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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F79 HMS Portland (Type 23 Duke Clas |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (VR |
Stoewer 40 Kfz.2-40 Radio Car (SS-2 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (73 KK 56)(C |
Morris C4 15cwt GS (FJK 445) |
Tatra OT-810 Armoured Semi-Track |
Eastern Front Collection 1230 |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (Q 818 PW |
Austin K6 3Ton Breakdown Gantry (81 |
Eastern Front Collection 629 |
Humber Heavy Utility (498 MMH) |
Bedford J1 4x2 Luton Van (28 GB 65) |
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Bedford SB3 Marshall Body Coach (45 |
Land Rover S2 Lightweight (KBV 887 |
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Normandy 1944 Collection 616 |
Eastern Front Collection 1186 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Office (41 BA 38) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |