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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Eastern Front Collection 186 |
Eastern Front Collection 148 |
Bedford TK HCB-Angus Fire Tender (3 |
Eastern Front Collection 110 |
Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) (Courte |
Land Rover S2 Ambulance (57 FG 54) |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (YSU 193) |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 7 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (JSV 90 |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (KPF 514 P) |
HS-Harrier (XV-759) 2 |
Humber 1Ton GS (WBH 611 J) |
Tiger I (2) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (FOT 988) |
27 Autocar U-7144T 4x4 Tractor |
Eastern Front Collection 344 |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (AS 41 AA) |
Land Rover 110 Defender |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Daimler F |