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
Normandy 1944 Collection 753
Normandy 1944 Collection 753
Western Command (Embroid)
Western Command (Embroid)
Ford GPW Jeep (MLX 312)
Ford GPW Jeep (MLX 312)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (30 KA 34)(Copyright ERF Mania)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (30 KA 34)(C
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford MJ 4Ton Office (NYN 278 Y)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Bedford M
Oshkosh 1070F 8x8 HET + King GTS100 Trailer (18 KM 40)(Copyright of Colin Martin)
Oshkosh 1070F 8x8 HET + King GTS100
D12 HMS Kent (County Class Destroyer) Leaving Portsmouth to be De-commissioned. Sold for scrap and broken up in India in 1998.
D12 HMS Kent (County Class Destroye
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (44 AD 23)
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (44
M7 Tank (3)
M7 Tank (3)
Eastern Front Collection 530
Eastern Front Collection 530
Thornycroft Amazon WF6 Coles Mk7 Crane (18 TNK)
Thornycroft Amazon WF6 Coles Mk7 Cr
Eastern Front Collection 16
Eastern Front Collection 16
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (AG 21 AA)
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (AG 21 AA)
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (07 KD 70)
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (07
Bedford MJ 4 Ton PIPS (25 GN 45)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton PIPS (25 GN 45)
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (WYJ 398)(Copyright Ken Reid)
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (WYJ 398
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (373 HA)
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (373 HA
AEC 0853 Matador
AEC 0853 Matador
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (NAS 304)(54 BJ 91) Front (Courtesy of Gary)
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (NAS 304)
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 48)
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 4