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
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (23 ER 42)
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (23 ER 42
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Airborne Equipment
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Airborne
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt (USU 458)
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt (USU 458)
Land Rover 110 Defender (LZ 75 AA)
Land Rover 110 Defender (LZ 75 AA)
Eastern Front Collection 448
Eastern Front Collection 448
Austin Champ (VFO 310)(Courtesy of Eric)
Austin Champ (VFO 310)(Courtesy of
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (08 FH 44)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (08 FH 44)
Karrier WO6 6x4 3 Ton (1929)(MT 6287) 2
Karrier WO6 6x4 3 Ton (1929)(MT 628
US Army Air Defense School
US Army Air Defense School
Sd Kfz 232 Heavy Armoured Car
Sd Kfz 232 Heavy Armoured Car
International K-8 5Ton 4x2 GS (US)
International K-8 5Ton 4x2 GS (US)
Berlin May/June 1945 78
Berlin May/June 1945 78
Morris C4 15cwt GS
Morris C4 15cwt GS
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (22 KJ 58)(Copyright Ken Reid)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (22 KJ 58)(C
Austin Champ (09 BE 27)
Austin Champ (09 BE 27)
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6x4 Tractor (Q 945 NPP)
Thornycroft SM-GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 452) 2
Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 452
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (LSU 704)(Kington Vintage Show, August 2009)
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (LSU 70
Land Rover 90 Defender (36 KL 12)
Land Rover 90 Defender (36 KL 12)
LHD-1 USS Wasp
LHD-1 USS Wasp