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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Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (07 |
Berlin May/June 1945 42 |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
International Mk5 5 Ton Crane (174- |
Berlin May/June 1945 30 |
Royal Welsh Regiment |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 139)(M |
Land Rover S2 109 SAS Pink Panther |
Eastern Front Collection 1285 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (358 BO |
AEC 0854 6x6 Prototype Heavy Artill |
Fordson 917T 3Ton 6x4 Balloon Winch |
Ford GPW Jeep (JYC 485)(Courtesy of |
Bedford TL 4x2 Box Van (46 KG 96) |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 395 |
Chieftain Tank Mk2 (00 EB 59) |
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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford GPW |
D89 HMS Exeter (Type 42 Class Destr |