Bunker

These gun emplacements are dotted about all along the cost. While there seem to be plenty of museums, plaques, statues and books recalling life during the German Occupation, I am yet to come across anything dedicated to the memory of the hundreds of Eastern European prisoners of war from the work camps on the island who died constructing these fortifications for the Germans.

Loneliness of the Long Distance Cyclist

March 19th 2006
It’s 28th June 1940. At German Naval Headquarters a man named Admiral Schuster has been given the task of capturing the Channel Islands from the Brits. He’s already ordered the bombing of St. Helier harbour on Jersey and St. Peter Port harbour on Guernsey. To his surprise the bombers returned from their mission reporting that not a single defensive shot was fired. His battleships are sat only ... read more

Europe » Channel Islands

The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.... ... read more

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