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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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Land Rover 110 Defender (97 KE 46) |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (JPE 12 K) |
Willys MB Slat Grill Jeep (DNV 378) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt |
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Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 39) |
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
Normandy 1944 Collection 322 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (TM |
Eastern Front Collection 1023 |
Eastern Front Collection 662 |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo ( |
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car |
Austin 10hp Light Utility (ORE 89) |
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (23 GF 11) |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (38 KE 83) |
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Thornycroft Nubian Fire Tender (22 |
AEC Matador Semi-Track Conversion |