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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Standard 12hp Light Utility (608 DK |
Berlin May/June 1945 218 |
Eastern Front Collection 1533 |
Bedford TK Airfield Control (81 AE |
Austin Mini Metro Van (18 KD 34) |
Land Rover Series 1 80 (86 BR 33) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (WYJ 590) |
Eastern Front Collection 844 |
Eastern Front Collection 704 |
Volvo TL22 1.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (SLF 56 |
Eastern Front Collection 981 |
Westland Scout AH1 Helicopter (XR-5 |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Ford T1 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 740 |
Eastern Front Collection 434 |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (SSY 349) |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (The Ro |
Tatra OT-810 Armoured Semi-Track |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss |