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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Commer Q4 3Ton Cargo (USU 171) |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (33 KE 30) |
Chevrolet CGT Field Artillery Tract |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Bedford RL Green Goddess (PGW 57) |
Royal Scots Fusiliers (Embroid) |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier |
Thornycroft Amazon WF SWB Coles Mk7 |
Eastern Front Collection 1580 |
Austin Champ (RDF 566 G)(94 BE 31)( |
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Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra |
Land Rover TACR1 Fire Tender (91 RN |
Eastern Front Collection 741 |
AEC 0853 Matador (JXO 217) |
Eastern Front Collection 1296 |
Land Rover S2 109 SAS Pink Panther |
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford O |
Eastern Front Collection 801 |