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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GKN Alvis Simba Armoured Car (F 447 |
Chieftain Tank on trailer |
Normandy 1944 Collection 820 |
Eastern Front Collection 649 |
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (50 |
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (135 CN |
Austin K9 1Ton GS (Q 372 GBU) |
DDH-283 HMCS Algonquin (Iroquois Cl |
Land Rover S3 88 (PTK 265 K) |
Centurion Tank Mk3 (08 ZR 61) at RA |
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Zil 131 3.5Ton 6x6 Radio Truck (Q 2 |
Austin K5 3Ton GS (857 YYC) |
Eastern Front Collection 1575 |
Star 266 6x6 Cargo (XKI 0502) 2 |
Eastern Front Collection 1315 |
Austin Champ (YVS 869)(74 BE 61) |
Land Rover 110 Defender (KE 08 AA) |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (83 KH 21)(Co |
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (Q 251 NPP) |