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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Sultan CVRT Armoured Command Vehicl |
Bedford QLD 3Ton (JAD 902) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 35 |
2 Army (Embroid) |
Eastern Front Collection 459 |
Yak-1 Fighter (3) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (LSU 538) |
Eastern Front Collection 1512 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (USJ 63 |
US Hawaiian Department |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (AJW 739 |
Willys M274 Mechanical Mule 0.5 Ton |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (SXF 29 |
AEC 0853 Matador (HMO 257 K) |
Eastern Front Collection 1124 |
Humber Heavy Utility (843 FUF) |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (PSU 810) |
AS90 Howitzer Gun (23 KK 05) |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Dodge WC- |