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 QLD 3Ton GS (JSU 166) |
AEC Mercury Mk2 10Ton 4x2 Aircraft |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (GDO 181 E) |
Eastern Front Collection 1265 |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (Q 346 JK |
British 24 Independent Guards Briga |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (VJN 382 S) |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (OCT 741 |
Seddon Atkinson 4-11 4x2 Tractor (8 |
4 Mechanised Brigade (Subdued) |
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AEC Matador Gun Tractor North West |
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Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Bedford QLD 3Ton (EBL 634) |
Chevrolet C8 8cwt HUP (DUX 91) |
Land Rover S2 Ambulance (57 FG 54) |
Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) (Courte |
Belgian 1 Infantry Division |
Saracen GPO (Gun Position Officer) |