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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Abbot 105mm SP Gun (07 EB 81) |
Eastern Front Collection 538 |
Alvis Saracen APC (30 BA 30) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (RVS 433) |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Humber Super Snipe Staff Car (22 ER |
Normandy 1944 Collection 557 |
Eastern Front Collection 616 |
Eastern Front Collection 1528 |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (WFU 706) |
Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Bedford OYC 3Ton Tanker (424 NPT) |
Eastern Front Collection 559 |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (CSU 821) |
Eastern Front Collection 447 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton (WAA 836) |
AEC 0853 Matador (Q 946 NYA) |
Daimler Ferret Armoured Car Mk2 (AJ |