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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Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (HSJ 385) |
Dodge D15 15cwt GS (JKB 880) |
Daimler Ferret Armoured Car Mk2 (VV |
Thornycroft W2-YC4 3Ton 4x2 GS Canv |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (490 ELM |
Eastern Front Collection 644 |
Mack NO2 7.5Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (BS |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (KYW 16) |
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
Churchill AVRE Fascines |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (Q 740 JBW) |
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Eastern Front Collection 827 |
Bedford QLB 3Ton Bofers (EUD 703 V) |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (A-3411)(Malta |
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Austin K9 1Ton GS (068 HA) |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (HSV 853) |
M18 Hellcat (7) |
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (YJ 1940) |