LIFE.com has today published series of colour photographs showing destruction of Normandy cities after the liberation battles of June 1944. The photographs were never published before and I believe are quite amazing. They will be most valuable as they give clear perspective about the scale of damage in this area as well as they breath with more life due to the colour, offering something that black and white picture cannot easily convey.

Extremely valuable for all modellers, especially diorama builders…

See the pictures here or here.