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.   

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Eastern Front Collection 539
Eastern Front Collection 539
Morris C8 15cwt GS
Morris C8 15cwt GS
Leyland Retriever WLW3 6x4 Coles Crane 3
Leyland Retriever WLW3 6x4 Coles Cr
Fordson WOT6 3Ton GS (GDV 717)
Fordson WOT6 3Ton GS (GDV 717)
Leyland Daf 45 Bomb Disposal Van (14 RN 53)
Leyland Daf 45 Bomb Disposal Van (1
Normandy 1944 Collection 322
Normandy 1944 Collection 322
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (Q 31 GJT)
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck (Q
Trailer, Sankey Catering (09 TM 99) Closed (Courtesy of Geoff Haigh)
Trailer, Sankey Catering (09 TM 99)
Eastern Front Collection 1481
Eastern Front Collection 1481
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03 KF 39)
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03
General Slim Driving a Jeep with Mountbatten
General Slim Driving a Jeep with Mo
Fordson WOT1 3Ton 6x4 Dental Surgery (03 AH 76)(RAF Cosford) 2
Fordson WOT1 3Ton 6x4 Dental Surger
Bedford TM 6x6 Cargo (42 KE 32)(Copywright ERF Mania)
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Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (MFO 690)
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (MFO 690
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White 666 6Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (BN-
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter 9
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (PSJ 663)
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (PSJ 663)
MAN-ERF HX25 9Ton 6x6 Cargo (GD 31 AB)(Copyright Sophie Riley)
MAN-ERF HX25 9Ton 6x6 Cargo (GD 31
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Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (13 KH 99)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (13 KH 99)