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
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss M201 Jeep (632 XUW)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Hotchkiss
Austin K3 3Ton 4x2 GS (GSK 611)
Austin K3 3Ton 4x2 GS (GSK 611)
Isuzu TW 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (20-1056)
Isuzu TW 2.5Ton 6x6 Cargo (20-1056)
US 42 Infantry Division (Rainbow)
US 42 Infantry Division (Rainbow)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker (54 AD 41)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker
Eastern Front Collection 1283
Eastern Front Collection 1283
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (YOT 97)
Bedford QLD 3Ton GS (YOT 97)
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (08 KD 74)
Bedford TK 4x2 Tractor (08 KD 74)
luftwaffe-signals-unit-re-enactors
luftwaffe-signals-unit-re-enactors
Chevrolet M6 Bomb Service Truck Conversion (GHP 477 T)
Chevrolet M6 Bomb Service Truck Con
AEC 854 Matador 5Ton 6x6 2500 Galls Refueller
AEC 854 Matador 5Ton 6x6 2500 Galls
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radar (420 XUR) Front
Ford WOT 2H 15cwt Radar (420 XUR) F
Mack NO2 7.5Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (BSK 836)
Mack NO2 7.5Ton 6x6 Prime Mover (BS
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (715 PU)
Thornycroft Antar 60Ton Tractor (71
Avro Vulcan (XL-425)
Avro Vulcan (XL-425)
Eastern Front Collection 1482
Eastern Front Collection 1482
Alvis Stalwart (09 ER 48)
Alvis Stalwart (09 ER 48)
RASC 918 Company, B Platoon, possibly in Tunisia or Italy - Marked is Pvt Tommy Griffiths from Durham, but originally from Wales
RASC 918 Company, B Platoon, possib
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (PUA 103 D)
AEC 0860 Militant Mk1 10Ton Cargo (
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (AF 19 AA)
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (AF 19 AA)