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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Ford F60S 3Ton Breakdown (JWE 529) |
AEC 0853 Matador (KFM 773) |
Land Rover 101 GS (GSU 583) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Office (AK 34 AA) |
Zil 131 3.5Ton 6x6 Radio Truck (Q 2 |
Bedford QLB 3Ton Bofers (403 DEL) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (85 KE 43) |
Thornycroft Nubian TF/AC4/1 3Ton 4x |
Normandy 1944 Collection 418 |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10 ton Cargo |
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Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
Challenger 2 Tank (DP 98 AA) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (97 KE 46) |
Morris MRA1 1Ton GS (Q 755 JBW) |
Trailer, Sankey Catering (24 TM 12) |
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (GOP 800) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Eastern Front Collection 1449 |
Eastern Front Collection 473 |