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.   

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International Mk5 5 Ton Cargo (176-827)
International Mk5 5 Ton Cargo (176-
Bedford QLR 3Ton 4x4 Radio
Bedford QLR 3Ton 4x4 Radio
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (873 DUO)
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (873 DU
Eastern Front Collection 65
Eastern Front Collection 65
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Apache UH-64A Attack Helicopter (US
Fordson 917T 3Ton 6x4 Balloon Winch (PHX 376) 2
Fordson 917T 3Ton 6x4 Balloon Winch
Austin K2 Ambulance (RRX 660 F)
Austin K2 Ambulance (RRX 660 F)
Land Rover 110 Defender (KE 08 AA)
Land Rover 110 Defender (KE 08 AA)
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (26 BK 88)
Humber Pig 1 Ton Armoured Car (26 B
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (KYB 543 T)(Kington Vintage Show, August 2009)
Land Rover S3 Lightweight (KYB 543
M4 Sherman in the Ardennes
M4 Sherman in the Ardennes
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Courtesy of Craig Hackley)
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Court
49th Infantry Division, Recklinghausen, April 1946
49th Infantry Division, Recklinghau
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Champ (VAS 530)(56 BE 97)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Austin Ch
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Eastern Front Collection 397
Eastern Front Collection 47
Eastern Front Collection 47
Austin K9 1Ton GS (437 PX)
Austin K9 1Ton GS (437 PX)
D96 HMS Gloucester (Type 42 Class Destroyer)(Copyright of Bruce Burnell) Photographed June 2008
D96 HMS Gloucester (Type 42 Class D
Eastern Front Collection 1029
Eastern Front Collection 1029
Eastern Front Collection 483
Eastern Front Collection 483