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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Normandy 1944 Collection 690 |
Avro Vulcan (XH-501) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 85 |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (SSV 92 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (BFO 229) |
Eastern Front Collection 1572 |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (USV 327) |
US 98 Infantry Division |
Normandy 1944 Collection 667 |
AEC 0853 Matador (RSY 529) |
AEC 0853 Matador (TAN 493 F) |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (PSU 137) |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (40 KE 51) |
Centurion Tank AVLB Bridgelayer (03 |
Reynolds Boughton RB44 (96 KJ 98) |
Boulton Paul P6 Rear Cockpit |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover |
Eastern Front Collection 731 |
F79 HMS Portland (Type 23 Duke Clas |
US 35 Infantry Division (Santa Fe) |