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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VW KdF 82 Kubelwagen (SS-220351) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 352 |
M26 Pershing (3) |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo Civilian Smo |
Oshkosh Close Support Tanker (DF 90 |
Eastern Front Collection 529 |
US 18 Airborne Corps |
US 59 Ordnance Brigade |
Eastern Front Collection 336 |
Simca Marmon MH600BS 1.5Ton 4x4 Car |
Eastern Front Collection 13 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (50 |
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Office (YSV 255 |
M3 Stuart Honey (4) |
Star 744 4x4 Cargo (XKI 0506) |
Eastern Front Collection 527 |
willys-mb-jeep-yms-346 |
aec-0854-matador-AEC 0854 Matador 5 |
GMC Crew Cab Fire Tender (89L-354) |