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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Willys MB |
Abbot 105mm SP Gun (06 EB 91) |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (OHR 665 H) |
Fordson Thames E4 3Ton 4x4 (014 SK) |
Eastern Front Collection 1183 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (GLU |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Court |
Eastern Front Collection 104 |
Renault G300 4x4 Cargo (ER 35 AA) |
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (63 AN 29) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 342 |
Eastern Front Collection 58 |
Eastern Front Collection 442 |
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter |
Morris J2 Minibus (39 EP 55) |
Humber Heavy Utility (GXW 323) |
Austin Champ (55 BE 32) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (78 KH 35) |
Eastern Front Collection 1403 |