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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AEC 0853 Matador (RSU 387) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (92 KE 91) |
Morris C8 FAT Mk2 (11903) |
International Loadster F1800 9Ton 6 |
Eastern Front Collection 1063 |
Eastern Front Collection 1323 |
Willys MB Jeep SAS (814 XUV) |
Willys MB Jeep with Officer |
Eastern Front Collection 1086 |
Commer Q4 3Ton (x x29 UWP) |
Eastern Front Collection 1366 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 393 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 236 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (AN 54 AA) |
Land Rover S3 109 (14 KC 46) |
Willys MB Jeep (689 KTJ) |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (VSV 622) 3 |
Eastern Front Collection 592 |
AEC 0853 Matador (GFH 108) |
Valentine Tank in Sling |