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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Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (25 GN 38) |
Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) |
Willys MB Jeep (875 XUS)(Courtesy o |
Land Rover S2 Lightweight (KBV 887 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 641 |
Bedford TK Fire Tender (23 AJ 91) |
Berlin May/June 1945 1 |
Austin K9 1Ton GS (Q 231 RAE) |
Eastern Front Collection 1028 |
Eastern Front Collection 1512 |
Dodge D15 15cwt GS (7259 PP) |
Austin Champ (DEH 293 H) |
Grenadier Guards (Embroid) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (88 KE 68) |
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (JPP 320) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 888 |
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Leyland Martian 10Ton Cargo (52 BM |
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VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-164769 |