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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Diamond T 968A 4Ton 6x6 Cargo (FSJ 381)
Diamond T 968A 4Ton 6x6 Cargo (FSJ
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (Q 862 HNG)
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (Q 862
Original German WW2 Studio Photo 61
Original German WW2 Studio Photo 61
Berlin May/June 1945 217
Berlin May/June 1945 217
Ferret Mk2 (NAS 845)(01-CA-11)
Ferret Mk2 (NAS 845)(01-CA-11)
Land Rover S3 Shorland Armoured Car (HNP 853 J)(12 FL 02)Rear
Land Rover S3 Shorland Armoured Car
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (22 YZ 87)
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (22 Y
Alvis Saladin Armoured Car (07 BB 40)
Alvis Saladin Armoured Car (07 BB 4
Wartime in the Vale 2010, GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (PSU 769)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, GMC 352 C
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (VRD 132 Y)
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt GS (VRD 132 Y)
Bedford MWR 15cwt Radio (VFF 197)
Bedford MWR 15cwt Radio (VFF 197)
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (JSU 825) 3
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (JSU
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558)
Dennis Max Mk2 6Ton 4x2 GS (VPO 558
Normandy 1944 Collection 788
Normandy 1944 Collection 788
Standard Vanguard RAF Staff Car (55 AB 66)(1:76 scale model by Oxford Diecasts)
Standard Vanguard RAF Staff Car (55
Humber Heavy Utility (SSV 940)
Humber Heavy Utility (SSV 940)
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03 KF 94)
Seddon Atkinson 401 4x2 Tractor (03
Normandy 1944 Collection 669
Normandy 1944 Collection 669
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (TFO 876)(Kington Vintage Show, August 2009)
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (TFO 87
Bedford QLD 3Ton (LPL 30 K)
Bedford QLD 3Ton (LPL 30 K)