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 MWD 15cwt GS (HVS 891) |
Eastern Front Collection 820 |
AEC 0853 Matador (JSV 900) |
Iveco VM90T Torpedo 4x4 Truck (GVA |
Bedford TK 4 ton 4x2 Cargo (50 FJ 1 |
Saladin Armoured Car (01 CC 38) |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Wrecker (KSU 69 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (92 KE 91) |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier |
Westland Scout AH1 Helicopter (XR-5 |
Chevrolet C60 3Ton GS (USY 419) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (ESU 399) 2 |
AEC AWD Jones KL10-6 Crane (43 BS 2 |
Land Rover S2 Ambulance (57 FG 54) |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (GFO 62 |
Morris Minor 1000 Traveller Bomb Di |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 727) |
Berliet GBU15 6Ton Cargo (000 0700) |
Iveco Tipper 6x6 Truck (24 KH 87) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 83) |