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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Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (30 KJ 30) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (YMR 58)(Copyr |
Opel Senator (BRIXMIS No 1) 2 |
Strumtiger (3) |
Eastern Front Collection 1396 |
Land Rover S2 88 (DLL 563 J) 2 |
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (JUO 53) |
Eastern Front Collection 915 |
Eastern Front Collection 90 |
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Austin K6 3Ton Breakdown Gantry (GS |
Austin Champ (VFO 310)(Courtesy of |
Eastern Front Collection 1280 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (TM |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (89 KH 72)(Co |
Land Rover S2 88 (MBJ 176 D) |
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (337 XUB) |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 8 |
Thornycroft GS Truck (NB 6684) |
M4A1 Sherman Tanks in Italy |