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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Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (TPD 794) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 185 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Land Rover 127 Ambulance (NF 27 AA) |
Eastern Front Collection 227 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Cargo (USU 171) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (MJK 370) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (FEB 576 |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker (FSL |
Normandy 1944 Collection 830 |
Land Rover 90 Defender (65 KF 80) |
Austin K5 3Ton 4x4 GS (TNT 429) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 110 |
Wolverhampton Bantock House 1940\ |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (HSV 853) |
Eastern Front Collection 9 |
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Normandy 1944 Collection 860 |
US 102 Infantry Division (Ozark) |
Austin K2 Ambulance (KYW 896) |