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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M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo with Water T |
1 Armoured Division (Subdued) |
Eastern Front Collection 134 |
Eastern Front Collection 1137 |
Dennis Mercury MD300 Tractor (72 AD |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (OTR 288 S) |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (TNT 429) |
Trailer, Sankey Catering (24 TM 12) |
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (KSU 19 |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (73 GJ 28) |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (DAS 458) |
Eastern Front Collection 1051 |
Seddon Atkinson Strato 380 Tractor |
Ford GPW Jeep (JYC 485)(Courtesy of |
F79 HMS Portland (Type 23 Duke Clas |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (VR |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (VSV 622) 2 |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (33 KE 30) |
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (AF 413)(Cyprus |
Jagd Tiger (2) |