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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Austin Champ (KVS 406) |
Eastern Front Collection 884 |
F230 HMS Norfolk (Type 23 Duke Clas |
Land Rover 110 Defender (12 KF 78) |
Boulton Paul P6 Side |
Austin K2 Ambulance (JSU 307) |
Mack NM6 6Ton 6x6 (HOT 879) |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (52 YY 2 |
US 14 Armored Division |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Oshkosh Close Support Tanker (DJ 20 |
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
Astra BM25 6x6 Tipper (EI-053AN) |
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AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (71 AN 45) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton (LPL 30 K) |
Eastern Front Collection 1123 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 883 |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (Q 626 G |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |