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13 May

Interview Part 2- Rudolph Rueter

This is part 2 of the interview with Rudolph Rueter, a German soldier who served as part of 319 Division’s Signals section posted to Guernsey. He served in the island for the entire length of the Occupation up to the Liberation on May 9th 1945. A lively straight-talking character who has some fascinating, extremely honest […]

22 Mar

Interview Part 1- Rudolph Rueter

This is part 1 of the interview with Rudolph Rueter, a German soldier who served in 314 Division’s SIgnals section posted to Guernsey. He served in the island for the entire length of the Occupation up to the Liberation on May 9th 1945. A lively straight-talking character who has some fascinating, extremely honest personal insight […]

02 Dec

Interview Part 3- Bernhard Weiss, German Soldier

This is the final part of the interview with Bernhard Weiss. He was drafted into the German army at 17yrs of age in 1943 and was immediately posted to the Channel Islands. Here he enjoyed a relatively trouble free life until starvation and low morale forced the soldiers to take drastic actions, including his shocking […]

28 Oct

Interview Part 2- Bernhard Weiss, German Soldier

This is part 2 of the interview with Bernhard Weiss. He was drafted into the German army at 17yrs of age in 1943 and was immediately posted to the Channel Islands. Here he enjoyed a relatively trouble free life until starvation and low morale forced the soldiers to take drastic actions, including his shocking confession […]

11 Oct

Interview Part 1- Bernhard Weiss, German Soldier

This is part 1 of an interview conducted with Bernhard Weiss, a German citizen who was drafted into the German army in 1943 at the age of 18. He was a private stationed in Guernsey until the liberation of the islands by British forces in 1945. He was sent as a POW to England for […]

23 Jun

Interview Part 3- Bob Le Sueur, Jersey Resident

This is part 3 of the interview conducted with Bob Le Sueur, a lifelong Jersey resident who was a young man during the Occupation. Bob was involved closely in the hiding of escaped Russian workers from Organisation Todt, the German company contracted with building all the fortifications that covered throughout the islands.
BOB LE SUEUR
Interviewer: Moving […]

23 Jun

Interview Part 2- Bob Le Sueur, Jersey Resident

This is part 2 of the interview conducted with Bob Le Sueur, a lifelong Jersey resident who was a young man during the Occupation. Bob was involved closely in the hiding of escaped Russian workers from Organisation Todt, the German company contracted with building all the fortifications that covered throughout the islands.
BOB LE SUEUR
Interviewer: What […]

16 Jun

Interview Part 1- Bob Le Sueur, Jersey Resident

In this post is part 1 of the interview conducted in August 2001 as part of the filming of In Toni’s Footsteps. The interviewee is Bob Le Sueur, a Jersey resident who lived through the German Occupation. At the time of the invasion he was a young man starting a career in insurance sales. He […]

28 May

Interview Part 2- Artur Boch, German soldier- Guernsey

Artur Boch was a dispatch rider serving with 319 Division in Guernsey. He turned 17 in the second half of the Second World War and was immediately drafted into a bicycle cavalry unit. He served in Guernsey until the Liberation of the Channel Islands in May 1945. Following this he served as a prisoner of […]

10 May

War On The Margins- novel extract

The following is an extract from the novel War on the Margins, generously provided by author Libby Cone. The meticulously researched Jersey-set novel tells the story of a young Jewish woman, Marlene Zimmer, throughout the war years of occupation. We struggle with her as this heretofore timid and nervous young woman gathers strength and maturity […]

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