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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VW Bombardier Ilts 4x4 Field Car (U |
US Forces Berlin District |
Humber Heavy Utility (RBD 883) 2 |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Wireless (XWV 2 |
Norman Yeomans Dodge D15 Tipper, Ge |
Austin Champ (FUT 947 C) |
Canadian Chevy in North African Vil |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (YSV 214 |
Army Group - Unknown Unit |
Oshkosh FWD P-2 8x8 Crash Tender (8 |
Eastern Front Collection 669 |
M4A1 Shermans |
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (03 F |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XFO 113) |
CVN-68 USS Nimitz |
Eastern Front Collection 1206 |
Eastern Front Collection 504 |
Morris C4 15cwt GS (MDO 106) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, VW Iltis |