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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Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (TYJ 376) |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (40 KE 66) |
Eastern Front Collection 725 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (HSJ 33 |
Land Rover 101 GS (65 FL 18) |
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of |
Normandy 1944 Collection 569 |
US 35 Support Brigade |
Normandy 1944 Collection 175 |
Eastern Front Collection 389 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (35 AJ 78) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 39) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton House Body (RSU 63 |
Oshkosh FWD P-2 8x8 Crash Tender (8 |
Karrier WO6 6x4 3 Ton (1929)(MT 628 |
Eastern Front Collection 1265 |
Leyland Retriever WLW3 3Ton 6x4 GS |
Normandy 1944 Collection 251 |
British 53 Infantry Division (Print |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (30 KA 34)(C |