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, VW Iltis |
Mercedes Benz Fire Engine (31-544) |
Land Rover S2 Lightweight (KBV 887 |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (64 YY 6 |
Eastern Front Collection 770 |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (VSV 622) 3 |
DAF 95-350 4x2 Tractor (KN-49-59) |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (RYX 29 |
Eastern Front Collection 256 |
Berlin May/June 1945 45 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 510 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (GDG 4 |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (FSU 245) |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown |
Oshkosh Close Support Tanker (DG 31 |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (XSV 510) |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker |
Valentine Tank Division |
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Austin Champ (TTT 590 H)(Courtesy o |