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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Willys M38 MC Jeep (197 EBK) |
Alvis Saracen APC (Q 349 BCH) |
1 Welbike |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (ESU 399) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 1421 |
Saxon APC (99 KF 53) Inside 2 |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (265-1634) |
Cadet TX3 Glider (WT877) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (11 KH 49) |
AEC 0853 Matador (192 TT) |
Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) Drivers |
31 GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Maintenance |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Leyland H |
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (72 KC 27) |
Eastern Front Collection 302 |
Austin Gipsy LWB (KYP 660 D) |
Berlin May/June 1945 225 |
Royal Artillery 5.5\" Gun, Tun |
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