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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Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (BVE 212 |
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Alvis Saracen APC (VSU 506) 2 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (97 KE 46) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (YSV 161) |
Trailer, Sankey Catering (24 TM 12) |
Eastern Front Collection 1025 |
Hino HB19 4-5Ton 4x4 Tractor (50-01 |
Bedford TKG Water Tender (42 KB 10) |
Land Rover 101 GS (76 FL 09) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 742 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt North West Europe |
Eastern Front Collection 43 |
Dodge D15 15cwt GS (JKB 880) |
Daimler Ferret Mk1/2 Armoured Car |
Eastern Front Collection 524 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 229 |
Zil 151 2.5Ton 6x6 Shop Van (139-42 |
Royal Artillery Private |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Capture |