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, Land Rove |
VW KdF 82 Kubelwagen (VGJ 188) |
Austin K2 2Ton GS (OMY 181) |
AEC Matador Flatbed RAF(1:76 scale |
British Artillery Barrage |
Eastern Front Collection 14 |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (KSU 639) |
Crossley Fire Tender (RAF Cosford M |
Berlin May/June 1945 214 |
Berlin May/June 1945 45 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 47 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (HCC 104) 3 |
Volvo TP21 Sugga Command Car (Q 979 |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (621 ASV) Ins |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo |
Leyland Mastiff 4x2 Tractor (73 AN |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (875 |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (51 HG 05 |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (PGW 603)( |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Willys MB |