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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Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (GVS 108) |
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (30 B |
Eastern Front Collection 612 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep SAS (UVJ 11 |
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Anderso |
Eastern Front Collection 1224 |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (LGV 571) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (98 KE 25) |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (CSL 781) |
Eastern Front Collection 917 |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (SPT 605) |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (FWD 415 Y |
AEC 0853 Matador (PVV 15 J) |
Austin 10hp Staff Car Conversion (F |
Eastern Front Collection 1086 |
Willys MB Jeep (MFO 606)3 |
Abbot 105mm SP Gun (06 EB 91) |
Fordson ET6 Thames 3 ton 4x2 Cargo |
Bedford OXC 4x2 Tractor (GXE 890) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (77 KH 79) |