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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Eastern Front Collection 1512 |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Refueller (34 KH 7 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (65 KJ 60) |
Crossley Q Type2 3Ton 4x4 GS (HAY 9 |
Eastern Front Collection 54 |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (OFO 328) |
M24 Chaffee (2) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Ptarmigan Radio (0 |
AEC 0859 Militant Mk1 10Ton Gun Tra |
AEC 0853 Matador (001 CW) |
Daimler Mk1 Armoured Car (LUE 702 P |
Royal Engineers Trio |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (VSV 622) 2 |
Ford F60 3Ton GS (GRP 289) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (USU 103) |
Eastern Front Collection 485 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (FOT 988) |
Bedford TK 4x2 Luton Van (53 AJ 28) |
Eastern Front Collection 1494 |