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
Normandy 1944 Collection 930
Normandy 1944 Collection 930
Berlin May/June 1945 228
Berlin May/June 1945 228
Land Rover S2 109 SAS Pink Panther (10 FG 57) Front (Kington Vintage Show, August 2009)
Land Rover S2 109 SAS Pink Panther
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (193 YHT)
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (193
Bedford QLD 3Ton Tanker (THX 775 F)
Bedford QLD 3Ton Tanker (THX 775 F)
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
Humber Snipe Heavy Utility (FER 263)
Humber Snipe Heavy Utility (FER 263
Eastern Front Collection 1027
Eastern Front Collection 1027
 Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (GOG 847)
Dodge WC-51 Weapons Carrier (GOG 8
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker (52 GB 42)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker
Panzer IV in North Africa
Panzer IV in North Africa
Willys MB Jeep (875 XUS)(Courtesy of Mike Carey)
Willys MB Jeep (875 XUS)(Courtesy o
Land Rover S3 109 (84 KB 11)
Land Rover S3 109 (84 KB 11)
Normandy 1944 Collection 289
Normandy 1944 Collection 289
US Army Ground Forces
US Army Ground Forces
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willys-mb-jeep-676-uxt-rear
Truman Bridge Built by US 83 Division over the River Elbe 1945
Truman Bridge Built by US 83 Divisi
Dodge WC-53 Carryall (XVS 625)
Dodge WC-53 Carryall (XVS 625)
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (OMH 503)
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (OMH 503)
Iveco M250.45 WM 6x6 Cargo (21041)
Iveco M250.45 WM 6x6 Cargo (21041)