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
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rover 110 Defender (78 KK 58)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove
Eastern Front Collection 753
Eastern Front Collection 753
Oshkosh FWD P-2 8x8 Crash Tender (82L-359)
Oshkosh FWD P-2 8x8 Crash Tender (8
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Wrecker (Q 424 OBP)
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Wrecker (Q 424
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (FEB 576 D)
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (FEB 576
Bedford TL 4x2 Tractor (46 KG 20)
Bedford TL 4x2 Tractor (46 KG 20)
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo
Pfc Bennie Lewis Devane (Taken March 5 1944, American Red Cross, Photographic Section, 87 Duke Street, London W1)
Pfc Bennie Lewis Devane (Taken Marc
Daimler Ferret Armoured Car Mk2 (LFO 298)
Daimler Ferret Armoured Car Mk2 (LF
Army Group - Unknown Unit
Army Group - Unknown Unit
Normandy 1944 Collection 202
Normandy 1944 Collection 202
Normandy 1944 Collection 419
Normandy 1944 Collection 419
Sackheimer Tor, Kaliningrad (Koenigsburg) East Prussia, Pre War (Courtesy of Anatoly Viklov)
Sackheimer Tor, Kaliningrad (Koenig
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton GS (N-7402)(Malta)
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton GS (N-7402)
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (PSU 884)
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (PSU 884)
Chevrolet M6 Bomb Service Truck Conversion (GHP 477 T)
Chevrolet M6 Bomb Service Truck Con
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (AS 41 AA)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (AS 41 AA)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (37 HF 94)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (37 HF 94)
Tatra OT-810 Armoured Semi-Track
Tatra OT-810 Armoured Semi-Track
Star 744 4x4 Cargo (XKI 0506)
Star 744 4x4 Cargo (XKI 0506)