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
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Berlin May/June 1945 84
Berlin May/June 1945 84
Thornycroft Tartar WOF 3Ton 6x4 Wireless
Thornycroft Tartar WOF 3Ton 6x4 Wir
REME Unit in Italy, July 1945
REME Unit in Italy, July 1945
Eastern Front Collection 165
Eastern Front Collection 165
Berlin May/June 1945 190
Berlin May/June 1945 190
Eastern Front Collection 77
Eastern Front Collection 77
Land Rover 90 Defender (56 KK 61)
Land Rover 90 Defender (56 KK 61)
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (DSK 770) 2 (Kington Vintage Show, August 2009)
Dodge WC-52 Weapons Carrier (DSK 77
Normandy 1944 Collection 617
Normandy 1944 Collection 617
Humber FWD 8cwt GS (VSV 892)
Humber FWD 8cwt GS (VSV 892)
Eastern Front Collection 714
Eastern Front Collection 714
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (22 KJ 96)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (22 KJ 96)
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (RFF 570)
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (RFF 570)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (03 KL 35)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (03 KL 35)
Apache UH-64A Attack Helicopter (US Army) 9
Apache UH-64A Attack Helicopter (US
Dodge Commando G13 Wadham Stringer Vanguard Body Coach (93 KF 92) on Demob (Courtesy of Martin)
Dodge Commando G13 Wadham Stringer
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (NOY 672 E) Rear
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (NOY 67
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (Embroid)
Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light
1 Artillery Brigade
1 Artillery Brigade