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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Eastern Front Collection 1281 |
Austin Gipsy LWB (CYY 323 C) |
Fordson WOT1 3Ton 6x4 Dental Surger |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Maintenance (BSK 2 |
Norman Yeomans Dodge D15 Tipper, Ge |
Austin K3 3Ton 4x2 GS (GSK 611) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Eastern Front Collection 533 |
Eastern Front Collection 1309 |
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (07 |
AEC 0853 Matador (PDD 781 M) |
Suzuki SJ410 (GVA 078)(Malta) |
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Thornycroft Nubian Major Dennis Mk9 |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Ford T1 |
Daimler Ferret Mk2 (01 DC 69) |
Eastern Front Collection 284 |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
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