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 (VFO 310)(Courtesy of |
Land Rover 110 Defender (11 KF 78) |
Tiger I (1) |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (946 COR) |
Panther captured by British troops |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (50 |
1 Artillery Brigade |
Vixen Armoured Car (03 SP 83) |
Eastern Front Collection 825 |
Land Rover 110 Defender & Recruitin |
AEC 0853 Matador (PCJ 615 R) |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (DXJ 169)(U |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 727) |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (BAN 71 G |
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (Q 300 J |
Land Rover 101 GS (UFK 691 R) |
Eastern Front Collection 1302 |
Eastern Front Collection 1507 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (80 KH 36)(Co |
US 8 Infantry Division (Pathfinder) |