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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Chieftain Tank Mk6 (02 EB 21) |
Centurion Tank AVLB Bridgelayer (03 |
D96 HMS Gloucester (Type 42 Class D |
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (HPA |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton PIPS (25 GN 10) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 802 |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radar (420 XUR) C |
Eastern Front Collection 1159 |
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (TSU 21 |
12 Mechanised Brigade (Subdued) |
Eastern Front Collection 416 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Eastern Front Collection 1298 |
Norman Yeomans Dodge D15 Tipper, Ge |
Eastern Front Collection 1233 |
Trailer, Generator (13 TM 48) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (36 KL 64) |
CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln |
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
Bedford SB3 Strachans Body Coach (4 |