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 Daf 8x8 Drops (83 KH 60) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (53 YY 1 |
Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tank |
Zil 131 3.5Ton 6x6 Radio Truck (B-D |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 64) |
Eastern Front Collection 1376 |
Daimler Ferret Armoured Car Mk2 (RS |
Trailer, Sankey (55 KC 93) |
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Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (FEW 728) |
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Ford GPW Jeep (617 GRO) |
Land Rover 110 Defender |
Eastern Front Collection 1332 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Eastern Front Collection 1243 |
Ex-Mil Show, Stafford - German WW2 |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (ESU 768) |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (Q 61 |