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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Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of |
Canadian 2 AGRA (Army Group Royal A |
Eastern Front Collection 97 |
Eastern Front Collection 61 |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (75 GJ 91) |
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (23 HF 83 |
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Panzer IV at speed in Russia |
Willys M274 Mechanical Mule 0.5 Ton |
Normandy 1944 Collection 189 |
Willys MB Jeep (Q 644 LPP) |
Land Rover S2 88 (XBX 914) |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (Q 454 PW |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (HSJ 33 |
Eastern Front Collection 611 |
Eastern Front Collection 116 |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (RSJ 350) |
Eastern Front Collection 511 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 507 |
Hino HB19 4-5Ton 4x4 Tractor (50-01 |