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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GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Tanker (HBD 262)(B |
AEC 0853 Matador (VLD 594) |
Eastern Front Collection 44 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (9208 EH) |
Commer Q4 3Ton Cargo (FSK 218) |
Austin K3 3Ton 4x2 GS (GSK 611) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 1311 |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (27 KB 98) |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 64) |
M26 Pershing (1) |
Ferret Mk2 (06 EB 36) |
AEC 0853 Matador (756 S) |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Eastern Front Collection 501 |
Eastern Front Collection 741 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Normandy 1944 Collection 221 |
Aveling Barford 690 Dump Truck (01 |