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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Zil 131 3.5Ton 6x6 Radio Truck (B-K |
US 78 Infantry Division (Lightning) |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (VTL 63 |
Berlin May/June 1945 237 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 01) |
Eastern Front Collection 599 |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Tracto |
M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo with Water T |
Bedford QLT 3Ton Trooper |
AEC 0853 Matador (PFJ 849 M) |
Renault R2087 0.75Ton Cargo (248 TX |
Dodge WC-57 Command Car (JGN 348) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (81 KH 77) |
Dodge WC-53 Carryall (NFF 231) |
Eastern Front Collection 908 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 504 |
Panzer IV with Short 75mm Gun (2) |
Yak-1 Fighter (5) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 205 |
Seddon Atkinson Strato 380 Tractor |