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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Vauxhall Astra Estate (GC 73 AA) |
Tanks of the Coldstream Guards Firi |
Land Rover S3 109 (AUR 173 M) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (VVS 249) |
Eastern Front Collection 1387 |
Eastern Front Collection 1248 |
Eastern Front Collection 1492 |
Scammell Constructor 20Ton 6x6 Trac |
Bedford OL 3Ton 4x2 Office (GTM 730 |
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Eastern Front Collection 1027 |
Austin Champ (HMJ 951 F) |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (VFF |
Bedford QL 3Ton (XBW 775 H) |
Indian 255 Tank Brigade - M7 Priest |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Bedford TK Airfield Control (81 AE |
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter |
GHQ Far East Land Forces |