Following on is Volume 2 showing the next 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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Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XFO 113) |
Eastern Front Collection 1531 |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (PSU 137) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 386 |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 LeRoi Compressor ( |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (821 FUF) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton PIPS (43 HF 74) |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (35 KE 17) |
Mack NM6 6Ton 6x6 (KYW 40) |
Thornycroft Amazon WF swb (JFJ 22) |
Eastern Front Collection 539 |
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (30 B |
Willys MB Jeep (SVS 249) |
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (WFX 299) |
Eastern Front Collection 362 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (86 KH 85)(Co |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (Q |
Wolverhampton Bantock House 1940\ |
4 Mechanised Brigade (Subdued) |
Eastern Front Collection 1132 |