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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Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 7 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (VFO 514) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 324 |
Eastern Front Collection 1306 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (98 KE 25) |
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (XBH 990) |
M4 Sherman of the Free French Force |
AEC 0853 Matador (CUR 822) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (67 KB 55) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (TLE 135 |
Willys MB Jeep (578 UXL) |
Bedford Pyrene Mk8 Crash Truck (27 |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (J 1321) |
1 Mechanised Brigade (Desert) |
Eastern Front Collection 227 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 36) |
Dodge WC-12 Pick Up (WFX 384) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (ESU 399) |
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Eastern Front Collection 321 |