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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Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (07 |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (VSV 701) |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (33 KF 8 |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (TSV 557) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 019)(M |
Thornycroft Amazon WF swb (JFJ 22) |
Dwarfed by its 8.5 feet high track- |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Wrecker (Q 424 |
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Willys MB Jeep (126 UXS) |
FWD SU-COE 5Ton 4x4 Gun Tractor (JB |
Land Rover 101 GS (OLX 718 P) |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (TSU 74 |
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Chevrolet CGT Field Artillery Tract |
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Willys MB Jeep (TUJ 705) 2 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Office (AK 34 AA) |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (DFP 441) |
Eastern Front Collection 935 |