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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F82 HMS Somerset (Type 23 Duke Clas |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss |
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (69 AN 80) |
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Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) Inside C |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (RSU 367) |
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General Slim Driving a Jeep with Mo |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Column of Marching German Troops on |
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Volvo L3314 Laplander 4x4 Radio (BT |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker |
AEC 0853 Matador (VLD 594) |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (LPB 174 K) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (98 KE 25) |
East Lancs Trio |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (PRX 533) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Volvo TGB |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (JDL 256 N) |