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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Muir Hill A5000 Excavator (01 HY 00 |
Chevrolet C15 15cwt GS (MNJ 250) |
Eastern Front Collection 442 |
Eastern Front Collection 501 |
21 Engineer Regiment |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (YCH 71 Y) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (WAS 755) |
Crossley Q Type2 3Ton 4x4 GS (HAY 9 |
Astra BM25 6x6 Tipper (EI-053AN) |
Eastern Front Collection 933 |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 (Q 474 CRF) |
Willys MB Jeep (VSL 494) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (AT 53 AA) |
Panzer III Ausf L (1) |
Land Rover S3 Shorland Armoured Car |
Eastern Front Collection 46 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 831 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (HSJ 473) |
Eastern Front Collection 459 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 452 |