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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Trailer, Sankey Catering (24 TM 12) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (MSU 933) |
Ford D Series 4x2 Tractor (03 FV 09 |
145 (Home Counties) Brigade |
AEC 0853 Matador (JSU 714) |
Royal Signals Duo |
Eastern Front Collection 371 |
Ford F250 1 Ton Cargo (31-848) Armo |
Austin Champ (874 UXJ) |
Land Rover 110 Defender |
Chevrolet C8 8cwt HUP (FHO 251) |
Eastern Front Collection 1341 |
Royal Signals (Embroid) |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (LPB 174 K) |
Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (10) |
Fordson WOT1 3Ton 6x4 Dental Surger |
Berlin May/June 1945 237 |
Eastern Front Collection 540 |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (VRD 132 Y) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Ch |