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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Staffordshire Regt Museum - Anderso |
DAF 6x4 DROPS (KR-26-49) |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (SPT 605) |
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Jet Provost T.5 (XW-404)(Courtesy o |
Land Rover S3 Ambulance (30 FJ 20) |
Army Group - Unknown Unit |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (SYH 102) |
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Standard 12hp Light Utility (608 DK |
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Land Rover S1 80 (MNT 632 F)(07 CE |
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Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 8 |
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter |
US 18 Airborne Corps |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (MRA 808 |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 4 |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (THX 764 F) |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (95 RN |