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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Land Rover S3 Ambulance (99 AM 70)( |
Western Command (Embroid) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 748 |
M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (JFO 207) 3 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 317 |
Chieftain Tank Mk5 ARRV (06 FF 85) |
James ML Military Lightweight 125cc |
Morris C4 15cwt GS (CSV 286) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 446 |
IFA W50 LA-A 3Ton 404 Cargo (DLR 11 |
Eastern Front Collection 738 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 242 |
Eastern Front Collection 219 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (LZ 75 AA) |
Land Rover S2 Lightweight (KBV 887 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo Hiab (45 HF |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (VSV 622) 2 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 06) |
Leyland Martian 10 ton Cargo (42 BM |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford WOT2 |