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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Chevrolet C15 15cwt GS (MNJ 250) |
Eastern Front Collection 1329 |
Trailer, Sankey Conversion |
1 Mechanised Brigade |
P292 HMS Charger (Archer Class Navy |
Eastern Front Collection 1463 |
Eastern Front Collection 193 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Tanker (ESU 721) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 612 |
M7 Priest 105mm SPG (1) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (80 KD 96) |
M4 Sherman of the Free French Force |
Chevrolet C8 8cwt HUP (FHO 251) |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (GLU |
Apache UH-64A Attack Helicopter (US |
Ford Thames E4 3 ton 4x4 LAA Tracto |
Fordson Thames E4 3Ton 4x4 (EJS 305 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (AN 08 AA) |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (41 KJ |