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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AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo ( |
Avro Vulcan (XH-503) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 503 |
Eastern Front Collection 295 |
Morris CDSW Light Breakdown |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (Q 300 J |
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (63 AN 29) |
Eastern Front Collection 562 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Berlin May/June 1945 108 |
Bedford RL 3 ton 4x4 Cargo (07 DE 8 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 519 |
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Eastern Front Collection 625 |
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Land Rover S3 Lightweight (AJW 739 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (36 KL 64) |
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Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (22 KJ 21) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |