Following on is Volume 2 showing the next 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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Bedford QLW 3Ton 4x4 Winch Tipper |
Boulton Paul Balliol T2 (WN149) |
Simba Armoured Car (F 447 GNT) Insi |
Bedford OYC 3Ton Tanker (424 NPT) |
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Norman Yeomans Austin K5 3Ton, Germ |
US 36 Infantry Division (Texas) |
AEC Mammoth Major 10Ton Refueller ( |
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British 3 Port Task Force Royal Eng |
Unipower Alvis RW 4x4 Fire Tender ( |
US 85 Infantry Division (Custer) |
P291 HMS Puncher (Archer Class Navy |
RAF Aircraft Towing Dolly |
M3A1 Half Track (WSU 733) 2 |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (64 YY 6 |
US 301 Support Brigade |
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BSA M20 500cc (USY 115)(Courtesy of |
Daimler Ferret Mk1/2 Armoured Car |