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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Land Rover 110 Defender |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (WFU 706) |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS |
Commer Q2 30cwt 4x2 GS (WYJ 350) |
Humber Pullman MkIII Staff Car |
Willys MB Jeep (YFF 457) |
Austin Champ (NYR 903) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Ch |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (78 KH 10)2 |
Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (8) |
AEC 0853 Matador (OJO 379 M) |
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2 Signals Brigade (Subdued) |
Eastern Front Collection 1363 |
White Ruxtall 922 18Ton 6x4 Tank Tr |
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Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (32 KE 74) |
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter |