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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Original German WW2 Studio Photo 18
Original German WW2 Studio Photo 18
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GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (WYJ 590)
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Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 3
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Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (SLB 817)
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Commer Q4 3Ton Home Office (RYX 72)
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Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless (KSU 133)
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (CUY 126 W)
GMC 352 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (CUY 126 W)
Panzer III Ausf E (1)
Panzer III Ausf E (1)
Eastern Front Collection 195
Eastern Front Collection 195
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Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove
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Daimler Ferret Armoured Car Mk2 (NA
VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-1647697) 1
VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-164769
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Bedford MWD 15cwt GS (YMR 58)(Copyr
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (Q 910 FRU)
AEC 0853 Matador Conversion (Q 910
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Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (52 YY 2
RASC Course S/T, August 1951
RASC Course S/T, August 1951
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D89 HMS Exeter (Type 42 Class Destr