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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Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (3) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove |
Berlin May/June 1945 216 |
Eastern Front Collection 203 |
Bedford QLW 3Ton 4x4 Winch Tipper |
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Eastern Front Collection 147 |
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover |
Land Rover S2 Ambulance (Q 212 VME) |
Fordson ET6 Thames Sussex 3Ton 6x4 |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (591 UX |
Albion FT103N Clansman 6x4 Machiner |
Eastern Front Collection 1177 |
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (VR |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (FEB 576 |
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (SXF 28 |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (32 KE 53) |
Eastern Front Collection 1141 |
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of |
US 171 Infantry Brigade |