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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GMC 353 CCKQ 6x6 Cargo (VFO 362) |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (VSV 964) |
Austin K9 1Ton Ambulance (JLH 640 K |
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Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter |
US Allied Forces HQ |
AEC 0853 Matador (GFH 108) |
Willys MB Jeep (UYJ 517) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (02 KF 15) |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (NVW 906 C) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Simca Mar |
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Morris C8 15cwt GS (571 FUF) |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (04 RN |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (130 AYC |
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car (34 |
Pacific M26 40Ton Tractor |
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Land Rover Carmichael TACR 2A (09 A |