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.
Normandy 1944 Collection 271
Normandy 1944 Collection 272
Normandy 1944 Collection 273
Normandy 1944 Collection 274
Normandy 1944 Collection 275
Normandy 1944 Collection 276
Normandy 1944 Collection 277
Normandy 1944 Collection 278
Normandy 1944 Collection 279
Normandy 1944 Collection 280
Normandy 1944 Collection 281
Normandy 1944 Collection 282
Normandy 1944 Collection 283
Normandy 1944 Collection 284
Normandy 1944 Collection 285
Normandy 1944 Collection 286
Normandy 1944 Collection 287
Normandy 1944 Collection 288
Normandy 1944 Collection 289
Normandy 1944 Collection 290
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SSU 819) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 447 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Cargo (VSU 85 |
Land Rover 110 Defender |
Eastern Front Collection 291 |
Bedford QLD Tanker |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (WBJ 91 |
AEC 0853 Matador (DSA 987) |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker (HSL |
Willys MB Jeep (MFO 606) |
Eastern Front Collection 1405 |
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (65 KB 16) |
VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-164769 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (906 FVO) |
Eastern Front Collection 1493 |
Eastern Front Collection 1388 |
Panzer II (2) |
Mack NO 20 ton 6x6 Gun Tractor (66 |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (NOY 64 |
Eastern Front Collection 1187 |