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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Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (60 KE 87)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (60 KE 87)
AEC Mammoth Major 10Ton 6x4 Cargo (15 RN 32)
AEC Mammoth Major 10Ton 6x4 Cargo (
Eastern Front Collection 783
Eastern Front Collection 783
Willys MB Jeep (383 XUJ)(Courtesy of Danny Flanagan)
Willys MB Jeep (383 XUJ)(Courtesy o
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tractor (ESU 197)
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr
Normandy 1944 Collection 191
Normandy 1944 Collection 191
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 10)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 10)
Bedford J1 Lomas Ambulance (04 FK 34)
Bedford J1 Lomas Ambulance (04 FK 3
Land Rover 110 Defender (36 KL 64) Rear
Land Rover 110 Defender (36 KL 64)
US 7 Infantry Division (Sight-Seeing)
US 7 Infantry Division (Sight-Seein
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (990 EPW)(Copyright Ken Reid)
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (990 EPW)(Copy
Normandy 1944 Collection 480
Normandy 1944 Collection 480
Thornycroft Antar rear
Thornycroft Antar rear
Berlin May/June 1945 24
Berlin May/June 1945 24
Normandy 1944 Collection 795
Normandy 1944 Collection 795
Ford D Series 4x2 Tractor (03 FV 09)
Ford D Series 4x2 Tractor (03 FV 09
US 35 Infantry Division (Santa Fe)
US 35 Infantry Division (Santa Fe)
Austin 10hp Staff Car (GOF 926)
Austin 10hp Staff Car (GOF 926)
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RASC 918 Company, B Platoon with Ca
Austin K2 Canteen (GXH 54)
Austin K2 Canteen (GXH 54)