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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Standard Vanguard Phase 1 Pick Up ( |
Leyland Martian 10 ton Cargo (47 BM |
2 Corps (Embroid) |
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (69 AN 80) |
Eastern Front Collection 175 |
Thornycroft Nubian Major Dennis Mk9 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (28 KJ 00)(C |
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (42 KC 09) |
Eastern Front Collection 333 |
11 Armoured Division (Embroid) |
Eastern Front Collection 92 |
Daimler Ferret Armoured Car (XFO 23 |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (64 YY 6 |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (NGY 295) |
Unipower BR90 8x8 Bridging System V |
Eastern Front Collection 68 |
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Ford Zephyr Staff Car (25 AM 44) Re |
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