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.
Normandy 1944 Collection 1
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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ward La F |
Dodge WC-63 Weapons Carrier 6x6 (PD |
Jet Provost T3 (XN-629) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (401 HUO) |
AEC 0853 Matador (246 ST) |
Austin K2 Ambulance (9442 PE) |
Austin Champ (TTT 590 H)(Courtesy o |
Grenadier Guards Group of Soldiers |
Thornycroft Nubian Major Dennis Mk9 |
Austin 10hp Staff Car Conversion (F |
LDV Sherpa Minibus (11 KC 34) |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (USV 673) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (87 KH 43) |
US 301 Support Brigade |
Chevrolet YP-G-4112 1.5Ton 4x4 Carg |
Humber 1Ton GS (DRD 979 C) |
Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) (Courte |
German Officers in Discussion |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (33 KE 64) |
Tetrarch (2) |