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
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recovery (CSL 922)(Copyright ERF Mania)
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover
US 32 Infantry Division (Red Arrow)
US 32 Infantry Division (Red Arrow)
MAN 630 L2AE 5Ton 4x4 Cargo (CRP 143 X)
MAN 630 L2AE 5Ton 4x4 Cargo (CRP 14
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (70 KB 29)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (70 KB 29)
Commer Q4 3Ton Cargo (523 ELM)
Commer Q4 3Ton Cargo (523 ELM)
Eastern Front Collection 1583
Eastern Front Collection 1583
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 77)
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 77)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker (18 GB 63)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford GPW Jeep (SSV 929)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford GPW
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Office (26 KB 83)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Office (26 KB 83)
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recovery (XSU 764 T)
Leyland Martian 10Ton Heavy Recover
DAF YA 3300 6x4 DROPS (KR-40-87)
DAF YA 3300 6x4 DROPS (KR-40-87)
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (BVE 212)
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (BVE 212
3 VW Kubelwagen
3 VW Kubelwagen
D96 HMS Gloucester (Type 42 Class Destroyer)(Copyright of Bruce Burnell) Photographed June 2008
D96 HMS Gloucester (Type 42 Class D
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Courtesy of Craig Hackley) 2
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Court
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (61 KE 64)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (61 KE 64)
Eastern Front Collection 612
Eastern Front Collection 612
Churchill Recovery Tank
Churchill Recovery Tank
Eastern Front Collection 1080
Eastern Front Collection 1080