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
Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (7)
Polikarpov I-16 Fighter (7)
Berlin May/June 1945 169
Berlin May/June 1945 169
Austin K9 1Ton GS (Q 386 GBG)
Austin K9 1Ton GS (Q 386 GBG)
Thornycroft GS Truck (NB 6684)
Thornycroft GS Truck (NB 6684)
Eastern Front Collection 994
Eastern Front Collection 994
Thornycroft Nubian 4x4 Crane (00 EX 21)
Thornycroft Nubian 4x4 Crane (00 EX
Eastern Front Collection 416
Eastern Front Collection 416
Volvo FH12 6x4 Tractor (VM 37 AA)(Copyright ERF Mania)
Volvo FH12 6x4 Tractor (VM 37 AA)(C
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (50 EK 78)
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (50
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (Q 96 GVM)
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (Q 96 GVM)
Eastern Front Collection 1519
Eastern Front Collection 1519
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (YMR 58)
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (YMR 58)
Berlin May/June 1945 81
Berlin May/June 1945 81
Bedford MJ 4 Ton PIPS (25 GN 10)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton PIPS (25 GN 10)
Original German WW2 Studio Photo 36
Original German WW2 Studio Photo 36
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck (17 GB 87)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 691)
Bedford RL Green Goddess (NYV 691)
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (7198 RO)
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (7198 R
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Courtesy of Craig Hackley)
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Court
RAF Group Photo
RAF Group Photo