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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North African Theater of Operations |
AEC 0853 Matador (JXO 217) |
Faun L1212 6x6 Tractor (KN-27-50) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (VBP 179 N) |
Austin Gipsy SWB |
Normandy 1944 Collection 643 |
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo |
Eastern Front Collection 1540 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (MJK 474 L) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 699 |
M10 Tank Destroyer in Bovington Tan |
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker |
Eastern Front Collection 1555 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (JSU 166) |
Jet Provost T5B (XW-307) |
Land Rover S1 80 (45 BP 93) |
Seddon Atkinson Strato 380 Tractor |
Albion FV11101 WD/HD/23N 10Ton 6x4 |
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