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
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (WFU 706)2
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (WFU 706)2
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford GPW Jeep (617 GRO)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Ford GPW
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (LSU 704)(Kington Vintage Show, August 2009)
Ward La France M1A1 Wrecker (LSU 70
Eastern Front Collection 968
Eastern Front Collection 968
Willys MB Slat Grill Jeep (DNV 378)
Willys MB Slat Grill Jeep (DNV 378)
Normandy 1944 Collection 296
Normandy 1944 Collection 296
Eastern Front Collection 396
Eastern Front Collection 396
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (61 KE 64)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Cargo (61 KE 64)
Abbot 105mm SP Gun (08 EB 01) Side
Abbot 105mm SP Gun (08 EB 01) Side
Dodge WC-62 Weapons Carrier 6x6
Dodge WC-62 Weapons Carrier 6x6
D96 HMS Gloucester (Type 42 Class Destroyer)(Copyright of Bruce Burnell) Photographed June 2008
D96 HMS Gloucester (Type 42 Class D
Land Rover 110 Defender (39 KF 32)
Land Rover 110 Defender (39 KF 32)
Eastern Front Collection 84
Eastern Front Collection 84
US 193 Infantry Brigade
US 193 Infantry Brigade
Eastern Front Collection 671
Eastern Front Collection 671
Land Rover 90 Defender (36 KL 12)
Land Rover 90 Defender (36 KL 12)
AEC Mammoth Major 10Ton Refueller (53 AD 13) Cab
AEC Mammoth Major 10Ton Refueller (
Austin Champ (MDT 833 D)
Austin Champ (MDT 833 D)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker (52 GB 43) 2
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker
Normandy 1944 Collection 271
Normandy 1944 Collection 271