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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, US arines |
Eastern Front Collection 1127 |
Manchester Regiment (Embroid) |
Saxon APC (97 KF 86) |
Eastern Front Collection 324 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 239)(M |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (GSU |
Berlin May/June 1945 5 |
Bedford OL 3Ton Lorry (VSY 809)(27 |
Eastern Front Collection 745 |
AEC 0853 Matador (JDG 359) |
Leyland Retriever WLW3 6x4 Coles Cr |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (LPB 174 K) |
Eastern Front Collection 284 |
Eastern Front Collection 565 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (NV |
Star 266 6x6 Cargo (XKI 0502) 2 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (98 KC 36) |
Leyland Mastiff 4x2 Tractor (73 AN |
Daimler Ferret Mk1-1 (77 MS 64) |