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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Hillman Minx 10hp Staff Car (RAF) |
Fordson WOT6 3Ton GS (GDV 717) |
Eastern Front Collection 1243 |
Chieftain Tank Mk2 (00 EB 59) |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier |
Eastern Front Collection 535 |
Aveling Barford 690 Dump Truck (01 |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (NVW 906 C) |
Bedford QLT 3Ton Trooper |
Bedford TM 4x4 Cargo (51 GT 79) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 90) |
Volvo FH12 6x4 Tractor (VM 37 AA)(C |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (Q 862 |
US 8 Corps |
Eastern Front Collection 1229 |
M4A1 Sherman Tank (British service) |
Austin Champ (YVS 869)(74 BE 61) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (87 KH 30) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 437 |
Eastern Front Collection 598 |