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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Normandy 1944 Collection 330
Normandy 1944 Collection 330
Crossley Q Type2 3Ton 4x4 GS (HAY 999)
Crossley Q Type2 3Ton 4x4 GS (HAY 9
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (MSU 354)
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (MSU 354)
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (9199 JH)(Copyright Ken Reid)
Bedford OYD 3Ton GS (9199 JH)(Copyr
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton 4x2 Tractor (07 AN 55)
Leyland Hippo Mk3 10Ton 4x2 Tractor
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (RYX 367)
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (RYX 36
US 21 Corps
US 21 Corps
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (Q 584 JFC)
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (12 DM 33)
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (12
Leyland Martian 10Ton Cargo (VSU 854)
Leyland Martian 10Ton Cargo (VSU 85
Normandy 1944 Collection 611
Normandy 1944 Collection 611
Normandy 1944 Collection 775
Normandy 1944 Collection 775
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Simca Marmon MH600BS 1.5Ton 4x4 Cargo (YSJ 705)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Simca Mar
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tractor (NP 31 AA)(Copyright of JE Peckmore)
Seddon Atkinson 17.38 TC Strato Tra
D89 HMS Exeter (Type 42 Class Destroyer) Photographed in Portsmouth
D89 HMS Exeter (Type 42 Class Destr
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Office (86 KD 13)
Bedford MJ 4 Ton Office (86 KD 13)
Morris C8 15cwt GS (BMR 795 B)
Morris C8 15cwt GS (BMR 795 B)
Normandy 1944 Collection 847
Normandy 1944 Collection 847
US WACS - Marie Hahn & I enroute to Pisa, Leghorn and Florence, 17 March 1945
US WACS - Marie Hahn & I enrou
Challenger 3 Tank (79 KF 03) Rear
Challenger 3 Tank (79 KF 03) Rear