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 55
Normandy 1944 Collection 56
Normandy 1944 Collection 57
Normandy 1944 Collection 58
Normandy 1944 Collection 59
Normandy 1944 Collection 6
Normandy 1944 Collection 60
Normandy 1944 Collection 61
Normandy 1944 Collection 62
Normandy 1944 Collection 63
Normandy 1944 Collection 64
Normandy 1944 Collection 65
Normandy 1944 Collection 66
Normandy 1944 Collection 67
Normandy 1944 Collection 68
Normandy 1944 Collection 69
Normandy 1944 Collection 7
Normandy 1944 Collection 70
Normandy 1944 Collection 71
Normandy 1944 Collection 72
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Willys MB |
Seddon Atkinson 4x2 Tractor (08 HH |
Volvo TL22 1.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (NSJ 63 |
AEC 0853 Matador (JNG 782 L) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 901 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton PIPS (54 KK 65) |
Eastern Front Collection 31 |
Eastern Front Collection 917 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 70 |
Eastern Front Collection 1337 |
Eastern Front Collection 163 |
Eastern Front Collection 47 |
Eastern Front Collection 1464 |
Chevrolet C8 8cwt HUP (KVS 365) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 160 |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (16 AJ 2 |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (44 KE 24) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SOU 662) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (80 KD 96) |