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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Tracked Rapier (50 KB 96)
Tracked Rapier (50 KB 96)
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (17 EK 97)
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (SSV 921)
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (SSV 92
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (NAS 304)(54 BJ 91) Front (Courtesy of Gary)
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (NAS 304)
R11 Principe de Asturias Aircraft Carrier, photographed in Portsmouth Solent, June 2005
R11 Principe de Asturias Aircraft C
Willys MB Jeep (875 XUS)(Courtesy of Mike Carey)
Willys MB Jeep (875 XUS)(Courtesy o
Normandy 1944 Collection 546
Normandy 1944 Collection 546
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (GL 82 AA)(Copyright of JE Peckmore)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (GL 82 AA)(C
Mercedes Benz Fire Engine (31-544)
Mercedes Benz Fire Engine (31-544)
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SSU 839) 2
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SSU 839) 2
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (9199 JH)(Copyright Ken Reid)
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (9199 JH)(Copyr
Eastern Front Collection 226
Eastern Front Collection 226
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tractor
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr
Land Rover S2 88 (MBJ 176 D)
Land Rover S2 88 (MBJ 176 D)
Eastern Front Collection 601
Eastern Front Collection 601
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (DFP 441)
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (DFP 441)
Normandy 1944 Collection 87
Normandy 1944 Collection 87
AEC 0853 Matador (YTF 194 T)
AEC 0853 Matador (YTF 194 T)
US Army Engineers Center & School
US Army Engineers Center & Sch
Normandy 1944 Collection 893
Normandy 1944 Collection 893