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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AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo ( |
Norman Yeomans with mates by Austin |
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (TNT 429) |
Combat Engineer Tractor (CET)(22 FD |
Middle East Theater of Operations |
Bedford MWC Water Tanker(JNH 426 N) |
Eastern Front Collection 650 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (VFF |
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Scammell SV1T Breakdown (YFO 818) R |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (SXF 32 |
AEC Mammoth Major 10Ton Refueller ( |
Austin Champ (EHV 786 D) |
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Pacific M26 40Ton Tractor (French A |
Panther Ausf D (2) |
Ford Iveco Cargo 100E18 7.5Ton 4x2 |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford Q |