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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42 (North West) Brigade |
Thornycroft Antar (12 DM 70) rear |
US 116 Infantry Brigade |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Eastern Front Collection 229 |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (UYJ 904) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Land Rover S2 88 (XBX 914) |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (GSU |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (30 FL 76) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tra |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (XFF 94 |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin K9 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (GBD 180 B) |
Eastern Front Collection 1371 |
Saurer 2DM 4x4 Cargo (M 62186) |
Velocette MAF 350cc (JUJ 636) |
Dodge Commando RG13 Coach (A 135 YO |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (41 KJ |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |