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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Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (SSV 92 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (81 KH 57) |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 5 |
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Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (23 KJ 97) |
Eastern Front Collection 1384 |
Land Rover S1 80 (ALF 437 B) |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (PSU 137) |
Canadian 4 Armoured Division |
Normandy 1944 Collection 529 |
Alvis Saracen APC (MFF 713) (30 BA |
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (DSV 599) |
Willys MB Jeep (USU 734) |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (Q 740 JBW) |
Thornycroft Amazon WF swb Coles Mk7 |
FV432 APC (78 MS 36) |
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Zettelmeyer 2D3000 Earthmover |
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (72 KC 27) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford Q |