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
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (76 KH 86)(Copyright of Colin Martin)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (76 KH 86)(Co
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (MVS 724) Front
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (MVS 724) Fr
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (YMS 345)(Copyright Ken Reid)
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (YMS 345)(Cop
Norman Yeomans with Austin K2 30cwt, Germany 1946
Norman Yeomans with Austin K2 30cwt
Eastern Front Collection 604
Eastern Front Collection 604
British 116 Infantry Brigade (Embroid)
British 116 Infantry Brigade (Embro
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (LGV 571)2
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (LGV 571)2
Land Rover 110 Defender (11 KJ 95)
Land Rover 110 Defender (11 KJ 95)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (86 KH 21)(Copyright ERF Mania)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (86 KH 21)(Co
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (632 XUW)
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (632 XUW)
DKW Munga 4x4 Field Car (JNP 696 C)(Kington Vintage Show, August 2009)
DKW Munga 4x4 Field Car (JNP 696 C)
Normandy 1944 Collection 503
Normandy 1944 Collection 503
Unipower BR90 8x8 Bridging System Vehicle (14 CP 18)
Unipower BR90 8x8 Bridging System V
Panzer III Ausf N (1)
Panzer III Ausf N (1)
Austin K6 3Ton Breakdown Gantry (GSU 700) 2
Austin K6 3Ton Breakdown Gantry (GS
Normandy 1944 Collection 505
Normandy 1944 Collection 505
Eastern Front Collection 1343
Eastern Front Collection 1343
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (42 ER 61)
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (42 ER 61
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (64 GJ 37)
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (64 G
D90 HMS Southampton (Type 42 Class Destroyer)(Copyright of Bruce Burnell) Photographed June 2008
D90 HMS Southampton (Type 42 Class