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
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of Paul)
Ford GPW Jeep (439 XUN)(Courtesy of
Land Rover S1 80 (22 RN 02)
Land Rover S1 80 (22 RN 02)
Alvis Saracen APC (30 BA 30)
Alvis Saracen APC (30 BA 30)
AEC 0853 Matador (PSU 893) 2
AEC 0853 Matador (PSU 893) 2
Tilling Stevens TS20 3Ton 4x2 Searchlight (SSV 996) 2
Tilling Stevens TS20 3Ton 4x2 Searc
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (70 AN 12)
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (70 AN 12)
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6x4 Cargo (08 BJ 84)
Thornycroft SM GRN6 Big Ben 10Ton 6
Normandy 1944 Collection 729
Normandy 1944 Collection 729
Normandy 1944 Collection 146
Normandy 1944 Collection 146
1 Mechanised Brigade (Desert)
1 Mechanised Brigade (Desert)
Eastern Front Collection 16
Eastern Front Collection 16
Eastern Front Collection 677
Eastern Front Collection 677
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (GFO 261)
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (GFO 261)
Norman Yeomans, by cab of Karrier K6 3Ton, Germany 1946
Norman Yeomans, by cab of Karrier K
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (AWR 990 S)
Scammell SV1T Breakdown (AWR 990 S)
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (Q 987 LKH)
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (Q 987
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (Q 148 JKO)
Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (Q 148 JKO)
Henley Hercules Fork Lift Truck (16 AP 99)
Henley Hercules Fork Lift Truck (16
Austin K5 3Ton GS (TNT 429)2
Austin K5 3Ton GS (TNT 429)2
Leyland Retriever WLW3 3Ton 6x4 GS (OME 362)
Leyland Retriever WLW3 3Ton 6x4 GS