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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Star 744 4x4 Cargo (XKI 0506) |
Morris C8 FAT Mk2, Limber & 25 Poun |
1 Anti Aircraft Division (Embroid) |
Eastern Front Collection 1268 |
Dodge Commando G13 Wadham Stringer |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (PRE 719 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (GBD 180 B) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 139)(M |
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03 |
Thornycroft Amazon WF6 Coles Mk7 Cr |
Land Rover 110 Defender |
Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) Drivers |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (KFF 14 |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Office (YSV 255 |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (64 YY 6 |
Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (11) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Eastern Front Collection 138 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Thornycroft Tartar WOF 3Ton 6x4 Wor |