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 Daf 4Ton Cargo (AN 36 AA)(C |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (BMR 795 B) |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Bedford QLD 3Ton (EBL 634) |
Daimler Ferret Mk1-1 (77 MS 64) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 894 |
AEC 0853 Matador (4333 BH) |
AEC Mandator 4x2 Tractor (95 RN 45) |
Eastern Front Collection 1143 |
Krupp Boxer Accident (on-side) |
Row of Field Cars in Field |
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (Q 928 |
Eastern Front Collection 1432 |
US 125 Transportation Brigade |
Bedford OYD 3Ton (CFT 884) |
Eastern Front Collection 800 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (33 |
Austin K2 Ambulance (JSU 307) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Trade Sta |