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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Austin Champ (EYF 076)(Belg) |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (RYX 29 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tra |
Midland Training Brigade Group |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 691) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss |
Eastern Front Collection 855 |
4 Mechanised Brigade (Subdued) |
Eastern Front Collection 1286 |
Panzer II (3) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (KKN 650) |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (JPE 12 K) |
M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo with Water T |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Eastern Front Collection 1476 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Rapier Support (09 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (46 HF 25) |
Eastern Front Collection 1289 |
Bedford TM 4x4 Cargo (59 GT 65)(Cop |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (805 FUF) |