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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chrysanthemum |
Foden 6x4 Low Mobility Tanker (20 G |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Flatbed (LGV 332) |
Foden DG-6-12 10Ton 6x4 GS |
AEC 0853 Matador (TAN 493 F) |
Eastern Front Collection 1136 |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Land Rover 90 Defender (KB 66 AA) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (xAU 851) |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (9143 BP) |
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (65 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Office (35 BH 26) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (26 KB 82)(C |
HAC (Honourable Artillery Company) |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (43 AJ 90 |
Eastern Front Collection 1454 |
Eastern Front Collection 1049 |
Austin Gipsy LWB (918 FUW) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 42)(Co |
AEC 0853 Matador (JSU 714) 2 |