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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, FV432 APC |
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
Willys MB Jeep (USU 734) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (XVR 644) |
Morris C8 FAT Mk2 (11903) |
Land Rover S3 Ambulance (08 FL 74)( |
Normandy 1944 Collection 920 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (50 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (02 |
Eastern Front Collection 121 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 35 |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (Q 273 F |
Normandy 1944 Collection 82 |
Austin K9 1Ton GS (Q 372 GBU) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 538 |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Wrecker (Q 347 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 019)(M |
Eastern Front Collection 152 |
Panhard AML Armoured Car |
Eastern Front Collection 1419 |