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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Staffordshire Regt Museum - Capture |
US 2 Army Air Force |
Eastern Front Collection 236 |
M5A1 Half Track (WYJ 732) |
Eastern Front Collection 818 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (60 KE 87) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (VVS 249) |
Austin FV16012 1Ton 4x4 Cargo (CFK |
Eastern Front Collection 165 |
AEC 854 Matador 5Ton 6x6 2500 Galls |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (KYB 543 |
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
DAF YA 126 1Ton 4x4 Cargo(MSJ 319)( |
1 Mechanised Brigade (Desert) |
Bedford TM 4x4 Cargo (84 KG 67) |
Austin Champ (LFU 387 F) |
Panther Ausf G (1) |
Eastern Front Collection 477 |
Ford M-20 Armored Car (CSV 427) |
AEC 0853 Matador (981 BN) |