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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Scammell Constructor 20Ton 6x6 Trac |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Eastern Front Collection 912 |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (MOW 230 R) |
Berlin May/June 1945 235 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Eastern Front Collection 259 |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Eastern Front Collection 917 |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (292 WTJ) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Dodge WC- |
Valentine Tank |
Leyland Daf 26 6x4 Refueller (14 AY |
AEC 0853 Matador (XFO 507) |
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
US 42 Infantry Division (Rainbow) |
Ford GPW Jeep (JYC 485)(Courtesy of |
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (JUO 51) |
Dodge WC-12 Pick Up (8264 VP) |
Eastern Front Collection 761 |