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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Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (193 |
Eastern Front Collection 972 |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (33 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 278 |
Eastern Front Collection 521 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Tanker (TOO 234 N) |
Bedford TM 4x4 Cargo (33 AJ 47) |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Court |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (MWA 860) |
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (571 FUF) |
Petlyakov Pe-2 Light Bomber |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (NSK 141) |
Eastern Front Collection 728 |
Jagd Panther in Bovington Tank Muse |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (19 FG 62 |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 959)( |
US Army Convoy 2 |
US 26 Infantry Division (Yankee) |
AEC 0853 Matador (MUC 771 L) |