Following on is Volume 2 showing the next 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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4 Mechanised Brigade (Subdued) |
Fordson Thames E4 3Ton 4x4 (EJS 305 |
AEC 0853 Matador (UYJ 596) |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (KEX 839)(Dese |
US 38 Infantry Division (Cyclone) |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 28) |
Eastern Front Collection 800 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep |
Saurer 2DM 4x4 Cargo (M 62184) |
British 63 Gurkha Brigade |
Austin Champ (09 BE 27) |
Eastern Front Collection 320 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (xAU 851) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (NYH 444) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SLB 817) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (80 KD 36) |
Royal Scots Fusiliers (Embroid) |
Eastern Front Collection 1540 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
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