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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Bedford MWV 15cwt Van RAF (GYY 941) |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - WW1 Tre |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Eastern Front Collection 1262 |
Eastern Front Collection 102 |
Albion WD-HD 23N 10Ton 6x4 Tipper |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 23)(Co |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (RSU 635) |
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US 103 Infantry Division |
M109 155mm SPG (00 ED 24) |
Sherman Firefly in Bovington Tank M |
Hydrema 806 Backhoe Digger Loader ( |
Humber Snipe Heavy Utility (NBP 91) |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (YMS 345)(Cop |
Dodge WC-57 Command Car (JGN 348) |
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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
D95 HMS Manchester (Type 42 Class D |