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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Thornycroft Nubian Major Dennis Mk9 |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (337 XUB) |
Eastern Front Collection 82 |
Ford GPW Jeep (UAS 641) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (09 HG 12) |
Oshkosh Close Support Tanker (DF 90 |
Dodge WC-21 Half Ton Carryall (YSY |
Eastern Front Collection 1326 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (77 KD 73) |
Eastern Front Collection 1139 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 626 |
AEC 0853 Matador (554 OR) |
VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-164769 |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo ( |
M18 Hellcat (5) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Office (AK 85 AA) |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radar (420 XUR) C |
Eastern Front Collection 99 |
US Ports of Embarkation |
Zil 131 3.5Ton 6x6 Cargo |