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
Trailer, Sankey (23 ES 78)(Courtesy of Colwilli)
Trailer, Sankey (23 ES 78)(Courtesy
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tractor (FSJ 886)
Scammell Explorer 10Ton Recovery Tr
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (337 XUB)
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (337 XUB)
M6A2 (2)
M6A2 (2)
Eastern Front Collection 158
Eastern Front Collection 158
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (33 AD 29)
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton Tanker (33
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (JUO 54)
Ford F30 30cwt LAA Tractor (JUO 54)
RAF Group Photo
RAF Group Photo
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier
Eastern Front Collection 258
Eastern Front Collection 258
Berliet GBU15 6Ton Cargo (000 0700)
Berliet GBU15 6Ton Cargo (000 0700)
Eastern Front Collection 1501
Eastern Front Collection 1501
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (39 GRA)
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (39 GRA)
Eastern Front Collection 677
Eastern Front Collection 677
Mercedes Benz Unimog S404 4x4 Radio (GFK 117)(Belg)
Mercedes Benz Unimog S404 4x4 Radio
Eastern Front Collection 742
Eastern Front Collection 742
31 GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Maintenance
31 GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Maintenance
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (632 XUW)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss
Saxon APC (95 KC 25) 2
Saxon APC (95 KC 25) 2
Alvis Saracen APC (MFF 713) 2
Alvis Saracen APC (MFF 713) 2