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.   

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Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (BYC 916 B)
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (BYC 916
Normandy 1944 Collection 617
Normandy 1944 Collection 617
Eastern Front Collection 404
Eastern Front Collection 404
Normandy 1944 Collection 582
Normandy 1944 Collection 582
Eastern Front Collection 442
Eastern Front Collection 442
Land Rover S3 Shorland Armoured Car (00 FM 01)
Land Rover S3 Shorland Armoured Car
Eastern Front Collection 405
Eastern Front Collection 405
Eastern Front Collection 1135
Eastern Front Collection 1135
Land Rover 90 Defender (62 KF 49) Rear Shot
Land Rover 90 Defender (62 KF 49) R
Normandy 1944 Collection 416
Normandy 1944 Collection 416
Eastern Front Collection 913
Eastern Front Collection 913
Normandy 1944 Collection 452
Normandy 1944 Collection 452
Normandy 1944 Collection 271
Normandy 1944 Collection 271
Ford F250 1 Ton Cargo (31-848) Armoured Centre. Taken outside Aust War Memorial workshops, near Canberra, 8 Oct 1987
Ford F250 1 Ton Cargo (31-848) Armo
Eastern Front Collection 1577
Eastern Front Collection 1577
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (71 BR 39)
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (71
Berlin May/June 1945 6
Berlin May/June 1945 6
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (77 KH 88)
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (77 KH 88)
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of Paul)
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of
M3A1 Half Track (WSU 733)
M3A1 Half Track (WSU 733)