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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US Soldier with M60 Machine Gun |
Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) Inside C |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (MSU 877) |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 39) |
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Daimler Ferret Mk2 (00 EC 25) |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (Q 148 JKO) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tra |
Albion FV11101 WD/HD/23N 10Ton 6x4 |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (DSK 77 |
Daimler Ferret Armoured Car Mk2 (OV |
Bedford CF LWB Ambulance (00 HH 37) |
F81 HMS Sutherland (Type 23 Duke Cl |
Albion FT103N Clansman 6x4 Tanker ( |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Willys MB |
US Ports of Embarkation |
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (28 B |
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AEC Mammoth Major 10Ton Refueller ( |