Launching this week is the first of a series of new content additions to the site that are part of a bigger project called the Occupation Archive. This new site will be an online record of personal accounts, photos, diaries, letters and official information detailing the history of the Occupation of the Channel Islands.
The idea […]
This story is contributed by Sylvia@Intrigue, courtesy of her flickr.com page
“You can not go anywhere in Alderney without constant stark reminders of the German Occupation. Unlike Guernsey, where an uneasy sort-of truce seemed to be in place where the inhabitants and the occupiers lived together, Alderney was virtually abandoned to the Germans.
Over the five years […]
As the 4yr long occupation of the Channel Island’s by German forces is a subject unbeknown to many, including many Second World War enthusiasts, we have built a specialist online shop that you can access here.
The shop contains a variety of books and DVDs focusing on the German Occupation and its aftermath. Titles include personal […]
Well we are getting there- have re-added all content and a few images. The site will be getting an eventual makeover but for now future features will be never before seen transcripted interviews with Occupation survivors- Islanders and soldiers- video clips, improved buying buttons and links to our big new project, the Occupation Archive.
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