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
P272 HMS Smiter (Archer Class Navy Patrol Vessel)
P272 HMS Smiter (Archer Class Navy
Renault R2087 0.75Ton Cargo (AAT 876)(Belg)
Renault R2087 0.75Ton Cargo (AAT 87
Volvo TP21 Sugga Command Car (79747)
Volvo TP21 Sugga Command Car (79747
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo
Berlin May/June 1945 126
Berlin May/June 1945 126
Oshkosh FWD P-2 8x8 Crash Tender (78L-485)
Oshkosh FWD P-2 8x8 Crash Tender (7
AEC 0853 Matador (KFM 773)
AEC 0853 Matador (KFM 773)
Chevrolet C15 15cwt Van (FOU 658)
Chevrolet C15 15cwt Van (FOU 658)
M7 Priest 105mm SPG (1)
M7 Priest 105mm SPG (1)
Bedford TK HCB-Angus Fire Tender (48 KG 95)
Bedford TK HCB-Angus Fire Tender (4
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (SXF 281)(Courtesy of Beverley Madege)
Bedford RL 3Ton Home Office (SXF 28
Ford F-950 4x4 Fire Tender (90L-923)
Ford F-950 4x4 Fire Tender (90L-923
TA Detachment of Austin Champs for the Coronation, 1953
TA Detachment of Austin Champs for
Eastern Front Collection 1365
Eastern Front Collection 1365
AEC 0853 Matador (BSC 642)
AEC 0853 Matador (BSC 642)
Eastern Front Collection 1065
Eastern Front Collection 1065
Eastern Front Collection 1195
Eastern Front Collection 1195
Eastern Front Collection 1343
Eastern Front Collection 1343
Humber Heavy Utility (843 FUF)
Humber Heavy Utility (843 FUF)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rover S2 Ambulance (OCV 383 F)
Wartime in the Vale 2010, Land Rove