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.
Normandy 1944 Collection 19
Normandy 1944 Collection 190
Normandy 1944 Collection 191
Normandy 1944 Collection 192
Normandy 1944 Collection 193
Normandy 1944 Collection 194
Normandy 1944 Collection 195
Normandy 1944 Collection 196
Normandy 1944 Collection 197
Normandy 1944 Collection 198
Normandy 1944 Collection 199
Normandy 1944 Collection 2
Normandy 1944 Collection 20
Normandy 1944 Collection 200
Normandy 1944 Collection 201
Normandy 1944 Collection 202
Normandy 1944 Collection 203
Normandy 1944 Collection 204
Normandy 1944 Collection 205
Normandy 1944 Collection 206
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (292 WTJ) |
Eastern Front Collection 1324 |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (Q 626 G |
Uaz 469 4x4 Field Car (279-27-74) |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (RYX 29 |
Yak-1 Fighter (7) |
AEC Mandator 10Ton 4x2 Refueller (7 |
MAN-ERF HX25 9Ton 8x6 Cargo (GD 42 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 854 |
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (83 KH 60) |
Eastern Front Collection 305 |
Chevrolet C8 8cwt HUP (DUX 91) |
Trabant P601A 4x2 Field Car (B 833 |
Saurer 4CM 4x4 Cargo (M 62615 & |
Eastern Front Collection 1193 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (WMF 941) |
F79 HMS Portland (Type 23 Duke Clas |
Berlin May/June 1945 126 |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton GS (N-7402) |