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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AEC 0853 Matador (019 FC) |
Eastern Front Collection 492 |
Seddon Atkinson 400 4x2 Tractor (88 |
Eastern Front Collection 916 |
Austin K2 Ambulance (HMO 105 K) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 421 |
Thornycroft W2-YC4 3Ton 4x2 GS |
Royal Engineers |
Mack NO2 7.5Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (JB |
Berlin May/June 1945 30 |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (35 KE 42) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 710 |
Centurion Tank AVLB Bridgelayer (03 |
Humber Heavy Utility Conversion (MM |
M5A1 Half Track (WYJ 732) |
Eastern Front Collection 423 |
Austin K5 3Ton 4x4 GS (TNT 429) |
Eastern Front Collection 389 |
Thornycroft Antar rear |
Polikarpov I-16 Trainer (1) |