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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Eastern Front Collection 1199 |
Bedford OXC 4x2 Tractor (RSU 164) |
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (28 B |
DAF YA 314 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (DXF 314) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Chevrolet C8 8cwt HUP (KVS 365) |
Eastern Front Collection 603 |
M13/40 75mm SPG (1) |
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6 |
Chevrolet Custom Deluxe Station Wag |
Daihatsu 4x2 Cargo (UNPF-16016) |
Eastern Front Collection 485 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (YDD 628 S) |
Eastern Front Collection 979 |
Eastern Front Collection 1465 |
Eastern Front Collection 1319 |
Gloucestershire Regiment (Embroid) |
US 224 Artillery Brigade |
JCB Rough Terrain Tractor (26 KE 59 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |