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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Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (09 HG 51) |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (SFF 725) |
M15 75mm SPG (1) |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (44 |
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Daimler Ferret Mk2 Armoured Car (01 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 716 |
Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Embroi |
Bedford QLT 3Ton Trooper (9052 UR) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (30 FL 76) |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (62 RN |
Land Rover TACR1 Fire Tender (91 RN |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (38 KE 83) |
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (WYJ 398 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Fordson WOT1 3Ton RAF Office Body ( |
Dwarfed by its 8.5 feet high track- |
AEC 0853 Matador (TBW 597 G) |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Eastern Front Collection 1025 |