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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Volvo FL6-14 Fire Tender (42 KK 14) |
24 Dodge WC-54 Ambulance |
Eastern Front Collection 144 |
Commer Q4 3Ton Office (GSU 610) |
M4 Sherman of the Free French Force |
Eastern Front Collection 1296 |
Eastern Front Collection 137 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 96 |
Bedford TK 4x2 Luton Van (31 AJ 87) |
Commer CB 4x4 Cargo (XNV 519 S) |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (OSV 102) |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (24 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton (EBL 634) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (2463 RU) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (Q 251 NPP) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Humber 1T |
Eastern Front Collection 1330 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker |
Dodge D15 15cwt (DNR 339) |