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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North Somerset Yeomanry 44 RTR (Emb |
Eastern Front Collection 1229 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (259 FM |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (AUE 485 S |
Eastern Front Collection 472 |
Bedford RL 3 ton 4x4 Cargo (24 ER 4 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 135)(M |
Normandy 1944 Collection 920 |
Eastern Front Collection 1218 |
Bedford QL 3Ton 4x4 GS & Willy |
Eastern Front Collection 1065 |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (33 KE 68) |
Eastern Front Collection 2 |
AEC 0853 Matador (RSU 387) |
Eastern Front Collection 440 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (HXT 427) |
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
Cadet TX1 Glider (PD685) Narrative |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (50 |