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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Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (64 G |
Dodge WC-57 Command Car |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (362 DEL) |
Austin K2 2Ton GS (ESU 733) |
Eastern Front Collection 78 |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (18 RN |
Normandy 1944 Collection 735 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (YOT 97) |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (KFF |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (HSJ 33 |
Eastern Front Collection 1226 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (87 KH 05)(Co |
SAS (Special Air Service) Jeep |
Eastern Front Collection 90 |
Eastern Front Collection 661 |
M3 British Grant (1) |
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (821 FUF) |
Uaz 469 4x4 Field Car (JFO 629) |
Eastern Front Collection 605 |