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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Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (Malta) |
Volvo L3314 Laplander 4x4 Radio (BT |
Eastern Front Collection 524 |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker |
JCB Rough Terrain Tractor (26 KE 59 |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Willys MB |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (52 EL 20 |
Ford 10 NAAFI Van (JNO 665) |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (EDT 64 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (JDL 256 N) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (73 KD 97) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 884 |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 5 |
Wolseley 25hp Staff Car (XVS 176) |
Eastern Front Collection 734 |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (806 FUF) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Tanker (TOO 234 N) |
Eastern Front Collection 499 |
M18 Hellcat (7) |
2 Signals Brigade (Subdued) |