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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Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck 1 |
Normandy 1944 Collection 355 |
Eastern Front Collection 410 |
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (367 DE |
Morris MRA1 1 ton GS towing Water B |
Eastern Front Collection 1462 |
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr |
Eastern Front Collection 965 |
Star 266 6x6 Prime Mover |
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558 |
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03 |
Argyll & Sutherland Highlander |
Bedford RL 3 ton 4x4 Cargo (55 EL 5 |
Chevrolet C15 15cwt (Q 605 EPV) |
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (SDX 162 X) |
Studebaker US6-U3 6x6 Cargo (CH 202 |
Oshkosh Close Support Tanker (BP 98 |
AEC 0853 Matador (MTG 491 E) 2 |
Ford F15 15cwt GS (LHA 879 P) |
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin K5 |