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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Normandy 1944 Collection 349 |
Berlin May/June 1945 229 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 841 |
Eastern Front Collection 13 |
Land Rover 110 Defender Mountain Re |
Minerva / Land Rover 88 (84734) |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Cargo (42 BM |
Eastern Front Collection 101 |
Chieftain Tank Mk5 ARRV (06 FF 85) |
US Forces Austria - Headquarters |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Albion CX22S 6x4 Heavy Artillery Tr |
Berlin May/June 1945 154 |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (Japan) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 10 |
F230 HMS Norfolk (Type 23 Duke Clas |
Eastern Front Collection 302 |
AEC 0853 Matador (YTF 194 T) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Daimler F |