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
Berlin May/June 1945 157
Berlin May/June 1945 157
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (990 EPW)(Copyright Ken Reid)
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (990 EPW)(Copy
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (TYJ 898)
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (TYJ 898)
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (TLE 135 R)
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (TLE 135
Chieftain Tanks at the Allied Forces Day Parade in West Berlin on June 18, 1989
Chieftain Tanks at the Allied Force
Normandy 1944 Collection 445
Normandy 1944 Collection 445
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (XSU 529) 2
Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (XSU 529)
JCB Rough Terrain Tractor (28 KE 37)
JCB Rough Terrain Tractor (28 KE 37
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (HCC 104) 3
Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (HCC 104) 3
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (TAS 802)
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (TAS 802)
Mack NM6 6Ton 6x6 Cargo (EY 83x)
Mack NM6 6Ton 6x6 Cargo (EY 83x)
Saxon APC (99 KF 53) Inside 2
Saxon APC (99 KF 53) Inside 2
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (XMC 738 A)
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (28 KJ 71)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (28 KJ 71)
M3 British Grant (2)
M3 British Grant (2)
Alvis Saladin Armoured Car (DSJ 640)
Alvis Saladin Armoured Car (DSJ 640
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (30 KJ 30)
Leyland Daf 4Ton Cargo (30 KJ 30)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker (19 GB 70)(Copyright ERF Mania)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker
British 63 Gurkha Brigade
British 63 Gurkha Brigade
MAN-ERF HX18 6Ton 4x4 Cargo (LM 68 AB)
MAN-ERF HX18 6Ton 4x4 Cargo (LM 68