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
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford WOT2H 15cwt RAF Radar (420 XUR)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford WOT2
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (TYJ 898)
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (TYJ 898)
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tractor (44 BM 75)
Leyland Martian 10Ton Artillery Tra
Staffordshire Regt Museum - WW1 Trenches
Staffordshire Regt Museum - WW1 Tre
Leyland Daf 45 Bomb Disposal Van (CZ 36 AA)
Leyland Daf 45 Bomb Disposal Van (C
Normandy 1944 Collection 932
Normandy 1944 Collection 932
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (SNX 824 M)
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (SNX 824 M)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Refueller (06 KC 95)(Copyright ERF Mania)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Refueller (06 KC 9
Eastern Front Collection 1374
Eastern Front Collection 1374
Boulton Paul Defiant I Replica (L7005) Front
Boulton Paul Defiant I Replica (L70
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (19 EP 02)
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (19 EP 02
US 1st Coast Artillery Defense Sector (New England)
US 1st Coast Artillery Defense Sect
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (D-4823)(Malta)
Bedford OXD 30cwt GS (D-4823)(Malta
Morris MRA1 1 Ton GS (79 BF 94)
Morris MRA1 1 Ton GS (79 BF 94)
L3005 Sir Galahad (Support & Supply Vessel) Photographed passing Hythe, Southampton
L3005 Sir Galahad (Support & S
M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (JFO 207) 2
M35A2 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (JFO 207) 2
International Mk5 5 Ton Crane (174-181)
International Mk5 5 Ton Crane (174-
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter 6
Blackhawk UH-60 Utility Helicopter
Austin K6 3Ton 6x4 (xUP 713 491)
Austin K6 3Ton 6x4 (xUP 713 491)
Trailer, Sankey Catering (24 TM 12) Ready 2 (Courtesy of Phil at Going Private)
Trailer, Sankey Catering (24 TM 12)