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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Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (MJK 372 |
Austin Gipsy LWB (CYY 273 C) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (35 KE 88) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (NYH 444) |
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Normandy 1944 Collection 434 |
Austin 10hp Light Utility & Dr |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Box Van (40 RN |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Eastern Front Collection 833 |
Humber Heavy Utility (GXW 323) |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker (UYJ |
Eastern Front Collection 494 |
M18 Hellcat (6) |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (GMO 768) |
Eastern Front Collection 492 |
Leyland Mastiff 4x2 Tractor (73 AN |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (PSU 884) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Maintenance (TYJ 8 |