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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Dodge WC-56 Command Car (JPP 320) 2 |
Chevrolet Custom Deluxe Station Wag |
Eastern Front Collection 1033 |
AEC 0853 Matador (PDD 781 M) |
Bedford SB3 Marshall Body Coach (45 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (JSU 141) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (WAS 755) |
Eastern Front Collection 323 |
Eastern Front Collection 45 |
Dennis Mercury MD300 Tractor (72 AD |
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Chieftain Tank Mk2 (04 EB 67) |
Eastern Front Collection 1247 |
AEC 0853 Matador (VSV 987) |
AEC 0853 Matador (VPJ 468 S) |
Norman Yeomans, by cab of Karrier K |
Eastern Front Collection 555 |
Land Rover 110 Defender |
M109 155mm SPG (00 ED 24) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (FNX 663) |