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 519 |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 727) |
Eastern Front Collection 1054 |
Willys MB Jeep (UYJ 517) |
M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (JFO 207) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 703 |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (273 GRP) |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (HSU |
Land Rover TACR1 Fire Tender (96 RN |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (33 KE 23) |
Mack NM6 6Ton 6x6 (EET 716) |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (MRA 808 |
Land Rover 90 Defender (GVA 248)(Ma |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (20 KF 36)(C |
Junkers Ju 52 (2) |
Zil 151 2.5Ton 6x6 Shop Van (139-42 |
Ward La France Model 1000 Series 2 |
Peugeot 202U 4x2 Truck (J 3345) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Foden 6x6 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (98 KE 77) |