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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Scammell SV1T Breakdown (Q 740 JBW) |
Eastern Front Collection 862 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 164 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (YMR 58) |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
raf-pilot-and-friend |
Willys MB Jeep SAS (814 XUV) |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 452 |
Eastern Front Collection 536 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (270 VMX) |
Royal Artillery Middle East Trio |
Austin Champ (TTT 590 H) |
Eastern Front Collection 1448 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 293 |
Eastern Front Collection 399 |
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (JUO 51) |
Eastern Front Collection 343 |
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 582 |
Scorpion CVRT Tank (02 FD 07) |