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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Ford GPW Jeep (268 XUY) with RAF Cr |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (J 1321) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 752 |
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David Brown Tractor RAF (1:76 scale |
AEC Coles L96404-7 Bridging Crane ( |
Seddon Atkinson Strato 380 Tractor |
Daimler Ferret Armoured Car Mk2 (OF |
Ford M151 MUTT (693 GTH) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 159 |
Eastern Front Collection 1503 |
Velocette MAF 350cc (JUJ 636) 2 |
Zil 131 3.5Ton 6x6 Cargo |
Eastern Front Collection 74 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 532 |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance |
AEC 0853 Matador (VPJ 468 S) |
Bedford TK 4x2 Luton Van (66 KC 27) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (93 KB 42) |
P279 HMS Blazer (Archer Class Navy |