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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Thornycroft Antar (12 DM 61) |
Humber Heavy Utility (RBD 883) 2 |
Mercedes Benz Unimog S404 4x4 Cargo |
Austin Champ (EHV 786 D) |
US 196 Infantry Brigade |
15 Signals Regiment (Subdued) |
Panzer III Ausf E (1) |
Mercedes Benz Fire Engine (31-544) |
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Matilda Tank |
Eastern Front Collection 909 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (CF 69 AA) |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (28 YY 74) |
Eastern Front Collection 1370 |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (Q 148 JKO) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (78 KH 10) |
M3A1 Half Track (WSU 733) |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (HSJ 460) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (76 KH 77) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (CSV 319) |