (10 FG 75) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (PZO 231)(Sw |
Conqueror ARV (Armoured Vehicle Rec |
Austin K6 3Ton Breakdown Gantry (WZ |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (83 KD 09)(C |
2 Royal Tank Regiment |
Eastern Front Collection 1566 |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
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Willys MB Jeep (SVS 249) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Daimler F |