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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Scammell SV1T Breakdown |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (UYJ 92 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (HPO 583) |
Morris MRA1 1 Ton Water Tanker |
Eastern Front Collection 1235 |
Ford F250 1 Ton Cargo (31-848) Armo |
Wolverhampton Bantock House 1940\ |
Austin Gipsy LWB Ambulance (NUC 872 |
British 48 Gurkha Brigade |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (OYJ 46 |
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (TSU 21 |
Canadian 2 Division |
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Bedford MWR 15cwt Radio (VFF 197) |
Kaiser Jeep M715 Cargo (US Junk Yar |
Thorneycroft Nubian 3Ton 4x4 Cargo |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Refueller (06 KC 9 |
IFA W50 LA-A 3Ton 404 Cargo (DLR 11 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (FNX 663) |
Austin Champ (USK 814) |