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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FV 432 APC (AOR 422 B) |
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
Normandy 1944 Collection 205 |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (DSK 77 |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (75 GJ 94) |
Eastern Front Collection 1043 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (BMR 795 B) |
Morris MRA1 1 ton GS towing Water B |
Scammell S26 6x4 Tipper Truck (93 K |
MAN-ERF HX18 6Ton 4x4 Cargo (LV 74 |
M4 Sherman with Mine Destroyer |
Normandy 1944 Collection 225 |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Humber Heavy Utility (NHJ 751) |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo |
Opel Blitz ic with driver |
Eastern Front Collection 1306 |
Panzer IV Ausf F2 (2) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Ch |