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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1 Mechanised Brigade (Desert) |
Land Rover S3 Shorland Armoured Car |
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03 |
Eastern Front Collection 361 |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (D-4823)(Malta |
Land Rover 110 Defender (MY 60 AA) |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Radio (05 FJ 48 |
Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank |
Eastern Front Collection 718 |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (FER 970) |
Stoewer 40 Kfz.2-40 Radio Car (WH-2 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (GOG 8 |
Humber Heavy Utility (J 1941) |
Bedford OWB Bus Ministry of Supply |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (77 KH 70)(Co |
M6A2 (1) |
Eastern Front Collection 1076 |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (50 KK 14) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, M38A1 Jee |