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 QLD 3Ton GS (JSU 166) |
Willys MB Jeep (875 XUS)(Courtesy o |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (KFF 898) |
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (MWA 860) |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (HVS 891) |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Chevrolet YS4103 Thornton 3Ton 6x4 |
AEC 0853 Matador (Q 174 LEG) |
US 8 Infantry Division (Pathfinder) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (906 FVO) 2 |
Berlin May/June 1945 20 |
AEC Mammoth Major 10Ton Refueller ( |
Berlin May/June 1945 80 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (TYJ 376) |
M4 Sherman (1) |
Scammell Pioneer R100 Gun Tractor ( |
Chevrolet Scottsdale Station Wagon |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (39 GRA) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton PIPS (24 GN 81) |
Alvis Saracen APC (MFF 968) |