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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Jet Provost T5B (XW-431) |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radio (PSU 552) 2 |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (LVS 104) |
Eastern Front Collection 617 |
Eastern Front Collection 823 |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (33 KE 64) |
Wolseley 25hp Staff Car (XVS 176) |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (64 YY 6 |
Eastern Front Collection 344 |
International M5 13Ton High Speed T |
Eastern Front Collection 631 |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (32 ER 78 |
Eastern Front Collection 429 |
AEC Marshal 10Ton 6x4 Oxygen Plant |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Wrecker (Q 424 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (01 KH 72) |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 478 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (TM |
Eastern Front Collection 199 |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Anderso |