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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Guy Ant 15cwt GS (GWU 522) Proud Ow |
Morris C8 15cwt GS (BMR 795 B) |
Bedford MJ 4 Ton PIPS (25 GN 45) |
Unipower BR90 8x8 Bridging System V |
Diamond T 968A 4Ton 6x6 Cargo (CSV |
Austin K2 2Ton GS (ESU 733) |
Opel Senator (BRIXMIS No 1) 3 |
M10 Tank Destroyer (2) |
Berlin May/June 1945 74 |
Bedford TK 4 Ton 4x2 Cargo (47 GJ 4 |
Trailer, Sankey (23 ES 78)(Courtesy |
Eastern Front Collection 1164 |
Land Rover S2 109 (YRD 536 C) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Ptarmigan Radio (0 |
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (VBY 561 S) |
Eastern Front Collection 1447 |
International 8066 25Ton Tractor Fr |
Albion FT103N Clansman 6x4 Machiner |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Maintenance (LH-70 |