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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Bedford QLD 3Ton Tanker (THX 775 F) |
REME (Royal Electrical & Mechanical |
Thornycroft Antar rear |
Normandy 1944 Collection 424 |
Commer Q2 30cwt 4x2 GS (WYJ 350) |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Normandy 1944 Collection 445 |
Hillman Minx 10hp Staff Car (BSL 12 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 1 |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (283 XU |
Eastern Front Collection 529 |
Autocar U-7144T 5Ton 4x4 Tractor |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (84 KH 09) |
Eastern Front Collection 1267 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (Japan) |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo |
Eastern Front Collection 475 |
Dodge M43 Ambulance (XSU 815) |
MAN-ERF HX18 6Ton 4x4 Cargo (LM 68 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (CSU 101) |