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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, GMC 352 C |
Austin K9 1Ton GS (Q 372 GBU) |
Eastern Front Collection 1087 |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (USU 188) |
Eastern Front Collection 333 |
Land Rover S3 109 (ABL 793 T) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (TPD 794) |
Trailer, Sankey Catering (24 TM 12) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 101 |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker |
Dodge WC-21 Half Ton Carryall (YSY |
Eastern Front Collection 261 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (12 |
Eastern Front Collection 1471 |
Centurion Tank AVLB Bridgelayer (03 |
Eastern Front Collection 1424 |
Norman Yeomans, by cab of Austin K2 |
Henley Hercules Fork Lift Truck (16 |
Willys MB Jeep (Q 644 LPP) |
Austin K2 Canteen (GXH 54) |