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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Panzer I 47mm SPG (2) |
Berlin May/June 1945 187 |
Berlin May/June 1945 131 |
Eastern Front Collection 1590 |
Eastern Front Collection 951 |
VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-164769 |
AEC 0853 Matador (OMR 599 M) |
Crossley Q Type2 3Ton 4x4 GS (HAY 9 |
Humber Heavy Utility (RBD 883) |
Eastern Front Collection 1119 |
Eastern Front Collection 635 |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (273 GRP) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 694 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (XFO 74 |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (253 |
Alvis Saracen APC (LFO 299) |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (TMT 754 F) |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (GSU 599) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford GPW |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Refueller (06 KC 9 |