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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Truman Bridge Built by US 83 Divisi |
Commer Q4 3Ton Cargo (FSK 218) |
Pacific M26 40Ton Tractor |
Morris C4 15cwt GS (CSV 286) |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 727) |
British Troops Line Up |
2 Army (Printed) |
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Astra BM25 6x6 Tipper (EI-053AN) |
Panzer III (1) |
Junkers Ju 52 (3) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Rapier Support (09 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 86) |
Eastern Front Collection 35 |
US 90 Infantry Division (Tough Ombr |
Normandy 1944 Collection 165 |
Ford Iveco 3828 4x2 Tractor (41 KJ |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (USU 435) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Dodge WC- |