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
VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-1647697) 3
VW Type 166 Schwimmwagen (WH-164769
Volvo FH12 6x4 Tractor (VM 32 AA)(Copyright ERF Mania)
Volvo FH12 6x4 Tractor (VM 32 AA)(C
Ford F30 30cwt Ambulance (963 LGU)
Ford F30 30cwt Ambulance (963 LGU)
Eastern Front Collection 896
Eastern Front Collection 896
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (VFF 320)
Willys MB/Ford GPW Jeep (VFF 320)
Volvo L3314 Laplander 4x4 Radio (BTV 600 T)
Volvo L3314 Laplander 4x4 Radio (BT
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (GSU 544)
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (GSU
Henschel HS22HA-CH 7Ton Engineers (M 64530)
Henschel HS22HA-CH 7Ton Engineers (
Oshkosh 1070F 8x8 HET + King GTS100 Trailer (18 KM 40)(Copyright of Colin Martin)
Oshkosh 1070F 8x8 HET + King GTS100
Eastern Front Collection 480
Eastern Front Collection 480
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (OJC 652)
Diamond T 980 M20 Prime Mover (OJC
US 2 Corps
US 2 Corps
Uaz 469 4x4 Field Car (279-27-74)
Uaz 469 4x4 Field Car (279-27-74)
Normandy 1944 Collection 529
Normandy 1944 Collection 529
Ford F250 1 Ton Cargo (31-848) Armoured Centre. Taken outside Aust War Memorial workshops, near Canberra, 8 Oct 1987
Ford F250 1 Ton Cargo (31-848) Armo
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck 1
Alvis Stalwart Amphibious Truck 1
Grenadier Guards on Exercise, Germany, March 1957 4
Grenadier Guards on Exercise, Germa
Land Rover S3 109 (29 HF 86)
Land Rover S3 109 (29 HF 86)
Normandy 1944 Collection 649
Normandy 1944 Collection 649
US 1 Armored Division
US 1 Armored Division