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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Trailer, Sankey (55 KC 93) |
Morris C8 FAT Mk3 (UJT 584) |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (AF 413)(Cyprus |
Eastern Front Collection 718 |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo |
Normandy 1944 Collection 512 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
P280 HMS Dasher (Archer Class Navy |
Eastern Front Collection 156 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (30 KJ 75) |
AEC 0859 Militant Mk1 10Ton Gun Tra |
Land Rover 110 Defender (14 KJ 24) |
Ford GPW Jeep (JYC 485)(Courtesy of |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (KLK 334) |
Eastern Front Collection 859 |
Eastern Front Collection 1339 |
Foden 6x4 Low Mobility Tanker (19 G |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (YMR 58) |
Eastern Front Collection 1349 |