Original WW2 Photos, Normandy1944, Vol 1

This is Volume 1 showing the first 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.   

Random Images From Collection
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Ford T16 Universal Carrier - Engine Bay
Staffordshire Regt Museum - Ford T1
Austin Champ (YVT 187 H)(06 BF 53)
Austin Champ (YVT 187 H)(06 BF 53)
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radio (PSU 552)
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radio (PSU 552)
Bedford OWB Bus Royal Navy (54 RN 12)(1:76 scale model by Oxford Diecasts)
Bedford OWB Bus Royal Navy (54 RN 1
Standard Vanguard RAF Staff Car (55 AB 66)(1:76 scale model by Oxford Diecasts)
Standard Vanguard RAF Staff Car (55
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (03 ET 73)
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recovery (LRL 68 J)
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover
Eastern Front Collection 1421
Eastern Front Collection 1421
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recovery (Q 740 OCR)
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (90 KH 73)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (90 KH 73)
Eastern Front Collection 210
Eastern Front Collection 210
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (01 KL 37)(Copyright of JE Peckmore)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (01 KL 37)(C
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (64 GJ 76)
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (64 G
Commer Q4 3Ton (TRE 611 L)
Commer Q4 3Ton (TRE 611 L)
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (30 BK 15)
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (30 B
US 4 Infantry Division (Ivy)
US 4 Infantry Division (Ivy)
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Printed)
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Printed)
DAF 4x2 Truck (VA-66-02)
DAF 4x2 Truck (VA-66-02)
Henley Hercules Fork Lift Truck (16 AP 99)
Henley Hercules Fork Lift Truck (16
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 45)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (82 KH 45)