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
AEC 0853 Matador (Q 236 LEG)
AEC 0853 Matador (Q 236 LEG)
AEC 0853 Matador (89 YY 98)
AEC 0853 Matador (89 YY 98)
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03 KF 73)
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03
Westland Scout AH1 Helicopter (XR-597)(Courtesy of James Everett)
Westland Scout AH1 Helicopter (XR-5
Panzer 38t Hetzer (3)
Panzer 38t Hetzer (3)
Wespe 105mm SPG (1)
Wespe 105mm SPG (1)
Willys MB Jeep (EJW 816)(Kington Vintage Show, August 2009)
Willys MB Jeep (EJW 816)(Kington Vi
land-rover-s2-lightweight
land-rover-s2-lightweight
Unipower BR90 8x8 Bridging System Vehicle (13 CP 18)
Unipower BR90 8x8 Bridging System V
Ford D Series 4x2 Tractor (03 FV 09)
Ford D Series 4x2 Tractor (03 FV 09
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker (Q 645 GFV)
Diamond T 969 4Ton 6x6 Wrecker (Q 6
Austin K6 3Ton Coles Mk7 6x4 Crane
Austin K6 3Ton Coles Mk7 6x4 Crane
TA Detachment of Austin Champs for the Coronation, 1953
TA Detachment of Austin Champs for
Saxon APC (95 KC 25) 2
Saxon APC (95 KC 25) 2
Eastern Front Collection 497
Eastern Front Collection 497
P275 HMS Raider (Archer Class Navy Patrol Vessel) in Portsmouth, 2007 (Copyright Brian Burnell)
P275 HMS Raider (Archer Class Navy
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo Hiab (45 HF 55)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo Hiab (45 HF
US Army Signals Center & School
US Army Signals Center & Schoo
Berlin May/June 1945 88
Berlin May/June 1945 88
Ford F-950 4x4 Fire Tender (90L-921)
Ford F-950 4x4 Fire Tender (90L-921