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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Land Rover S3 Ambulance (PRU 549 W) |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (DGY 8 |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (16 AJ 2 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (02 |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (USU 188) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 853 |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (44 |
Panzer I (2) |
Eastern Front Collection 602 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (11 KJ 95) |
US 33 Infantry Division (Prairie) |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (38 KE 30) |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (20 |
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Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (59 FM 1 |
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Fiat LWB Van (GVA 234)(Malta) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (12 KF 78) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Tanker (THX 775 F) |