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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Eastern Front Collection 1395 |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (18 RN |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (632 XUW) |
M4A1 Shermans |
Land Rover 110 Defender (ME 38 AA) |
Eastern Front Collection 877 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Rapier Support (09 |
Austin Champ (HMJ 951 F) Rear |
Normandy 1944 Collection 444 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 530 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (PS |
Morris MRA1 1 Ton GS |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tra |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo ( |
Eastern Front Collection 964 |
Bedford QL 3Ton (XBW 775 H) |
MLRS (Multi Launch Rocket System)(4 |
Berlin May/June 1945 38 |
US 1 Armored Division |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss |