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 94 |
US 19 Support Command (Subdued) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 317 |
Eastern Front Collection 372 |
IFA W50 LA-A 3Ton 404 Cargo (DLR 11 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (KE 08 AA) |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (XSK |
Spartan CVRT APC (00 GS 12) |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 3 |
Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (3) |
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (AD 78 AA) |
Willys MB Jeep (USV 972) |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (08 GX 88 |
Eastern Front Collection 316 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (319 DJB) |
Scorpion CVRT Tank (04 FD 04) |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (ESU 768) |
Trailer, Sankey Catering (24 TM 12) |
P264 HMS Archer (Archer Class Navy |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |