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 QLD 3Ton Van Body (TLE 135 |
M18 Hellcat (3) |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (33 |
Eastern Front Collection 200 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SPB 295) |
Land Rover 90 Defender (56 KK 61) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (49 KK 52) |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 72) |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (417 DEL) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 928 |
US 125 Transportation Brigade |
Eastern Front Collection 1049 |
Scammell Mk10 Crash Truck (48 AJ 67 |
Simca Marmon MH600BS 1.5Ton 4x4 Car |
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (118 MO) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Austin Champ (7160 WF) |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (KSU 639) |
Eastern Front Collection 801 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (38 GF 87) |