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 8x8 Drops (84 KH 28) |
Diamond T 968A 4Ton 6x6 Cargo (JKX |
Albion CX22S 6x4 Heavy Artillery Tr |
D88 HMS Glasgow (Type 42 Class Dest |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Ch |
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Land Rover 110 Defender |
Normandy 1944 Collection 781 |
M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo |
DAF YA 126 1Ton 4x4 Ambulance (VSV |
Eastern Front Collection 731 |
M3A1 Lee (1) |
Eastern Front Collection 166 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (02 |
Daimler Dingo Scout Car (HXC 896 H) |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt (RYG 564) |
Land Rover TACR1 Fire Tender (30 AG |
US 116 Infantry Brigade |
Berlin May/June 1945 49 |
Ford F15 15cwt GS (WFX 413) |