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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GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (GDM 205) |
M10 Tank Destroyer (1) |
AEC 0853 Matador (DSA 987) |
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (00 RN 60) |
AEC 0853 Matador (AFM 99) |
Leyland Martian 10 ton Cargo (42 BM |
M5A1 Half Track (SSu x63) |
Eastern Front Collection 1291 |
Chevrolet CC60L 3Ton 4x2 GS Capture |
M3 British Grant (2) |
Austin 10hp Light Utility (XTA 899) |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Albion CX22S 6x4 Heavy Artillery Tr |
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (XSU 529) |
Tiger II (2) |
Morris C4 15cwt GS |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (GBD 180 B) |
Zil 151 2.5Ton 6x6 Shop Van (139-42 |
Polish 2 Corps |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |