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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M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo |
Norman Yeomans with Chevrolet C60 3 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (78 KH 23) |
Eastern Front Collection 176 |
US 7 Corps |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (03 Z |
Normandy 1944 Collection 931 |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (Z-2 |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker |
Eastern Front Collection 131 |
Thornycroft Antar rear |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (FWD 415 Y |
Land Rover S3 109 (44 GB 28) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt North West Europe |
M29C Weasel (2) |
Foden 6x4 Low Mobility Tanker (10 H |
M3 Lee (8) |
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (63 AN 29) |
Berlin May/June 1945 21 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (36 KF 96) |