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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International M5 13Ton High Speed T |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Daimler D |
AEC 0853 Matador (PFJ 849 M) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (GOR 683) |
Eastern Front Collection 1149 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 847 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 651 |
Humber 1Ton Wireless (WFX 417) 2 |
AEC 0853 Matador (XUG 559) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Cargo (VSU 85 |
Panzer III in North Africa |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (38 KE 23) |
Willys MB Slat Grill Jeep (DNV 378) |
Eastern Front Collection 454 |
Austin 10hp Light Utility (ORE 89) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 253 |
Eastern Front Collection 1357 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 736 |
BSA M20 500cc (USY 115)(Courtesy of |
US 35 Infantry Division (Santa Fe) |