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
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (DPX 699 L)
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (DPX 699 L)
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (SSU 720)
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (SSU 720)
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (JPP 320) 2
Dodge WC-56 Command Car (JPP 320) 2
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6x4 Tractor (04 BJ 37)
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6
Mack NM6 6Ton 6x6 (EET 716)
Mack NM6 6Ton 6x6 (EET 716)
Normandy 1944 Collection 648
Normandy 1944 Collection 648
Austin K5 3Ton 4x4 GS (TNT 429)
Austin K5 3Ton 4x4 GS (TNT 429)
Ford GPW Jeep (527 UXV)
Ford GPW Jeep (527 UXV)
Eastern Front Collection 1313
Eastern Front Collection 1313
Magirus Deutz Jupiter 7Ton 6x6 Cargo (SIM-8602)
Magirus Deutz Jupiter 7Ton 6x6 Carg
P280 HMS Dasher (Archer Class Navy Patrol Vessel) in Cyprus, 2010 (Copyright 62 Cyprus Support Squadron)
P280 HMS Dasher (Archer Class Navy
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (23 ER 84)
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (23 ER 84
Plymouth P15 (1945)(HXV 960)
Plymouth P15 (1945)(HXV 960)
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recovery (Q 903 NYA)
AEC 0870 Militant Mk3 10Ton Recover
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Courtesy of Craig Hackley)
Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (XAS 728)(Court
Normandy 1944 Collection 231
Normandy 1944 Collection 231
Normandy 1944 Collection 140
Normandy 1944 Collection 140
Normandy 1944 Collection 124
Normandy 1944 Collection 124
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (VBY 561 S) 2
Bedford QLR 3Ton Radio (VBY 561 S)
L3027 Sir Geraint (Support and Supply Vessel) Photographed in Jarrow April 2001
L3027 Sir Geraint (Support and Supp