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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Volvo TGB |
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (23 B |
Willys MB Slat Grill Jeep (DAP 259) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Cargo (52 BM |
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (64 G |
Eastern Front Collection 492 |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
US 1 Infantry Division (The Big Red |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (KSU 498) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (RYX 36 |
Gaz 69A 4x4 Field Car (175-58-59) |
AEC 0853 Matador (OTO 376) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 765 |
Scammell Constructor 20Ton 6x6 Trac |
Coles Hydra Husky Rough Terrain Cra |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (FFW 753 |
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M3 Lee (4) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SSU 819) |