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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Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (JHW 59 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (DFP 407) |
Scammell Pioneer R100 Gun Tractor ( |
Alvis Saracen APC (LFO 299) |
Eastern Front Collection 584 |
Land Rover 90 Defender (61 KJ 21) |
Valentine Tanks |
Morris Minor 1000 Traveller (40 FJ |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (80 KD 96) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (80 KD 83)(C |
Eastern Front Collection 966 |
Thornycroft W2-YC4 3Ton 4x2 GS Canv |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Ford T1 |
AEC 0853 Matador (PYC 249 F) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton 4x4 GS |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Ptarmigan Radio (8 |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo Conversion |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin K9 |
Austin Champ (RDF 566 G)(94 BE 31) |
US 5 Infantry Division (Red Diamond |