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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Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (292 WTJ) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 828 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 93 |
Hillman Minx 10hp Staff Car (BSL 12 |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Maintenance (BAS 7 |
Eastern Front Collection 1479 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (35 AJ 78) |
US 5 Army |
Normandy 1944 Collection 682 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 471 |
Panzer III Ausf N (1) |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (USU 458) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 1209 |
AEC 0853 Matador (TBW 597 G) |
Eastern Front Collection 2 |
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (JUO 51) |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover |
Thornycroft Antar (12 DM 70) rear |
Eastern Front Collection 886 |
Panzer III Ausf E (1) |