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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Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (39 GRA) |
Berna 4UM 4x4 Cargo (M 62580) |
Eastern Front Collection 238 |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (AS 41 AA) |
Bedford MWC Water Tanker(KFF 155) 2 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (CSU |
Standard 12hp Light Utility (SSV 68 |
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (69 AN 80) |
Eastern Front Collection 758 |
Humber Heavy Utility Conversion (MM |
Wolverhampton Bantock House 1940\ |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (WYA 452 R |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Cargo (42 BM |
MAN-ERF HX18 6Ton 4x4 Cargo (LF 94 |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (MBU 809 |
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AEC 0853 Matador (940 OM) |
BSA M20 500cc (USY 115)(Courtesy of |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Ford T1 |