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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Canadian Chevy in North African Vil |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (HCC 104) |
Eastern Front Collection 764 |
AEC 0859 Militant Mk1 10Ton Gun Tra |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (ESV 985) |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (RFF 17 |
Humber 1Ton GS (DRD 979 C) |
Land Rover S3 Ambulance (01 GN 47) |
Bedford CV Van (34 RN 49) |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (BVE 212 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (10 KH 97) |
Eastern Front Collection 1415 |
US 197 Infantry Brigade |
Dwarfed by its 8.5 feet high track- |
Eastern Front Collection 1579 |
Panther II (3) |
Eastern Front Collection 549 |
AEC 0853 Matador (YVS 404) |
Ford F60 3Ton GS (GRP 289) |
US 26 Infantry Division (Yankee) |