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 140 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (GGF |
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Daimler Ferret Mk1 (33 BA 32) |
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Willys MB Jeep (388 XUS)(Courtesy o |
US 100 Infantry Division |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (87 KH 14)(Co |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (DS 6472 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tra |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tra |
Dodge WC-57 Command Car (JGN 348) |
Eastern Front Collection 371 |
Fox Armoured Car (09 FD 77) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (VVF 657 S) |
4 Mechanised Brigade (Desert) |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (Q |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Chieftain Tank Mk10 (06 FA 71) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Daimler D |