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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Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (39 GRA) |
Sultan CVRT Armoured Command Vehicl |
Eastern Front Collection 1130 |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (13 GJ 39) |
Tracked Rapier (49 KB 20) 1 |
Land Rover 110 Defender (88 KE 68) |
Eastern Front Collection 1235 |
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (XFF 94 |
AEC 0853 Matador (GPH 651 N) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (87 KH 56) |
Berlin May/June 1945 88 |
AEC 0859 Militant Mk1 10Ton Gun Tra |
Valentine Tank in Sling |
Chieftain Tank Mk6 AVLB (02 EB 18)T |
Renault R2087 0.75Ton Cargo (AAT 87 |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (LGV 332) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Dodge WC- |
Morris C4 15cwt GS (MDO 106) |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (MFF 241) |
AEC 0853 Matador (PDD 781 M) |