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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Scammell SV1T Breakdown (Q 740 JBW) |
Dodge WC-63 Weapons Carrier 6x6 (TV |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (LSU 834) |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo |
Challenger 1 Tank (79 KF 10) |
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AEC 0853 Matador (VFF 574) 2 |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (EAD 503 A)(Cou |
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (487 LUY) |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 9 |
Austin K6 3Ton Breakdown Gantry (WZ |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (246 XUM |
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GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (WYJ 590) |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (259 FM |
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (72 KC 27) |
Alvis Saracen Armoured Command Vehi |
Austin K2 Ambulance (RRX 660 F) |