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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Eastern Front Collection 1137 |
Willys MB Slat Grill Jeep (DAP 259) |
Eastern Front Collection 983 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (DNT 794) |
Alvis Stalwart (09 ER 48) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (81 KH 07) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (02 KD 37) |
Hillman 10hp Light Utility (WFF 769 |
Land Rover S3 Shorland Armoured Car |
Bedford OYD 3Ton (CFT 884) |
27 Autocar U-7144T 4x4 Tractor |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (FER 970) |
International 8066 25Ton Tractor Fr |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (358 BO |
Dodge M37 Cargo (RBV 184 P) |
Royal Engineers |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (THX 764 F) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Ch |