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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Austin K9 1Ton GS (Q 372 GBU) |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker |
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
Eastern Front Collection 1157 |
Eastern Front Collection 1415 |
Land Rover S2 Ambulance (OCV 383 F) |
US 47 National Guard Division |
AEC 0853 Matador (MUC 771 L) |
DKW Munga 4x4 Field Car (JNP 696 C) |
Rolls Royce Armoured Car |
Leyland Mammoth Major 10Ton 6x4 Car |
Volvo FL6-14 Fire Tender (82 KK 73) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tra |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (135 CN |
Berlin May/June 1945 181 |
Scimitar CVRT Tank (08 FD 06) |
Eastern Front Collection 378 |
Eastern Front Collection 714 |
Eastern Front Collection 1115 |
Berlin May/June 1945 166 |