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 (24 KJ 34) |
Berlin May/June 1945 129 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (25 KF 16) |
8 GMC CCKW 353 Machine Shop |
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US 83 Infantry Division (Ohio) |
Eastern Front Collection 1208 |
Eastern Front Collection 1329 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 312 |
Bedford MWD 15cwt RAF Brown 1943 (1 |
Indian Scout Motorcycle (FDG 212) |
AEC 854 Matador 5Ton 6x6 2500 Galls |
Mercedes Benz Unimog S404 4x4 Radio |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (CYY 62 |
Morris 10hp Light Utility (GOT 620) |
Mack NO2 7.5Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (BS |
Albion WD-HD 23N 10Ton 6x4 Tipper |
Willys MB Jeep (MSL 855)(Courtesy o |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss |
Wolverhampton Bantock House 1940\ |