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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GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (199 YHT) |
aec-0854-matador-AEC 0854 Matador 5 |
Wolseley 25hp Staff Car (XVS 176) |
AEC 0853 Matador (JSV 900) |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (9143 BP) |
Eastern Front Collection 687 |
Scammell S26 8x6 Drops (42 KC 19) |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (Q 180 UD |
Wolverhampton Bantock House 1940\ |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (885 FUF) |
Dodge WC-21 Half Ton Weapons Carrie |
Bedford TK Airfield Control (81 AE |
Eastern Front Collection 641 |
BMW R75 745cc Motorcycle and Sideca |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (YCH 71 Y) |
Morris JU250 Minibus (14 FJ 53) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 701 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (BXA 126) |
Land Rover 90 Defender (62 KF 49) R |