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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Chevrolet Custom Deluxe Station Wag |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Land Rover S1 80 (ALF 437 B) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (USU 435) |
Avro Vulcan (XL-317) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (35 KF 88) |
Austin 10hp Light Utility (YYJ 279) |
Sd Kfz 10/4 Demag 20mm Anti Aircraf |
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AEC 0853 Matador (JXO 217) 2 |
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Eastern Front Collection 670 |
GMC AFKX 352-8G 1.5Ton 4x4 Ordnance |
AEC 0853 Matador (WNT 232 Y) 2 |
US 7 Engineer Brigade |
Saxon APC (99 KF 53) Inside 1 |
Austin K6 3Ton 6x4 (KMO 491) |
Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (4) |
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Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |