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 Gipsy SWB (957 WME) |
Morris C8 FAT Mk3 (UJT 584) 2 |
Austin K9 1Ton GS (DER 260 V) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (43 KF 88) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (GVA 242)(M |
Warrior APC (40 KG 30) |
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover |
Saxon APC (99 KF 53) Inside 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 1075 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 579 |
Bedford OXC 4x2 Tractor (GXE 890) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 342 |
Land Rover S3 109 (86 KA 10) |
Eastern Front Collection 930 |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (KPF 514 P) |
Berlin May/June 1945 134 |
GMC AFKX 352-8G 1.5Ton 4x4 Ordnance |
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (65 KB 16) |
Humber Heavy Utility (RBD 883) 2 |
Bedford CV Van (34 RN 49) |