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 (9143 BP)2 |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (OMH 503) |
Thornycroft Nubian Major Dennis Mk9 |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (30 KJ 75) |
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (73 KK 56)(C |
M15 75mm SPG (1) |
M24 Chaffee (2) |
US 8 Infantry Division (Pathfinder) |
Pontiac Silver Streak (1941)(540 UX |
M4A3 Sherman (2) |
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Jet Provost (XR662) Left |
Saurer D330 6x4 Tipper (M 64858) |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Eastern Front Collection 872 |
1 Army (Embroid) |
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (621 ASV) Ins |
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (HSU |
Ford GPW Jeep (DBD 841) |
Centurion Tank AVLB Bridgelayer (03 |