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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford GPW |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, GMC 353 C |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 478 |
Berlin May/June 1945 33 |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 4 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (LSU |
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Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (EFP 508 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (193 GMO) |
US Army Ground Forces |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (44 HF 17) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 420 |
Albion CX22S 6x4 Heavy Artillery Tr |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (795 FUF) |
Dodge WC-12 Pick Up (WFX 384) |
Seddon Atkinson Strato 380 Tractor |
Normandy 1944 Collection 439 |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (SSV 969) |
Land Rover 90 Defender |
Dodge M37 Cargo (LPB 168 K) |