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 MWD 15cwt GS (319 DJB) |
Dodge D15 15cwt GS (GVS 127) |
Eastern Front Collection 1523 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (E 261 FRA) |
Eastern Front Collection 1159 |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (UEW 823) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 913 |
Land Rover S2 109 SAS Pink Panther |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (VBY 561 S) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 60 |
Leyland T45 Roadtrain 4x2 Tractor ( |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (OYJ 46 |
Eastern Front Collection 237 |
AEC 0853 Matador (PFJ 849 M) |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (KEX 839)(Dese |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (SYH 239)( |
Normandy 1944 Collection 807 |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (CSV 147) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, GMC 353 C |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (MME 875) |