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 (SGF 911 V) |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Magirus Deutz 250AE-L Uranus 6x6 He |
Eastern Front Collection 437 |
US 12 Armored Division |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (LGV 571) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 382 |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (LFF 800) |
Royal Enfield RE125 125cc (KSL 154) |
Eastern Front Collection 550 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 923 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 667 |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (90 BG 73) |
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter |
Hamburg District |
Alvis Saracen Armoured Command Vehi |
Ford GPW Jeep (VFF 349)(Courtesy of |
Fred in Holland, 28 October 1944 |
Eastern Front Collection 1206 |
Austin 10hp Light Utility (UCG 71) |