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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Eastern Front Collection 577 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (92 KE 46) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 672 |
Hillman 10hp Light Utility (WFF 769 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Daimler Ferret Mk1/2 Armoured Car |
AEC 0853 Matador (BSC 642) |
AEC 0853 Matador (BFC 913 R) |
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of |
Normandy 1944 Collection 838 |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (MME 875) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 1098 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Eastern Front Collection 920 |
Austin K2 Ambulance (KYW 896) |
Karrier K6 3Ton GS (8873 UE) 2 |
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Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (YSU 653) |
M30 HMS Ledbury (Hunt Class Mineswe |