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 562 |
Panther Ausf D (2) |
Austin K2 2Ton GS (ESU 733)3 |
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter |
Eastern Front Collection 38 |
Army Group - Unknown Unit |
Daimler Ferret Mk2 (00 EA 37) |
Austin Gipsy SWB (611 BYV) |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (62 AM 58 |
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (49 KL 56) |
Eastern Front Collection 609 |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (34 KF 5 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 181 |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (HSU 695) |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (58 RN 4 |
Eastern Front Collection 893 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Office (61 KE 13) |
Leyland Martian 10 ton Cargo (42 BM |
Austin Champ (HUT 553 D) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin K9 |