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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Land Rover S3 109 (19 GX 81) |
Ford GPW Jeep (YFF 516) |
Eastern Front Collection 449 |
GKN Alvis Simba Armoured Car (F 447 |
Austin Champ (VFO 310)(Courtesy of |
Land Rover 101 GS (Arabic) |
Land Rover 90 Defender (54 KG 59) |
Eastern Front Collection 334 |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (USU 188) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Ptarmigan Radio (A |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (xAU 851) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (BSJ 384) |
Seddon Atkinson Strato 380 Tractor |
AEC 0853 Matador |
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Hillman 10hp Light Utility (WFF 769 |
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (ESU 190 |
M3 Stuart Honey (2) |