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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Bedford Pyrene Mk8 Crash Truck (27 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo Hiab (15 HG |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (84 KH 24)(Co |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Office (SAA 917 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (7198 R |
Eastern Front Collection 180 |
Eastern Front Collection 184 |
Dodge 100 G26T 4x2 Tractor (73 KB 9 |
Thornycroft Amazon WF swb Coles Mk7 |
Austin K9 1Ton GS (Q 231 RAE) |
D88 HMS Glasgow (Type 42 Class Dest |
International Mk5 5 Ton Cargo (176- |
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AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (2463 RU) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (OS 6450) |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo |
Eastern Front Collection 293 |
Bedford MWV 15cwt Van RAF (GYY 941) |
M22 Locust (1) |