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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Willys MB Jeep (383 XUJ)(Courtesy o |
AEC 0853 Matador (WSK 121)(Copyrigh |
Eastern Front Collection 1032 |
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (TSU 21 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (821 FUF) |
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03 |
Eastern Front Collection 1196 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (482 ELM |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Ptarmigan Radio (A |
M4 Sherman Advancing with Infantry |
Eastern Front Collection 103 |
Bedford QLT 3Ton Trooper (URD 772) |
Austin K6 3Ton 6x4 (XSK 398) |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (ONO 97 V) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (MUD 248) |
US 8 Army |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (40 HF 55) |
AEC 0853 Matador (TFP 858 R) |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (DWH 843 W |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 06) |