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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Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (VBY 561 S) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 898 |
Eastern Front Collection 997 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover |
Austin Champ (VAS 530)(56 BE 97) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Office (86 KD 13) |
Eastern Front Collection 822 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (JPO 93 |
Ford GPW Jeep (UAS 641) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (72 KK 22) |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (85 KB 21 |
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GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (MFF 241) |
Eastern Front Collection 932 |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (ESU 768) |
US 6 Army |
Normandy 1944 Collection 589 |
Eastern Front Collection 619 |
10 Signals Regiment (Desert) |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck 1 |