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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M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (JFO 207) |
Chevrolet C60 3Ton GS (Q 720 JKN) |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10 ton Cargo |
Dodge WC-63 Weapons Carrier 6x6 (PS |
Normandy 1944 Collection 123 |
Manchester Regiment (Embroid) |
Berlin May/June 1945 237 |
Yak-1 Fighter (3) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 114 |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (521 FKL) |
Centurion Tank AVLB Bridgelayer (03 |
Eastern Front Collection 1440 |
Berlin May/June 1945 176 |
Saladin Armoured Car (00 EC 87) |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (20 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (04 KH 91) |
Leyland Mastiff 4x2 Tractor (78 AN |
AEC 0853 Matador (JNG 782 L) |
Austin Champ (YVS 869)(74 BE 61) |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (NV |