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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Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck 2 |
AEC 0859 Militant Mk1 10Ton Gun Tra |
Eastern Front Collection 512 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 939 |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (32 KE 71) |
AEC 0853 Matador (KOT 801 F) |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (08 KH 8 |
AEC 0859 Militant Mk1 10Ton Gun Tra |
Berlin May/June 1945 69 |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (XSU 529) |
Eastern Front Collection 127 |
Trailer, Sankey Catering (08 TM 12) |
GMC 353 CCKQ 6x6 Cargo (VFO 362) |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover |
Bedford MJ 4Ton Cargo (49 KG 42) |
AEC 0853 Matador (OTO 376) |
US 118 Artillery Brigade |
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of |
Morris C4 15cwt GS (CSV 286)3 |
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