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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Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 82) |
AEC 0853 Matador (590 AA) |
Eastern Front Collection 1377 |
Willys MB Jeep (126 UXS) |
Eastern Front Collection 165 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (24 KF 56) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 169 |
Austin Gipsy LWB (CUW 491 C) |
Eastern Front Collection 1531 |
Eastern Front Collection 450 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 629 |
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker (Q 6 |
Eastern Front Collection 890 |
Dodge WC-57 Command Car (JGN 348) |
Mercedes Benz Unimog S404 4x4 Radio |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (33 KE 94) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (NSU 454) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (76 KH 77) |
Ford M-8 Armored Car (WSJ 794) |
Bedford TM 4x4 Cargo (47 GT 17) |