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 Mandator 10Ton 4x2 Refueller (7 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (GFO 261) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford O |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 77) |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (02 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Austin FV16012 1Ton 4x4 Cargo (LPR |
Saxon APC (99 KF 53) Inside 1 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Office (OJJ 238 R) |
AEC 0853 Matador (JSU 177) |
Plymouth P15 (1945)(HXV 960) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (09 KL 86) |
Thornycroft Antar rear |
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Catterick Garrison (Embroid) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (89 KD 31) |
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Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |