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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Normandy 1944 Collection 623
Normandy 1944 Collection 623
Eastern Front Collection 632
Eastern Front Collection 632
Normandy 1944 Collection 922
Normandy 1944 Collection 922
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Embroid)
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Embroid)
D90 HMS Southampton (Type 42 Class Destroyer)(Copyright of Bruce Burnell) Photographed June 2008
D90 HMS Southampton (Type 42 Class
12 Mechanised Brigade (Subdued)
12 Mechanised Brigade (Subdued)
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (TLE 135 R)
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (TLE 135
Normandy 1944 Collection 617
Normandy 1944 Collection 617
Berlin May/June 1945 77
Berlin May/June 1945 77
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (VSV 964)
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (VSV 964)
Berlin May/June 1945 166
Berlin May/June 1945 166
Land Rover 101 GS (PYD 413 P)
Land Rover 101 GS (PYD 413 P)
Eastern Front Collection 1316
Eastern Front Collection 1316
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 10)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (85 KH 10)
Eastern Front Collection 1011
Eastern Front Collection 1011
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (81 KH 30)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (81 KH 30)
D86 HMS Birmingham (Type 42 Class Destroyer) Photographed March 1993
D86 HMS Birmingham (Type 42 Class D
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6x4 Tractor
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6
Bedford RL Green Goddess (SYH 239)(Courtesy of Dennis Edwards)
Bedford RL Green Goddess (SYH 239)(
Land Rover 110 Defender (KC 78 AA)
Land Rover 110 Defender (KC 78 AA)